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pchase · Post by **pchase** » Thu Jan 30, 2025 7:27 pm

No the PA version is Apple Silicon

Morty-C-137 · Post by **Morty-C-137** » Thu Jan 30, 2025 7:36 pm

It's just that almost all PA installers are not Silicon native and prompt you to install Rosetta. Only of the very newest plugins are the installers also silicon native.

It's a drag.

dayjob · Post by **dayjob** » Thu Jan 30, 2025 7:49 pm

weird. in the PA installation manager when i select for M1 native.. the DS plug ins are excluded...

downloaded the individual installer from PA and installed. it is indeed ARM native. so, i guess their installation manager is just wacky. i used to do a kind of blanket reinstall every 4 months or so of all the PA stuff i own.. because there's no easy way of knowing what's been updated.. i've gone through folders and checked versions numbers (get info) etc and that's the only way I can see what i need to update.. such a pain though..

anyway, thanks for the answer about thorn.

Morty-C-137 · Post by **Morty-C-137** » Fri Jan 31, 2025 6:19 am

dayjob wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2025 7:49 pm weird. in the PA installation manager when i select for M1 native.. the DS plug ins are excluded...

downloaded the individual installer from PA and installed. it is indeed ARM native. so, i guess their installation manager is just wacky. i used to do a kind of blanket reinstall every 4 months or so of all the PA stuff i own.. because there's no easy way of knowing what's been updated.. i've gone through folders and checked versions numbers (get info) etc and that's the only way I can see what i need to update.. such a pain though..

anyway, thanks for the answer about thorn.

The plugin is, just the installer is not.

writheuk · Post by **writheuk** » Tue Mar 18, 2025 12:52 pm

Just installed Thorn today from Plugin Alliance and the data was at:
C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\DS Audio

anomandaris1 · Post by **anomandaris1** » Sat Jan 17, 2026 7:34 am

Guys, is anyone able to use MTS-ESP with Thorn? Can't get it working in Bitwig, Fl or Reaper. PA's support so far couldn't help, they suggested that the plugin is bridged/sandboxed, but I couldn't make it get detected by MTS-ESP mini or SurgeXT even when forcing native audio mode.

El°HYM · Post by **El°HYM** » Sat Jan 17, 2026 11:27 am

anomandaris1 wrote: Sat Jan 17, 2026 7:34 am Guys, is anyone able to use MTS-ESP with Thorn? Can't get it working in Bitwig, Fl or Reaper. PA's support so far couldn't help, they suggested that the plugin is bridged/sandboxed, but I couldn't make it get detected by MTS-ESP mini or SurgeXT even when forcing native audio mode.

Has been broken since the most recent updates. Actually got in touch with Oddsound about it, yet nothing really happened since then. Guess this is something only Dmitry himself can solve.

osiris · Post by **osiris** » Sat Jan 17, 2026 2:35 pm

I don't know if Dmitry's around. I found my old copy of Tantra, but can't find the serial #. Went to his website days ago and put in a Contact form to retrieve it as instructed and have yet to get a response.

EnochLight · Post by **EnochLight** » Sat Jan 17, 2026 3:21 pm

Hmm... so is Dmitry Sches' Thorn truly abandonware now? Just asking..

Last time it was updated was Mar 22, 2024 (Version 1.3.3).

psynical · Post by **psynical** » Sat Jan 17, 2026 6:17 pm

The synth is nearly 10 years old... most synths that old don't get regular updates.

zvenx · Post by **zvenx** » Sat Jan 17, 2026 10:27 pm

He is in a country that is affected by the russia-ukraine war, and truthfully I haven't communicated with him in a few months.
He was working on a new plugin for the last few years.
I am hoping he is alright.
Will email him later.
rsp

MattLeschuck · Post by **MattLeschuck** » Sat Jan 17, 2026 11:05 pm

The last couple times i have emailed him regarding bugs or suggestions for Thorn he has graciously replied. I think the last time was in 2025. He is working on something new, and has been for a while.

zerocrossing · Post by **zerocrossing** » Sun Jan 18, 2026 1:38 am

psynical wrote: Sat Jan 17, 2026 6:17 pm The synth is nearly 10 years old... most synths that old don't get regular updates.

Sadly, his software never gets regular updates.

MattLeschuck · Post by **MattLeschuck** » Sun Jan 18, 2026 4:21 pm

Thorn is still one of my favorite sounding synths, and its a pleasure to work with as the GUI is so easy to navigate. Other than a couple little bugs, the one thing i wish you could do is have independent control over which OSC goes through the harmonic filter section. It would open up a lot of sonic capabilities. Add a little toggle right next to the vibrato / keytrack boxes, similar to how Rapid does it.

paterpeter · Post by **paterpeter** » Sun Jan 18, 2026 4:28 pm

EnochLight wrote: Sun Jan 18, 2026 4:24 pm Serious question: is KVR ran by Russians or Russian sympathizers? My post was removed.

I guess it's just about the forum rules

"3. Posting of any material, or links to any material (images/text/audio/video) deemed by a moderator to be pornographic, inflammatory, inciteful, racist, overtly political, illegal or generally offensive or inappropriate will result in your post being edited / deleted, and you may be issued with a warning and / or a ban."

Thorn: Dmitry Sches' new synth!