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M'Snah · Post by **M'Snah** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 6:30 am

I once found out about MFX. Then I found it's not always supported (AFAIK Tracktion and eXT don't support it), and there are not many plugins for it. You'll have to solve both problems, otherwise it won't work. And I think you might just as well do a MIDI-only plugin as a VST.

scamme · Post by **scamme** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 6:56 am

What the f**k is MFX?????????????????????????????????????????????

cold c · Post by **cold c** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:03 am

scamme wrote:MFX?????????????????????????????????????????????

MFX is the format of MIDI plugin developed by Cakewalk, currently only compatible with Cakewalk hosts and Steinberg SX/SL/SE/Nuendo.

Using the term 'MIDI FX' as a generic substitute for 'MIDI plugin' can be confusing because of the similarity to 'MFX' which is a specific format of MIDI plugin.

http://www.midiplugins.com/faq.aspx

M'Snah · Post by **M'Snah** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:29 am

Compatible with DR008 as well... and maybe a few other VST's... But the current fashion seems to be to use VST for everything, isn't it?

cold c · Post by **cold c** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:33 am

DR-008 has its own MIDI plugin format (drum deploy modules) which use a different SDK to MFX.

VST is most often used because it is most widely supported (by both host and plugin developers). (Sort of a catch 22 of plugin support, more devlopers are prepared to support a format when it is already supported by others.

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NAS · Post by **NAS** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:37 am

MFX is only compatible with Sonar and can be used (Yeah right) With a wrapper in Cubase.

M'Snah · Post by **M'Snah** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:38 am

cold c wrote:DR-008 has its own MIDI plugin format (drum deploy modules) which use a different SDK to MFX.

Oops... thanks. I guess that's another argument to just use VST

scamme · Post by **scamme** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:40 am

Thank you very much cold c !

NAS · Post by **NAS** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 8:38 am

And dont forget Drum 9 uses VSTs anyway

isdjan · Post by **isdjan** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 7:03 am

cold c wrote:
scamme wrote:MFX?????????????????????????????????????????????
MFX is the format of MIDI plugin developed by Cakewalk, currently only compatible with Cakewalk hosts and Steinberg SX/SL/SE/Nuendo.

Using the term 'MIDI FX' as a generic substitute for 'MIDI plugin' can be confusing because of the similarity to 'MFX' which is a specific format of MIDI plugin.

http://www.midiplugins.com/faq.aspx

ah - obviously, i, too, misunderstood this - then i'd like to change my vote to "vst"

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MIDI FX ?

VST or MFX