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VSTi
Host is a Macintosh application that allows VST plugins to be used
outside of larger host applications (like Cubase, Logic, etc.).
It also allows for sequencers that may not have native support for VST
plugins and/or instruments (like ProTools, Logic 6, Vision, Digital Performer,
and Metro for example) to use them, as long as the sequencer supports
the OMS-IAC bus (OS 9) or CoreMIDI (OS X).
VSTi
Host allows for simultaneous
use of a VST instrument (VSTi) and 4 VST effects. In addition, it also
allows for either AIFF file playback or real-time audio input through
the VST effects, via a separately controllable input bus. The audio output
can be streamed out through the Mac's built in audio outputs, DirectConnect
(OS 9), ReWire (OS 9 and X), or through any CoreAudio compliant
device (OS X), or
ASIO-compliant device (OS 9), or
even recorded to an
AIFF
file.
VSTi
Host is perfect if you have an extra Mac that you'd like to put to use
as a virtual synth and/or effects unit, or if your sequencer of choice
doesn't support the VST plugins you'd like to use.
For
more details, read the online user
manual.
Also read the 3.13x OS X addendum to
the manual, and the 3.1 OS 9 addendum.
You
may also want to see some screenshots of
VSTi Host in action!
Version
History:
Version
3.13X (released August 24, 2006) - authors Dan Nigrin and Atsunori
Namba
* now a Univeral Binary application, will work on either Intel or PPC architectures.
* Updated addendum document
Version
3.12X (released February 19, 2005) - authors Dan Nigrin and Atsunori
Namba
* Fixed incompatibility with new version of Cycling 74's Pluggo, version
3.5
* Made application more independent of other Cycling 74-based applications
installed on same computer, resulting in version incompatibilities. Should
now work regardless of what other C74 apps are installed, regardless
of their versions
* Fixed incompatibility with Edirol FA-101 Firewire audio interface (and
maybe other Firewire interfaces too?)
* Updated addendum document
Version
3.11X (released August 29, 2004) - authors Dan Nigrin and Atsunori
Namba
* fixed bug that converted all MIDI information going to VST instrument
into channel 1, instead of original source channel. Allows for multichannel
plugins, which can respond to many MIDI channels at one time, to now
work properly
* now compatible with Cycling 74's Pluggo v3.2.1 and Mode v1.1.1
plugins (with the exception of the "ShepardTones" Pluggo
plugin - Cycling 74 has acknowledged a problem with this plugin that
will be addressed
in a future update; for now it must be removed from your VST plugins
folder
to keep VSTi Host from crashing at startup)
* fixed bug that prevented MIDI port names with no spaces in their names
from being recalled properly from Preferences
* increased number of entries possible in both plugin and patch name
drop down menus from 128 to 500 entries each
* updated addendum document
Version 3.1X
(released July 17, 2004) - authors Dan Nigrin and Atsunori
Namba
* added support for ReWire client mode
* added patch name drop down menus for all vst plugins
* MIDI port names now reflect custom port names entered into Audio MIDI
Setup application
* scanning of vst plugins on startup is now more robust - if error is
encountered with particular plugin, scanning will continue of remaining
plugins.
* display of plugin currently being scanned on startup now reliably displayed
in startup window
* added status window menu option, to display application startup and
status messages (mostly for troubleshooting problems)
* updated addendum document
Version
3.02X (released May 18, 2004) - authors Dan Nigrin and Atsunori
Namba
* vst Mach-O plugins now compatible (plugins that end in ".vst" are
Mach-O plugins)
* standard OS X VST plugins folder (YourHardDrive/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST/
) is now used, rather than a separate plugins folder
* new MIDI activity light
* initial screen now redraws properly (though still doesn't consistently
display all plugins that are scanned upon startup!)
* demo tones now sound every 20 seconds (instead of every 10 seconds),
and are of lower volume
* fixed two "none"s appearing in dropdown plugin list if
no plugins found
* updated addendum document
Version
3.01X (introduced Mar 25, 2003) - authors Dan Nigrin and Atsunori Namba
* fixed problem recognizing some MIDI input devices
* fixed problem with Logic and other host apps in which MIDI communication not transmitted to VSTi Host
* improved MIDI timing performance
* made ad and midi folders visible, rather than invisible, within enclosing folder - unstuffing the download package on OS 9 was potentially causing problems with these folders
* updated addendum document
Version
3.11 (introduced Mar 23, 2003) - authors Dan Nigrin and Atsunori Namba
* fixed timing problem, causing sluggish MIDI response, dropped notes, etc.
Version
3.1 (introduced Mar 20, 2003) - authors Dan Nigrin and Atsunori Namba
* added DirectConnect and ReWire support
* fixed problems with some VST plugins
* fixed problem recognizing some OMS input devices
Version
3.0X (introduced Mar 6, 2003) - authors Dan Nigrin and Atsunori Namba
* added OS X support
Version
3.0 (introduced Jul 31, 2001) - authors Atsunori Namba and Dan
Nigrin
* added real-time audio input
* added AIFF file input
* added ASIO input and output
* added record to disk capability
* added virtual MIDI keyboard
* added CPU meter
* added built in quick help
* added audio panic switch
* added two more VST effects (total now four)
* new graphic interface
* changed plugin folder hierarchy - fixes problem with some plugins
* more flexible effect routing scheme
Version
2.0 (introduced Nov 25, 2000) - author Dan Nigrin
* added two chainable VST effects
* added metering
* added drop down plugin selectors
Version
1.0 (introduced Sep 18, 2000) - author Dan Nigrin
* initial release
* single VST instrument support
VSTi
Host was created using Cycling 74's
Max and MSP.
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