Free VST Host/Wrapper - VST Lord

[adam79]

What's the difference between a VST host and wrapper? If I understand it correctly, a host is it's own app, while a wrapper works more like a plugin in a plugin. There are tons of cool free VST plugins that I'd like to try with PT. Will VST Lord get me there? I watched a video that showed VST Lord hosting a VI and being routed thru an aggregate I/O into PT. Could you even use it for multiple instances of VST plugins on different tracks? If yes..

My interface is a UA Apollo. It includes an aggregate I/O, but to use it you have to switch out the Apollo interface for the aggregate. Is it possible to use VST Lord without having to switch out the Apollo from the preferences?

Thanks.

[deanrichard]

I'm not familiar with VST Lord, but there are a couple of VST loaders that work quite well. Bluecat Patchwork and DDMF Metaplugin will each let you use VST and VSTi plugins in PT. I've used both, they are quite good.

Originally Posted by adam79

What's the difference between a VST host and wrapper? If I understand it correctly, a host is it's own app, while a wrapper works more like a plugin in a plugin. There are tons of cool free VST plugins that I'd like to try with PT. Will VST Lord get me there? I watched a video that showed VST Lord hosting a VI and being routed thru an aggregate I/O into PT. Could you even use it for multiple instances of VST plugins on different tracks? If yes..

My interface is a UA Apollo. It includes an aggregate I/O, but to use it you have to switch out the Apollo interface for the aggregate. Is it possible to use VST Lord without having to switch out the Apollo from the preferences?

Thanks.

[adam79]

Originally Posted by deanrichard

I'm not familiar with VST Lord, but there are a couple of VST loaders that work quite well. Bluecat Patchwork and DDMF Metaplugin will each let you use VST and VSTi plugins in PT. I've used both, they are quite good.

Ya, I'm familiar with those two, but I'm looking for a free one.

On a sidenote, I was reading up on the topic and there's one article that talks about how certain VST plugs work better with some wrappers than others. Do you find that to be the case?

[deanrichard]

I had a few GUI issues with the DDMF wrapper, but I don't recall having any issues at all with Bluecat. I'm not using PT much these days, so the wrappers aren't getting much use.

Originally Posted by adam79

Ya, I'm familiar with those two, but I'm looking for a free one.

On a sidenote, I was reading up on the topic and there's one article that talks about how certain VST plugs work better with some wrappers than others. Do you find that to be the case?

[musicman691]

Originally Posted by adam79

What's the difference between a VST host and wrapper? If I understand it correctly, a host is it's own app, while a wrapper works more like a plugin in a plugin. There are tons of cool free VST plugins that I'd like to try with PT. Will VST Lord get me there? I watched a video that showed VST Lord hosting a VI and being routed thru an aggregate I/O into PT. Could you even use it for multiple instances of VST plugins on different tracks? If yes..

My interface is a UA Apollo. It includes an aggregate I/O, but to use it you have to switch out the Apollo interface for the aggregate. Is it possible to use VST Lord without having to switch out the Apollo from the preferences?

Thanks.

Your interface has nothing to do with vst hosting prorams/utilities. A wrapper makes changes to code and a host is just that - it hosts something but doesn't change anything. Avid has disallowed wrappers for use with PT for some time now. They even had one pulled from the market - forget which one that was.

Originally Posted by deanrichard

I'm not familiar with VST Lord, but there are a couple of VST loaders that work quite well. Bluecat Patchwork and DDMF Metaplugin will each let you use VST and VSTi plugins in PT. I've used both, they are quite good.

Nice thing with Patchwork is you can also build plugin chains in it which is something PT users have been asking for for years (and still don't have).