is protools vst-friendly?

fn86 · 17th November 2006, 10:11 AM

im considering trying out protools, i use cubase for my vst-based setup, does protools have the same easy and smooth support for vst's as cubase have?

perfekt1 · 17th November 2006, 12:40 PM

nope, just RTAS

perfekt1 · 17th November 2006, 12:44 PM

there is a vst to rtas plugin wrapper that should solve that.

http://www.fxpansion.com/index.php?page=15&tab=43

tone4407 · 17th November 2006, 06:57 PM

I use the FXpansion VST wrapper on all my instrument plug-ins. The latency on most of the RTAS plugs was around 500 samples, compared to the VST wrapped plugs that sat around 50 samples of latency. You do the math!

gfx · 18th November 2006, 03:57 PM

Possibly because your buffer size in PT is set to 512?

The wrapper does not have any latency of its own.

You will encounter greater latency when using outboard DSP processors like Powercore/Duende/Liquid Mix/UAD etc purely because of how these systems work.

If your PT system has a system latency of 512 samples which a lot of LE rigs do.

Then you will see about 500 samples

GF

Fxpansion Audio UK Ltd

tone4407 · 18th November 2006, 07:01 PM

Naw, my buffers at 256. Its just that some plug-ings, like Native Instruments line for instance, have high latency as RTAS. But back to the dudes original question!

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17th November 2006, 12:40 PM	#2
perfekt1 Gear interested Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3	nope, just RTAS

17th November 2006, 12:44 PM	#3
perfekt1 Gear interested Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3	there is a vst to rtas plugin wrapper that should solve that. http://www.fxpansion.com/index.php?page=15&tab=43

17th November 2006, 06:57 PM	#4
tone4407 Gear maniac Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 176	I use the FXpansion VST wrapper on all my instrument plug-ins. The latency on most of the RTAS plugs was around 500 samples, compared to the VST wrapped plugs that sat around 50 samples of latency. You do the math!

18th November 2006, 03:57 PM	#5
gfx Gear addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 312	Possibly because your buffer size in PT is set to 512? The wrapper does not have any latency of its own. You will encounter greater latency when using outboard DSP processors like Powercore/Duende/Liquid Mix/UAD etc purely because of how these systems work. If your PT system has a system latency of 512 samples which a lot of LE rigs do. Then you will see about 500 samples GF Fxpansion Audio UK Ltd

18th November 2006, 07:01 PM	#6
tone4407 Gear maniac Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 176	Naw, my buffers at 256. Its just that some plug-ings, like Native Instruments line for instance, have high latency as RTAS. But back to the dudes original question!