Apple Silicon M1 Native support

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Apple Silicon M1 Native support

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Hi,

Are there any plans for an Apple Silicon native version for the DMXIS software?

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Re: Apple Silicon M1 Native support

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I guess that’s a no…
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Re: Apple Silicon M1 Native support

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DMXIS relies on some older libraries which are not easily ported to Apple Silicon format. However, DMXIS 1.7.2 runs fine via Apple's Rosetta 2 emulator.

If you are using a host which is built for Apple Silicon (e.g. Ableton Live 11.1) you may find that the DMXIS VST plug-in cannot be loaded. In this case, just use the DMXIS Audio Unit plug-in instead.
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Re: Apple Silicon M1 Native support

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Hi, sorry to dig up an old thread, but I find myself in a similar position here. I've been running older intel Mac hardware that never got past High Sierra. I finally upgraded to a newish M1 machine with Ableton 11 but I can't get it to see my trusty old Dmxis VST's.

You mention using the DMXIS Audio Unit plug-in, so my question is, where does one get this? I can't seem to find it on a google search and it's not an available download on the Dmxis page that I can see.

Thanks in advance
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The DMXIS Audio Units are installed automatically, when you run the DMXIS 1.7.4 installer.
  • /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/DMXIS.component (audio plug-in)
  • /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/DMXIS-Inst.component (instrument plug-in)
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Re: Apple Silicon M1 Native support

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That's fantastic! Pardon my lack of knowledge about this, but how does one utilize these instead of the VSTs? Is there a tutorial that might help? We've just been using the VST's for years on the older hardware so we're just trying to upgrade as painlessly as possible.

Dave Brown [admin] wrote: Tue Jun 13, 2023 8:45 am The DMXIS Audio Units are installed automatically, when you run the DMXIS 1.7.4 installer.
  • /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/DMXIS.component (audio plug-in)
  • /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/DMXIS-Inst.component (instrument plug-in)
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NFMATT wrote: Tue Jun 13, 2023 9:31 pm how does one utilize these instead of the VSTs?
Go to Live > Preferences > Plug-Ins, and enable "Use Audio Units v2". Now you should see the DMXIS plug-ins in the Live browser panel, under the "AUv2" section.

Functionally, the DMXIS VST and AU are identical, Just drag the Audio Unit into the track of your choice, then proceed exactly as you did with the VST plug-in.
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