Intel Mac, AU & VST plugins, Univ Binary, HELP!

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I recently bought the 2.2ghz Macbook Pro (Intel Core 2 Duo). Could someone give me a straight, easy to understand explanation of what kind of effects and instrument plugins I will be able to use with Ableton Live 6? I'm getting really confused. Part of the problem is that I'm pretty new to Mac. I've been working with Live 6 on my PC running XP for a while, using freeware VST(i)s and Waves plugins. I understand the basics behind Universal Binary, Core Audio and the Audio Units platforms, so I guess my question is mainly about VST and what kinds of VST I can use on the Intel Mac with Live 6.

THanks
 
junkmanistan said:
I recently bought the 2.2ghz Macbook Pro (Intel Core 2 Duo). Could someone give me a straight, easy to understand explanation of what kind of effects and instrument plugins I will be able to use with Ableton Live 6? I'm getting really confused. Part of the problem is that I'm pretty new to Mac. I've been working with Live 6 on my PC running XP for a while, using freeware VST(i)s and Waves plugins. I understand the basics behind Universal Binary, Core Audio and the Audio Units platforms, so I guess my question is mainly about VST and what kinds of VST I can use on the Intel Mac with Live 6.

THanks
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Does your owners manual not answer any of these question?
 
The Mac manual? Not really and not very in depth. I've searched on the internet a good deal but I feel like I'm only getting pieces of the puzzle here and there. I'm waiting on Live 6 for my Mac to arrive so I haven't looked at it's manual yet.
 
junkmanistan said:
The Mac manual? Not really and not very in depth. I've searched on the internet a good deal but I feel like I'm only getting pieces of the puzzle here and there. I'm waiting on Live 6 for my Mac to arrive so I haven't looked at it's manual yet.
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The Live 6 manual is the one you will need. It looks to me like your concerned with free VST's. Look on http://www.kvraudio.com/. It will answer the free-ware questions. As to the other plugins- there own companies websites will tell you if they will run or not. Most of the better plugin and VI companies are getting there products fully compatible in a hurry. Hope that helps.
 
Any plugins will have to be universal binary to work with an intel mac. That's the main thing you need to watch out for.
 
RTAS plug-ins? I think that's what you need to look for. Well, at least that's what I need for Pro Tools.
 
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RTAS plug-ins? I think that's what you need to look for. Well, at least that's what I need for Pro Tools.
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And only Pro Tools. He's already going with Live 6. Don't confuse the issue
with totally non related proprietary plugins.
 
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