Intel Blockfish replacement
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Intel Blockfish replacement
Hi all.
I finally had to move on to an intel Mac, and my VST folder is a withered shadow of what it used to be. It's probably for the better. I didn't need all that stuff anyway.
But for Blockfish. All the threads here just sing its' praises and woe its' demise, but offer little for replacements. I don't use Logic, so that compressor is out, I use Vintage Warmer, but really, I like just a couple knobs that do alot. You know what I mean.
Real cheap would be nice, too. See Intel mac purchase above ^^.
OK, thanks
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I finally had to move on to an intel Mac, and my VST folder is a withered shadow of what it used to be. It's probably for the better. I didn't need all that stuff anyway.
But for Blockfish. All the threads here just sing its' praises and woe its' demise, but offer little for replacements. I don't use Logic, so that compressor is out, I use Vintage Warmer, but really, I like just a couple knobs that do alot. You know what I mean.
Real cheap would be nice, too. See Intel mac purchase above ^^.
OK, thanks
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The Rocket. Check out all of the Stillwell plug-ins, they are the best plug-ins that I've ever used. I'm ditching Waves for them.
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The guy who made Blockfish, Spitfish, and Floorfish has made it clear he's not updating them. Meaning there's no Universal Binary for them, nor will there ever be. If you're a Mac user with a Power PC, this means when you eventually - be it 2 months or 20 years from now - upgrade your Mac, you won't be able to use Blockfish. I don't know about their Vista/Windows 7 compatibility, as that's not my neighborhood.
So 'demise?' Maybe that's not the best descriptor. But how about 'orphaned?'
So 'demise?' Maybe that's not the best descriptor. But how about 'orphaned?'
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OK, maybe not demise, but I still can't use it. I guess I don't know much about the coding world, but I'm kind of surprised he doesn't turn these plugs loose for someone else to maintain, it's obvious that there's at least a small market for them.
I'll the Rocket a shot.
any more?
thanks
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I'll the Rocket a shot.
any more?
thanks
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Yes: Audio Damage's Rough Rider (free)
http://www.audiodamage.com/
There is a pro version that sounds like it will do whatever the Rocket can't to get you closer to that holy grail of Blockfish. As far as I know though there are none that boost the high/air frequencies like BF did.
BTW, I'm right there with you having recently gone Intel.
http://www.audiodamage.com/
There is a pro version that sounds like it will do whatever the Rocket can't to get you closer to that holy grail of Blockfish. As far as I know though there are none that boost the high/air frequencies like BF did.
BTW, I'm right there with you having recently gone Intel.
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no direct help on the blockfish (which I also sadly lost), but when I upgraded to intel i lost all my free MDA vsts that I had in Tracktion. just realize that they have free universal binaries (for intel macs) of all of them here http://mda.smartelectronix.com/
some of these little guys are quite useful and decent.
some of these little guys are quite useful and decent.
oh yah, those MDA plugs are sometimes just the thing.kuene wrote:no direct help on the blockfish (which I also sadly lost), but when I upgraded to intel i lost all my free MDA vsts that I had in Tracktion. just realize that they have free universal binaries (for intel macs) of all of them here http://mda.smartelectronix.com/
some of these little guys are quite useful and decent.
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I just downloaded the Mac OSX VST the other day and it works fine.
http://www.digitalfishphones.com/main.p ... &subItem=5
http://www.digitalfishphones.com/main.p ... &subItem=5
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