Intel Blockfish replacement

madtho · Post by **madtho** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 7:46 pm

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
-mad

Jeff White · Post by **Jeff White** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 10:40 pm

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.

Check out this thread: http://messageboard.tapeop.com/viewtopic.php?t=61205

Jeff

RefD · Post by **RefD** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 10:49 pm

demise?

Rabbit · Post by **Rabbit** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 12:17 am

RefD wrote:demise?

Good question. I use Blockfish all the time, great plugin.

Thanks for the tip on the Stillwell plugs, I'll check em out.

Gentleman Jim · Post by **Gentleman Jim** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 12:28 am

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?'

Rabbit · Post by **Rabbit** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 12:33 am

Thanks for the clarification. I'm running XP on my DAW and I did build a Vista machine to play around with and I'm pretty sure I did some mixes where Blockfish was used and it ran ok but I'm not positive now. I've since flattened that machine.

madtho · Post by **madtho** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:17 pm

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
-mad

DryCounty · Post by **DryCounty** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 6:50 pm

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.

RefD · Post by **RefD** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 10:51 pm

yah, i knew he's not done anything with it since '05.

*is relieved*

kuene · Post by **kuene** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 5:42 am

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.

RefD · Post by **RefD** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 10:21 am

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.

oh yah, those MDA plugs are sometimes just the thing.

mixedupsteve · Post by **mixedupsteve** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 3:25 pm

I just downloaded the Mac OSX VST the other day and it works fine.
http://www.digitalfishphones.com/main.p ... &subItem=5

DryCounty · Post by **DryCounty** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 9:42 pm

We're talking AU updated, Intel specific. Not gonna happen.

analogcabin · Post by **analogcabin** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 7:31 am

I miss the spitfish plug as well.
Righteous on hats too.
Any kool de-essers you've run across (for intel)?

mixedupsteve · Post by **mixedupsteve** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 6:27 am

I use mine on new intel Imac running Tracktion which is a VST Daw. The Mac OSX VST version is what I use.
I use logic too but it wont work on that of course. They have an AU version but I haven't even tried it.

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