Because I don't have enough to do, I am investigating some DAW stuff. I have downloaded some recommended free software synthesizer plug-ins, but I am having no luck in getting either GarageBand or Audacity to recognize the .vst files. It seems that my OS X is seeing them as bundle type files, even a couple of them as specifically Microsoft PowerPoint bundle files. The DAWs seem to be looking at that and refusing to incorporate them. It turns out that changing the kind or type of file - not the extension - in OS X is not for the casual user. I don't mind going deeper, but I am not making any progress.
Does anyone else use .VST files on a Mac? How does your system recognize them?
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Because I don't have enough to do, I am investigating some DAW stuff. I have downloaded some recommended free software synthesizer plug-ins, but I am having no luck in getting either GarageBand or Audacity to recognize the .vst files. It seems that my OS X is seeing them as bundle type files, even a couple of them as specifically Microsoft PowerPoint bundle files. The DAWs seem to be looking at that and refusing to incorporate them. It turns out that changing the kind or type of file - not the extension - in OS X is not for the casual user. I don't mind going deeper, but I am not making any progress.
Does anyone else use .VST files on a Mac? How does your system recognize them?
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