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faq [2020/01/06 16:34] – [What do I need to run Unify?] shanefaq [2023/05/08 18:59] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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   * **What kind of computer do I need?**   * **What kind of computer do I need?**
     * **Any recent Macintosh or Windows-based PC** should be fine.     * **Any recent Macintosh or Windows-based PC** should be fine.
-    **EXCEPT a Mac running MacOS 10.15 Catalina**---Unify isn't Catalina-ready yet.+      * Unify runs fine on new Macs featuring "Apple Silicon" processors.
     * If your computer is powerful enough to run a DAW, it should run Unify.     * If your computer is powerful enough to run a DAW, it should run Unify.
-    * You will need at least 2.5 GB of disk space for the Unify Standard Library.\\ The rest of Unify is just a couple of hundred megabytes.+    * You will need at least 2.5 GB of disk space for the Unify Standard Library. 
 +      * The rest of Unify is just a couple of hundred megabytes.
     * Tons of RAM and a fast CPU with lots of cores are nice, but not required.     * Tons of RAM and a fast CPU with lots of cores are nice, but not required.
  
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   * **Unify plug-ins** for your DAW:   * **Unify plug-ins** for your DAW:
-    * Windows: VST and VST3 formats (VST(r) is a trade mark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH) +    * Windows: AAX, VST and VST3 formats (VST(r) is a trade mark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH) 
-    * Macintosh: Audio Unit, VST, and VST3+    * Macintosh: AAX, Audio Unit, VST, and VST3
  
   * **Built-in instruments and effects**:   * **Built-in instruments and effects**:
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     * [[https://github.com/HiFi-LoFi/KlangFalter|KlangFalter]] convolution reverb     * [[https://github.com/HiFi-LoFi/KlangFalter|KlangFalter]] convolution reverb
     * The complete set of classic/legacy [[http://mda.smartelectronix.com/|MDA plug-ins]]     * The complete set of classic/legacy [[http://mda.smartelectronix.com/|MDA plug-ins]]
 +    * [[https://chowdsp.com/products.html|Chow Tape Model and Chow Matrix]] effects by Chow DSP.
  
   * **Unify Standard Library**   * **Unify Standard Library**
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       * Many adapted from previously published PlugInGuru libraries       * Many adapted from previously published PlugInGuru libraries
       * Plus others from top sound designers (Airwave, Nato Feelz, Steve Taglione, and more)       * Plus others from top sound designers (Airwave, Nato Feelz, Steve Taglione, and more)
-    * **400 ready-made, ready-to-play combination sound patches**+    * **570 ready-made, ready-to-play combination sound patches**
       * By John "Skippy" Lehmkuhl and other top sound designers       * By John "Skippy" Lehmkuhl and other top sound designers
       * All built using ONLY built-in/bundled plug-ins---Nothing else to buy!       * All built using ONLY built-in/bundled plug-ins---Nothing else to buy!
  
 ===== Is there a free version of Unify I can try before buying? ===== ===== Is there a free version of Unify I can try before buying? =====
-  * **NOT YET**, but we're working on it. +  * **YES**. See https://pluginguru.com/product/unify-demo.
-  * We hope to have a free Demo version available for download before the end of February.+
  
 ===== Will ALL of my plug-ins work in Unify? ===== ===== Will ALL of my plug-ins work in Unify? =====
-  * **PROBABLY NOT**. Our beta testers and early-adopters have found several plug-ins that don't load properly in Unify, and some that will cause Unify (and your DAW) to crash. +  * **SOME MIGHT NOT**. Our beta testers and early-adopters have found several plug-ins that don't load properly in Unify, and even some that will cause Unify (and your DAW) to crash. With each new Unify update, we have been able to make it steadily more compatible and stable, but this process is still on-going
-  * See [[known-issues|Known issues and limitations in Unify 1.0]]+  * See [[troubleshooting|Known issues and limitations in Unify 1.0]]
   * **If you have a favorite plug-in, and you know you'll be disappointed if it doesn't work, check with us first, before buying Unify**.   * **If you have a favorite plug-in, and you know you'll be disappointed if it doesn't work, check with us first, before buying Unify**.
   * However, remember Unify comes with many built-in and bundled instruments and effects, over 2 GB of samples, and 400 awesome patches, ready to play, out of the box, so you might want to buy now anyway.   * However, remember Unify comes with many built-in and bundled instruments and effects, over 2 GB of samples, and 400 awesome patches, ready to play, out of the box, so you might want to buy now anyway.
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 ===== Can I use Unify to load plug-ins my DAW won't support? ===== ===== Can I use Unify to load plug-ins my DAW won't support? =====
   * **YES**. Unify works as a //bridge//, allowing you to load plug-in types which your DAW itself may not support.   * **YES**. Unify works as a //bridge//, allowing you to load plug-in types which your DAW itself may not support.
 +  * You **can** use Unify to load VST/VST3 (and Audio Unit on Mac) plug-ins into [[https://www.avid.com/pro-tools|Pro Tools]] by Avid.
 +    * You **can't** load AAX plug-ins into Unify. Avid does not allow that.
   * You **can** use Unify to load VST/VST3 plug-ins in [[https://www.apple.com/ca/logic-pro/|Logic Pro X]] and [[https://www.apple.com/mac/garageband/|GarageBand]].   * You **can** use Unify to load VST/VST3 plug-ins in [[https://www.apple.com/ca/logic-pro/|Logic Pro X]] and [[https://www.apple.com/mac/garageband/|GarageBand]].
     * Provided your VST/VST3's are built for Mac     * Provided your VST/VST3's are built for Mac
     * You **can't** load plug-ins built for Windows into a Mac host, or vice versa.     * You **can't** load plug-ins built for Windows into a Mac host, or vice versa.
-    * (//Unify PRO//, coming later in 2020, //will allow you to do this,// across a network.) 
   * You **can** load 32-bit VST plug-ins in Unify on a Windows PC using //jBridge//   * You **can** load 32-bit VST plug-ins in Unify on a Windows PC using //jBridge//
     * Unify itself is 64-bit, but the Windows version includes built-in support for [[https://jstuff.wordpress.com/jbridge/|jBridge]], an inexpensive 32/64-bit VST bridge program.     * Unify itself is 64-bit, but the Windows version includes built-in support for [[https://jstuff.wordpress.com/jbridge/|jBridge]], an inexpensive 32/64-bit VST bridge program.
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   * Can I use Unify in [[https://www.avid.com/audio-recording-software|Avid Pro Tools]]?   * Can I use Unify in [[https://www.avid.com/audio-recording-software|Avid Pro Tools]]?
-    * **NO**, not at this time.+    * **YES**. As of version 1.4.0Unify includes an AAX plug-in.
     * Pro Tools uses its own proprietary AAX plug-in format, and cannot load VST/VST3 or Audio Unit plug-ins.     * Pro Tools uses its own proprietary AAX plug-in format, and cannot load VST/VST3 or Audio Unit plug-ins.
-    * We hope to have an AAX version of Unify available at some pointbut we can't predict when.+    * However, it CAN load Unify, and Unify can load those VST/VST3/AU plug-ins. 
 +    * Unify can NOT load AAX plug-ins itself. Avid does not allow any third-party programs to do that.
   * Can I use Unify in [[https://www.image-line.com/flstudio/|Image-line FL Studio]]?   * Can I use Unify in [[https://www.image-line.com/flstudio/|Image-line FL Studio]]?
     * **YES**. Just make sure to **turn on "use fixed-size buffers"** for Unify.     * **YES**. Just make sure to **turn on "use fixed-size buffers"** for Unify.
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     * People have been bugging us for months to be able to buy Unify and get started with it.     * People have been bugging us for months to be able to buy Unify and get started with it.
     * Software is never truly "finished", so why wait? Let's all get on with //making music!//     * Software is never truly "finished", so why wait? Let's all get on with //making music!//
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 +===== How can I share patches I create in Unify? =====
 +  * Yes, but there are some things you have to do, to ensure it works.
 +  * See [[share-patches|Sharing Unify patches]]
 +
 +===== Can I make patch libraries for Unify? =====
 +  * Yes, but there are MANY things you have to do, to ensure it works.
 +  * See [[making-libs|Creating patch libraries for Unify]]
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