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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. | ||
- | * **We are now compatible with MacOS 10.15 Catalina** | + | * Unify runs fine on new Macs featuring "Apple Silicon" |
* 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. | * You will need at least 2.5 GB of disk space for the Unify Standard Library. | ||
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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: |
- | * Macintosh: Audio Unit, VST, and VST3 | + | * Macintosh: |
* **Built-in instruments and effects**: | * **Built-in instruments and effects**: | ||
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* [[https:// | * [[https:// | ||
* The complete set of classic/ | * The complete set of classic/ | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
* **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 " | * By John " | ||
* All built using ONLY built-in/ | * All built using ONLY built-in/ | ||
===== 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:// |
- | * 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 | + | * **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 [[troubleshooting|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' | * **If you have a favorite plug-in, and you know you'll be disappointed if it doesn' | ||
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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:// | ||
+ | * You **can' | ||
* You **can** use Unify to load VST/VST3 plug-ins in [[https:// | * You **can** use Unify to load VST/VST3 plug-ins in [[https:// | ||
* Provided your VST/ | * Provided your VST/ | ||
* You **can' | * You **can' | ||
- | * (//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:// | * Unify itself is 64-bit, but the Windows version includes built-in support for [[https:// | ||
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* Can I use Unify in [[https:// | * Can I use Unify in [[https:// | ||
- | * **NO**, not at this time. | + | * **YES**. As of version 1.4.0, Unify 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 point, but we can't predict when. | + | * However, it CAN load Unify, |
+ | * 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:// | * Can I use Unify in [[https:// | ||
* **YES**. Just make sure to **turn on "use fixed-size buffers" | * **YES**. Just make sure to **turn on "use fixed-size buffers" |
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