Plus it’s a full DAW and not just a plugin like the other options.
Using Reaper in Pro Tools to Host VST Instruments and Plugins VIDEO Reaper is a good option to use VST plugins in Pro Tools because it has a 60-day free fully-functioning demo and it only costs 60 to purchase. Bidule is another option that works with Pro Tools First. Video is run off a laptop with Video Satellite LE. Bidule is another option that works with Pro Tools First. WHERE AAX PLUGINS ARE INSTALLED PRO TOOLS, MEDIA COMPOSER, AND FIRST Pro Tools Basics: How. First some specifics: I run Pro Tools 8 on a Mac Pro 2X2.66 Dual with 16GB RAM. This is both a benefit and a drawback: Mulch and Bidule both lack the kinds of MIDI sequencing abilities that your other preferred programs have, but this means that you can work more directly with sound and play with the considerable routing possibilities that BiduleMulch (to coin a term) has to offer. Unfortunately, for the first test under pressure (a two-minute video for the upcoming Tony Awards), Bidule let me down. The Mulch/Bidule double-whammy would be a very different kind of music-making than anything involving Logic, MainStage or Digital Performer. Using Reaper in Pro Tools to Host VST Instruments and Plugins Reaper is a good option to use VST plugins in Pro Tools because it has a 60-day free fully.
As far as I know, Mulch still lacks Rewire, so you can use Bidule and Mulch together by loading Bidule as a VST plugin within Mulch. Meaning, the full version or Pro Tools, Pro Tools First, and even Media Composer, all look for AAX plugins in the same location Bidule is another option that works with Pro Tools First. There is a fair bit of overlap in functionality between Mulch and Bidule, but they really are pretty diverse in the range of things they can do. The Metaplugin 4 can be a great option for plugin hosting within Pro Tools and quite a cheaper one too.
Bidule pros: very powerful (in many ways it rivals the power of sound 'programming languages' like Csound, Max/MSP and PD), but easier to use more MIDI capability than Mulchīidule cons: steep learning curve rough user interface not always the most stable (but most of the instability seems to come from third-party plugins)ĪudioMulch pro: easy and fun to use, fairly open-endedĪudioMulch cons: no way to save 'groups' of contraptions as you can do in Bidule, less of a 'programming language' and more of an audio patcher. Bidule is a great cross platform tool that is great for Plugin hosting, therefore, it may be a great option for hosting your VSTs in Pro Tools First.