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Subject:Rewire issue
Posted by: DMY
Date:5/10/2011 2:15:10 PM
When I click on Rewire tab in the "insert soft synth" option, I don't see the Steinberg piano plug-in I just installed onto my hard drive. I could be missing something simple as I'm a relative novice with this stuff--but are there some additional steps I need to take after installing the Steinberg software to make it operational as a soft synth in Acid. I'm using Acid Pro 7. |
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Subject:RE: Rewire issue
Reply by: pwppch
Date:5/11/2011 5:42:12 AM
Which Stienberg plugin? While some Stienberg plugins support ReWire, the best approach is to use them a VST Instruments. Peter |
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Subject:RE: Rewire issue
Reply by: Iacobus
Date:5/11/2011 10:40:05 AM
Is this the Authorized Steinway from Garritan? That's a VST. (It has a "standalone" mode too but that's, of course, by itself. Really no point in running that and ACID; just run it in VST plug-in mode instead and reap the benefits of ACID.) Iacobus |
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Subject:RE: Rewire issue
Reply by: DMY
Date:5/11/2011 7:39:04 PM
Thanks. I'm using Steinberg The Grand 3 (NOT the Garritan Steinway). While I have it fully installed on my hard drive, I'm not seeing it as a soft synth option. Nor do I see it in the plug-in manager (even though the Steinberg application is fully installed on my hard drive). Thoughts/suggestions? Feels like I'm prob missing something obvious, but not sure. |
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Subject:RE: Rewire issue
Reply by: Iacobus
Date:5/12/2011 1:57:31 PM
Oy, I need to slow down. I misread "Steinberg" as "Steinway." Sorry about that. lol According the website for the Grand 3, it should work via ReWire or as a VST plug-in. First thing I can think of is where is the actual plug-in DLL installed for the Grand? |
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Subject:RE: Rewire issue
Reply by: DMY
Date:5/12/2011 7:32:23 PM
when you say "where is the actual plug-in DLL installed", do you mean where on my hard drive? answer there is it is in a file folder off the C drive. When I try copying the file into my Acid Pro plug-in manager, I get the message "none of the files dropped on Acid could be opened". |
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Subject:RE: Rewire issue
Reply by: Iacobus
Date:5/14/2011 1:56:32 PM
You want to add the folder where the DLL is located into ACID's Plug-In Manager. (e.g., if the DLL is in a folder at your drive's root, then it would be "C:\Vstplugins".) You can, of course, add a folder using the "Add" button under the VST configuration window. Remember to press the "Scan" button once the folder is added. |
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Subject:RE: Rewire issue
Reply by: pwppch
Date:5/14/2011 3:20:43 PM
Warning: do not set ACID to scan c:\ or any other broad search range. This will cause you undo grief, and force you to reset your ACID plugin search manually. Peter |
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Subject:RE: Rewire issue
Reply by: DMY
Date:5/16/2011 12:15:21 PM
Good grief--I think that's exactly what I did. Ugggggh!!!!! How does one go about resetting the ACID plug search manually? I can't even open Acid Pro now--the loading screen freezes at the "Loading SyncUICoreLocalized.dll" step. Any further help much appreciated. Thanks Peter (wish I had read your post earlier...) |
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Subject:RE: Rewire issue
Reply by: Iacobus
Date:5/16/2011 1:50:00 PM
Consult this post. Look for Peter's post about midway through the thread. Should get you sorted. |
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Subject:RE: Rewire issue
Reply by: DMY
Date:5/16/2011 4:57:50 PM
Thanks. There is no directory on my hard drive with the following path: C:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Local\Sony\ACID Pro\7.0 There is a C:\Users\<user name>\ directory, but no "AppData" file off of it. Also did a system search for "AppData" and "acidpro.plugincache.xml" and nothing shows up. I'm using Windows 7. Thoughts? |
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Subject:RE: Rewire issue
Reply by: MarkWWW
Date:5/17/2011 6:06:57 AM
I think that the folder concerned is "helpfully" hidden by default by Microsoft - you may need to enable "show hidden files/folders". As well as PCH's post referred to above, you can find this sort of information in the knowledgebase, specifically this article. Mark |
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Subject:RE: Rewire issue
Reply by: pwppch
Date:5/17/2011 6:36:49 AM
Mark, Thanks for providing the details. I sometimes forget that not everybody is a developer<g>. Peter |
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Subject:RE: Rewire issue
Reply by: Iacobus
Date:5/17/2011 11:52:46 AM
Heh, yeah, totally forgot to mention the folder is hidden by default as well. Butterfingers! |