torbiz Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 I use Cubase 7 on Mac OS X, having just switched from a PC. The Pod Farm 2 plugins run in 32 bit mode via a wrapper and I can't find a way to load the correct versions of the plugins. Please help. Best regards, Torbiz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexLefty65 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I think the POD Farm 2.5 Mac VST Plug-Ins are only all 32 bit, but they work fine for me within my Cubase ver 5.5 (64 bit). I am not sure there would be much advantage to them being a true 64 bit version since they don't use a ton of memory (such as VST instruments can). Are you having any problems running the 32 bit plug-ins in Cubase 7? I hope not - I was thinking of upgrading my Cubase soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealZap Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 you may need an upgrade... the latest pod farm has 64bit plugins... if you already have pod farm 2, the latest is a free upgrade (2.5x) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torbiz Posted February 20, 2014 Author Share Posted February 20, 2014 I have the latest version, but it loads as 32 bit. The only problem with it is the annoyance of having to open another window to edit the plugins via the wrapper. If you use a lot of instances, it can be a lot of extra clicks, which I am trying to avoid. T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealZap Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 are you sure cubase is running 64 bit? (right click/get info) there's a checkbox you can switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torbiz Posted February 21, 2014 Author Share Posted February 21, 2014 Yep, Cubase is running at 64bit. I'm on Mavericks, so everything is basically 64 bit except Pod Farm and the Soundtoys bundle. T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealZap Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 I'm sure you'd tried reinstalling and rescanning for AU's that's about all i can think to do... with pod farm 2.5x you should have x64 plugins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexLefty65 Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Zap - I am pretty sure only the AU plug-ins in the Mac POD Farm 2.5x version are 64 bit, and the Mac VSTs are 32 bit. (The Windows version POD Farm 2.5x VSTs are 64 bit too, but not for the Mac version). I would guess that so few Mac DAW host apps utilize VSTs (or also use AU) that Line 6 did not bother. If you run Reaper 64 on Mac you'll see that you can use either the POD Farm AU or VST plug-ins, but the VSTs open up obviously as 32 bit "bridged" (and with the Edit window as a floating window instead of in the regular Reaper FX window frame), where the AUs do not. But, as I mentioned, I have no problems running the 32 bit POD Farm 2.56 VSTs in my 64 bit Cubase v5.5 or Reaper 64 Mac software. Some folks report problems trying to use some 32 bit plug-ins on 64 bit DAWs, but more typically those are older plug-ins or perhaps heavier VSTi's that utilize more processing/memory. Torbiz - are you having a specific problem using the "bridged" POD Farm VSTs in Cubase? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealZap Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 pod farm 2.57 just released! (maybe it has the fix you need?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s0undl0ver Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 I just bought Pod Farm and I have the exact same problem! Way to go Line6! :angry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarCrazy567 Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 I can attest to the same issue. I am a Mac User still waiting on a 64bit VST and a 64bit AAX. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealZap Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 64bit VST (and AU) is already out you just need pod farm 2.5+ pod farm 1.x will never be updated. no word on AAX currently. I can attest to the same issue. I am a Mac User still waiting on a 64bit VST and a 64bit AAX. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarCrazy567 Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 I am currently using Pod Farm 2.57. I have attached a photo of the VSTs that come with the installer. They are 32bit. Screen Shot 2014-05-21 at 3.50.18 PM.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealZap Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 now that you said that i do remember that someone else brought this up before and they said that they would fix the mac vst files to 64bit in a future release. the AU files are 64bit though.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s0undl0ver Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 So does anyone know when Line6 intends to fix this?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealZap Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 No. No Forum user will know this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryJB Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 This issue has still not been solved! I have tried endlessly to open the 64-bit POD Farm2 VST plug-in on OSX. In OSX both 32 & 64 versions are written into the same plug-in, unlike Windows which has two separate versions. After speaking on the phone with Line6 tech support I was told that "it's a problem with Cubase not recognizing the 64-bit Universal Binary in the POD Farm VST plug-in". That is not true! I have tried this on Cubase 6 and Cubase 7 as well as Reaper, The POD Farm 2 VST plug-in simply does not have a 64-bit Universal Binary for OSX! Also Cubase has no problem recognizing the 64-bit Universal Binaries from any other other plug-in developers, they all open in both 32 and 64 bit just fine. The POD Farm2 standalone application runs in 64-bit, also I am able to run the AU plug-in on 64-bit just fine. Logic recognizes the 64-bit AU and opens it no problem, but no such luck with the VST. I have literally tired everything; Adding a new filepath using the Plug-In Manager, Moving the Plug-Ins to another folder, reinstalling both POD Farm and Cubase, ect,ect, I even tried reinstalling/upgrading/downgrading OSX with no success. I am literally at a loss and cannot figure this out, Line6 states that it's 64-bit but the VST does not work and a quick search on google revealed that I'm obviously not the only one experiencing the problem. I'm really hoping Line6 will actually get their software development team on this issue and stop trying to pass the buck on Steinberg, It's not Cubase! Steinberg is the company that invented VST technology and they know how to open a 64-bit binary, as I stated before all my other third-party 64-bit plug-ins are recognized by Cubase no problem. Just not Line6. I haven't tried in Cubase 8 yet as it was just recently released, but if anyone can confirm that I would bet nothing has changed as the problem obviously lies within the VST being 32-bit only, at least on Mac OSX. Any version of OSX that is, I tried. Here are other thread topics concerning the same issue: http://line6.com/support/topic/3089-pod-farm2-in-cubase-appears-to-be-in-32-bit-mode/ http://line6.com/support/topic/10985-pod-farm-25-in-64-bits-on-a-mac/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryJB Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 So it turns out that Line6 does not support 64-bit in Cubase for OSX. If you look at the Line6 website it states that it's 32-bit only in Cubase for OSX, it says so right in the notes at the bottom of their POD Farm web page; http://line6.com/store/item/188 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikWiss Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Question still remains: when will Line6 (if ever) release a working 64bit version for OS X? You Line6 experts should be able to answer this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryJB Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 It is 64-bit on OSX, just not the VST plug-in for OSX, the POD Farm installer says to use the AU if you read under "64-bit Support". But yes the question remains when will the VST plug-in for OSX get 64-bit support? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serelle Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Henry JB, I am on Cubase 8.5 I have done almost exactly what you have done. Cubase will not see Pod Farm. I'm really angry about it. It's a $300 plug in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serelle Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Having said that Henry JB, it worked fine on Cubase 7.5 no drama! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryJB Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Having said that Henry JB, it worked fine on Cubase 7.5 no drama! I highly doubt you were ever running POD Farm in 64-bit with Cubase on the Mac, even version 7.5. Trust me I have a Licence to Cubase 6 & 7 full versions, it has never worked! Check again, the POD Farm installer for OSX even tells you there's no 64-bit support for the VST plugin if you read it. Line6 doesn't support 64-bit VST plugins on OSX, only the AU are 64-bit, read the installer it's right there in black and white before you install POD Farm. Yes you're right it is a $300 plugin and yet Line6 does not support 64-bit VST plug-ins on OSX. Who knows if they ever will?... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryJB Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Henry JB, I am on Cubase 8.5 I have done almost exactly what you have done. Cubase will not see Pod Farm. I'm really angry about it. It's a $300 plug in! Thank you for confirming my prediction, Even on the latest version Cubase 8.5 the VST plug-in will not launch or even be recognized while in 64-bit mode. Just as I presumed, again that's because the problem doesn't lie within Cubase, any version of it, or any other VST host for that matter. The problem lies within Line6's 64-bit support for VST plugins on Mac OSX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serelle Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Perhaps it was not 64 bit in cb 7.5, I was not running the upgraded pod farm either. I have to roll back now to 7.5 to complete a bunch of projects, then I'll have to use something else in 8 I guess!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serelle Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Henry JB... I GOT IT TO WORK IN CUBASE 8.5 - a mate suggested that I take the VST's OUT of the Line 6 folder and put them straight into the VST folder... it works, I've tested .. all good to go... Do it.. tell me what happens.. Cheers ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryJB Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Yes Cubase does recognize POD Farm using this technique, but it's using a 32bit bridge to run the plug-in. So the POD Farm VST will still not run natively 64-bit, which uses more CPU resources when using a 32-bit Bridge. While in Cubase open the "about" section of the POD Farm VST plug-in by clicking on the Line6 logo. If it says x64 after the version number then you will know it's running in native 64-bit. Otherwise it's still 32-bit, the Standalone and The AU plugin can run in 64-bit, just not the VST. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryJB Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Try This while Cubase is open running the POD Farm plugin. On your Mac if you go to your Applications folder, then the Utilities folder, open up Activity Monitor. Go to the CPU tab near the bottom. Now if you scroll down you will see an app running called "VSTBridgeApp" if you look to the right most column you will see that it's NOT running in 64-bit like Cubase is. The main disadvantage to using a 32-bit Bridge is that it requires more CPU resources to run both the bridge emulator and the 32-bit plug-in than it would to just run a native 64-bit plug-in. Not an issue for some users I'm sure, but with big projects and sessions with large track counts this can become a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ansolas Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 WE WANT 64 BIT VST ! Other case it is impossible to share projects between Windows and OS X ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymond Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Henry JB, thanks for your consistency on this topic. Pod Farm 2.5 was released in 2011. Since then, many users complained about lack of Mac VST 64 bit version. I called support many times about it. Most of the times, techs weren't aware of the issue or mixed up between 64 AU Mac and 64 VST PC. Everytime I always had confirmation that 64 bit VST OSX was not yet available but will be in the future. Last time was 2 years ago... As mentioned by JB Henry - certainly because they had many frustrated user calls- it is now written on Pod Farm 2.5 product page that 64 bit VST OSX is not supported. Now it's clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryJB Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 Henry JB, thanks for your consistency on this topic. No problem raymond, Just trying to help point out the cause of the problem. I've been down this road before and after finding this thread any many others like it I realized, others had been down it before and many more new people just starting to go down the same path. It's very frustrating and a bit confusing not knowing what is causing the issue at first, but after trying literally everything I could think of it was determined that the VST plug-in for OSX is just simply not 64-bit. As the Line6 website now states. That being said it's 2015, soon to be 2016 and Line6 still does not support 64-bit in the POD Farm VST plug-in for OSX. I'm actually starting to wonder if it will ever happen at this point. PODFarm came out a while ago and it isn't exactly a "NEW" product anymore for Line6 developers to be focusing on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purusha Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 This really is a big shame....but, if I have to use Cubase's 32 bit wrapper, does anyone know of a way to disable the firewall messages which pop up every time a Pod Farm plug-in instance loads? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starman Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 Is this why my Mac Ableton 64 bit won't see the Pod Farm vst? Will Pod Farm vst not work with Ableton 64 bit OSX version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purusha Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 I'm struggling with this too. I'd very much like to see a general update to Pod Farm, with proper 64 bit VST support on OSX, plus new models etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finsternis Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 It's 2019 and I'm having exactly the same problem. Still any solution to this? Im using Cubase Le Al Elements 9.5 and it doesn't find Pod Farm (2.59).. it's in the blacklist. I think it's kinda nasty to have Cubase included in a package of Pod Studio UX2 if they aren't even compatible with each other at the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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