Probably a dumb question, but: I run Dorico on Mac OS 15 at the moment. I also use Parallels. Is there any way for Dorico’s audio engine to work with VST/MIDI instruments or audio devices installed on the Windows virtual machine, or do I have to install a separate instance of Dorico inside the VM?
I’ve not used Parallels but it is my understanding that macOS/OS X and Windows can share files. I seem to recall it’s something called Coherence mode. What I do not know is how to tell Dorico to look for those files. In other words, how do those instrument libraries or audio devices make themselves known to Dorico’s audio engine?
You could start Parallels in Coherence mode and see what happens when you open Dorico on macOS. It might be worth a try. One might need to specify the Windows files and/or their directories to share with macOS.
That’s also what I’m looking for yes—when I open Dorico in “coherence mode” it doesn’t recognize any of the Windows files/directories even when they’re open on my screen, and there is no way to specify where exactly the audio engine should look for files/directories in the first place, it seems to just scan automatically. I even tried moving the Windows files onto my Mac but Dorico just ignores them. This makes sense to a certain extent, seeing as these are files with *.exe, *.dll, *.vst3, etc. extensions that are platform-specific, but I am curious if anyone knows of a way to work around this.
No, you can’t use a VST inside the VM on your Dorico app that’s outside the VM. Sharing files, yes.
That’s what I suspected but good to know. I assume this is also true for using a file/app inside a wine wrapper?
I would have thought so. The VM and host can exchange data, like the clipboard, but you can’t run executables from one side on the other.
Makes sense I suppose. No worries.