Hello there,
I have a collection of some 32-bit VST Plugins that I would love to use in 64-bit hosts like Cubase and Ableton Live. Is there any way I can do that like a tool that converts them or something?
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I haven’t tried it myself yet, but some colleagues use Metaplugin by DDMF as a wrapper for their older 32-bit plugins.
Hi,
You can try to use jBridge or you can use VSL Vienna Ensemble Pro as an external server host (I would recommend this way).
I.e. Blue Cat Patchwork can achieve that as well!
EDIT: No it cannot.
Have they added this feature in the recent releases? According to a comment on this old blog artice, it is/was not possible to load 32-bit plugins in the 64-bit version of Patchwork, and they didn’t plan to add this functionality because of high performance impact.
Whoops, my bad, you are right!
Seems that only the Patchwork 32bit version supports 32 bit plugins.
Ah, ok. thanks for the info. That’s a shame. I was hoping they had changed their mind and added the feature in the meantime.
Yeah probably they did not do it, because they did not want to heave the reputation to release CPU hog plugins, as they could not find an effective way.
They could at least have implemented it as an “experimental feature” to enable/disable, so everyone who really wants to use it can do that, but knows, that its not intended to work perfectly at all times.
You want jBridge. It will allow you to use 32bit plugz in 64bit hosts, and 64bit plugz in 32bit hosts. I’ve been using it for many years and it has been a life saver for me.
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Hey thanks for the responses everyone. jBridge looks like a tool I could use but is there a free alternative to it? I can’t pay 50 bucks for something like that…
I don’t know where you got $50? It’s $15. If you’re not willing to spend $15 for a fantastic VST adapter, then I don’t know what to tell you.
I’m 14 years old. I don’t like spending my money. I’ll just use an older version of Cubase…
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What are these 32 bit plugins that’s worth missing out on 7 years of DAW improvements for? (but apparently not worth your 15 bucks??)
I currently am working on making 8-bit sounding music for a video game, most of the plugins and VST’s are 32-bit only (pretty much all of them). I really don’t want to use a tracker because, learning curve, and they are primitive and annoying to use.
So, it doesn’t really matter what the reason is for someone to want to use 32-bit plugins, it’s just a fact that they purchased a DAW and would like to use them.
And I agree with the man, he’s watching his money and being wise with it, which is great for a 14 year old! You don’t see that much anymore. To some people, 15 bucks might be a lot of money.
So, it’s back to Reaper DAW for making certain music which I will suggest @LeChapeauMusic you go download, it’s free to use.
Go get Reaper, it’s what I am having to use so I can have 32-bit plugins.
No, it’s not. The discounted license for non-commercial use currently costs USD $60. If, as you say,
… and if you intend to sell that game, you should pay USD $225 for the commercial license.
In any case, the OP found his solution back in September 2022:
… but nevertheless, you chose to resurrect this old thread and go on a rant.
Sidebar: how can a 14-year old, who doesn’t like spending his money, afford Cubase?
Eh, I used Reaper for free for ages until I finally spent the $60.
You assumed I am selling anything, and I’m not.
Using an old version of Cubase is not a solution, it’s a band-aid.
Sidebar: Because someone who is smart with finances will often understand where to spend their money, and when not to. I spent money on Cubase because it offers more than Reaper does in many respects, however, I will not spend money on JBridge because it’s a one trick pony. $15 dollars or not.
Second Sidebar: I bet your fun at parties…
It was a birthday/Christmas present?
Presumably not more than the 60 days evaluation period then? Fair enough. My point is, to make the unqualified statement that Reaper is “free to use” is simply incorrect. If we want Reaper to continue to exist, then we need to support the developers and pay at least the discounted license.
Good, so did I, ergo, it’s not “free to use”, but four times the amount the OP had an issue with paying for jBridge.
It is if the 32-bit plug-in you want to use is Embracer, or some of the other 32-bit Cubase plug-ins that only work inside Cubase.
You have no idea 
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lol, that’s the whole hook man, you use it for free until you start to feel bad and then you are like “man, this software is worth way more than 60 dollars, what am I doing?” and then you finally splurge.
But yeah I guess it was a pretty dumb suggestion, it’s super rare anymore that you would really need a 32-bit plugin to do anything anyway.
So, Jbridge for $15 greenbacks or downgrading is the only real answer. It’s so strange that Cubase doesn’t have a built-in bridge like Reaper does but I guess it does mitigate the amount of “Cubase keeps crashing when I load such and such plugin, what a dumb piece of software” complaints. Not really sure their reasoning though.
Also, I’m also fun at parties, used to be I don’t party anymore. So I bet we would drink some beers and argue about Reaper and Cubase that would be fun! lol
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