SM Pro Audio V-Machines User Manual

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V-­‐Machine  Operating  Manual    

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SM  Pro  Audio

 

 

12.2

X11  Installation  considerations  

 
X11  is  a  graphics  display  program  that  runs  on  nearly  all  types  of  modern  computers.  The  VFX  

Application  on  a  Mac  uses  X11  to  show  the  graphical  interfaces  for  Windows  VST  plugins.  

1. Follow  the  following  steps  to  check  X11  is  running  correctly  on  your  Mac.    

2. Run  the  OS-­‐X  "Terminal"  application,  found  in  the  "/Applications/  Utilities"  folder.    

3. In  the  terminal,  type  "xclock"  and  press  the  return  key.    

If  a  window  with  a  clock  appears,  then  X11  is  working  on  your  Mac.    

If  you  get  an  error  message  or  do  not  see  a  clock,  then  X11  is  not  working  correctly.    
 

On  OSX  10.5  and  above  X11  is  installed  on  your  Mac  by  the  OSX  operating  system  installer.  You  
may  be  able  to  fix  it  by  copying  a  working  X11.app  installation,  from  another  Mac  with  the  
same  operating  system  as  yours,  over  the  top  of  your  broken  one  in  

/Applications/Utilities/X11.app.    
 
If  that  does  not  work  then  you  may  need  to  reinstall  your  operating  system  using  the  

instructions  provided  with  your  Mac.    
 

12.3

Wine  configuration  considerations  

 

Wine  is  a  program  that  lets  Windows  applications  run  on  non-­‐Windows  operating  systems.  
The  VFX  Application  uses  Wine  to  run  Windows  VST  plugins  on  your  Mac  and  on  your  V-­‐
MACHINE.    

 
The  V-­‐MACHINE  itself  keeps  it's  Wine  installation  minty  fresh  by  resetting  it  every  time  the  V-­‐
MACHINE  is  powered  on.  However  on  the  Mac  it  can  become  corrupted  with  time  after  a  lot  of  

use  running  Windows  programs.    
 

If  your  wine  configuration  becomes  corrupted,  you  may  see  behaviour  ranging  from  certain  
plugins  not  working,  to  the  VFX  application  itself  not  working.    
 

Follow  the  following  steps  to  check  your  Wine  configuration  is  working  correctly  on  your  Mac.    
 

1. Quit  the  VFX  application  if  it  is  running  and  rename  the  Wine  virtual  Windows  

environment  inside  your  "Music"  folder  from  "VFX  Wine  VM.vfxwinevm"  to  some  

temporary  name.  This  will  cause  the  VFX  application  to  create  a  fresh  Wine  
environment  when  it  next  starts  up.    

2. Run  the  VFX  application.  If  the  VFX  application  fails  at  this  point,  then  there  is  a  more  

serious  problem  than  a  corrupt  Wine  installation.  Try  following  the  steps  under  "Check  
your  X11  configuration",  and  if  that  doesn't  help,  delete  the  VFX  application  and  re-­‐

install  it.    

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