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#406123 04/08/17 05:07 AM
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Hi.
I think this may have been asked before, but searching the forum I can't find an answer. Is there any way of using Waves plugins in Realband?

Grateful for any help

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Try MiniHost http://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=394808#Post394808

or split it to separate dll's
www.xlutop.com/buzz/zip/shell2vst.zip

1 - Download Shell2vst.exe here... http://www.xlutop.com/buzz/zip/shell2vst.zip
2 - Copy Shell2vst.exe to C:\Program Files (86)\Waves\Waveshells
3 - Drag and drop each "WaveShell-VST x.x.x.dll" onto the shell2vst.exe (But not WaveShell-Direct X...dll or the WaveShell-Direct X...dll) If prompted to overwrite, choose "no"
4 - A new "Waves" folder will be created that contains all the waves plugins as individual .dll fils
5 - Copy the newly created "Waves" folder into your shared Vstplugins folder (Example: C:\Program Files (x86)\Cakewalk\Vstplugins)
6 - Remove the WaveShells from your shared Vstplugins folder

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A thousand thanks.

It worked.

I am always bowled over by how knowledgeable and helpful the people on this forum are to people like me who don't understand computers in depth!

Best regards

Spig

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Thanks for the tip! Much appreciated.

I updated the guide below for others who may be trying to find the solution for themselves too.

1. Download and extract Shell2vst64.exe from http://www.xlutop.com/buzz/zip/shell2vst.zip.
2. Copy Shell2vst64.exe to the C:\Program Files (x86)\Waves\WaveShells V11 folder.
3. Drag all WaveShell(x)-VST 11.0_x64.dll files [where (x) is a number] onto Shell2vst64.exe. This will create the VST DLLs onto a subfolder called "Waves".
4. Copy all the DLLs that were created to C:\Program Files\VstPlugins.
5. Reinstall jBridge.
Note for users (who may have skipped this info): RealBand at this time is still 32bit so jBridge is necessary for 64bit VSTs can run inside a 32bit DAW.

This has worked for me.

Best regards

Julian

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Hello friends, can someone repair this file, it cannot be downloaded, thanks

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Hi this is an old thread.......... Pipeline now receommendds KV elements - its a wrapper that allows you to run lots of things that won't run natively in RB

https://kushview.net/element/

but take a look at this thread which deals with waves plugins

https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Main=94893&Number=699898#Post699898

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