Would this work?

[Mors]

I feel like this would work but want to get a second opinion before making the purchase.

So i'm currently running HISE 3.6.2 on Mac OS Sonoma with xcode15, which unfortunately means i cannot export any plugins.

My plan was to buy an older mac (which will be able to run 14.3 xcode) airdrop the hise project folders to that old mac from my current one, export the plugin and then send the exported plugin back over to my current mac to test.

Any reason why this might not work? Or any better alternatives? Thanks!

[d.healey]

@Mors said in Would this work?:

Or any better alternatives?

Buy a non-Apple computer and put Proxmox on it. Then you can run any OS you like in a VM, compile, test, etc. You'll need a VM when you want to compile for Windows (unless you have a Windows machine).

I'm using an Intel NUC for my proxmox server, but almost any (non-Apple) computer can be used, the more CPU cores and RAM the better.

[Steve Lydford]

I am running HISE 3.6.2 on Sonoma. The solution in this thread works for me and I am able to successfully export plugins:
https://forum.hise.audio/topic/8218/warning-xcode-15/44?_=1709203602024

[Mors]

@Steve-Lydford I'll try it! Will i have to rebuild hise first with that version of xcode 14.3.1 before trying to export using it?

[d.healey]

@Mors No but it's probably a good idea because if HISE builds then your project should too.

[Mors]

@d-healey okay so i followed steves solution in that thread and my projects are now exporting as plugin successfully! However, I can't find the AU file? I've checked project folder - binaries - builds etc but nothing, and it's also exporting as debug?

[d.healey]

@Mors The AU has a .component file extension if that helps.

[Lindon]

@Mors said in Would this work?:

@d-healey okay so i followed steves solution in that thread and my projects are now exporting as plugin successfully! However, I can't find the AU file? I've checked project folder - binaries - builds etc but nothing, and it's also exporting as debug?

look in:

~Users/<yourname>/Library/Audio/Plugins/Components

[Mors]

@Lindon I have a .component thats showing as folder is that it? However when i move that into my plug ins folder its not showing up in ableton?

[oskarsh]

@Mors you need to move the component to the Library/Audio/Plug-ins/Components folder and check that this folder is checked in Ableton and that Ableton can load .au plugins

[Mors]

@oskarsh Yep, nothing

[Steve Lydford]

It should put a shortcut to your_project_name.component in Binaries/Builds/MacOSX/build/Release

If you right-click that file in Finder and click "Show Original", it should take you to users/your_username/Library/Audio/Plug-ins/Components

[Mors]

@Steve-Lydford not seeing an option for 'Show Origina' when i right click, and in the library folder there's nothing (unless i copy and paste it over which still doesnt work)

[d.healey]

@Steve-Lydford I think that was removed in a recent version of HISE because it was causing issues.

[Steve Lydford]

@Mors Sorry, I wasn't very clear. You should navigate to users/your_username/Library/Audio/Plug-ins/Components in the MacOS Finder and you should have the component shortcut there which you can right-click. "Show Original" is a Mac Finder function.

Did you choose "Export as Instrument (VSTi/AUi) plugin" from the Export menu in Hise?

[d.healey]

@Steve-Lydford This is no longer the case - https://forum.hise.audio/topic/8944/hise-build-fails-on-macos-proper-protocols-and-recommended-xcode-versions/6?_=1709244009970

[Steve Lydford]

@d-healey Ah, ok. Totally missed that. Thanks!