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V-Synth XT Drivers on Mac OS 10.7 Lion?

20 Jul 2011, 16:14
Hello folks... i'm wanting to upgrade to OS X Lion but i'm looking through all my stuff and checking online for compatibility.... Anyone here have any answers? Does the V-Synth XT Mac driver work on Lion? Are those drivers even 64-bit?
-jace

Re: V-Synth XT Drivers on Mac OS 10.7 Lion?

20 Jul 2011, 18:17
dysamoria wrote:
Hello folks... i'm wanting to upgrade to OS X Lion but i'm looking through all my stuff and checking online for compatibility.... Anyone here have any answers? Does the V-Synth XT Mac driver work on Lion? Are those drivers even 64-bit?
Very good question!

I'm exactly waiting for more information regarding Roland drivers for all my stuff before I upgrade my iMAC.

I think I'll grab a MBP from a friend of mine to test...
Make Music and be Happy !!
PauloF

Re: V-Synth XT Drivers on Mac OS 10.7 Lion?

24 Jul 2011, 04:08
V-Synth Librarian doesn't work anymore with OS 10.7, because PPC-programms are not supported any longer. The V-Synth GT Librarian prog works, because it is no PPC-code prog.

Because the two programs are so very close it should be possible for Roland updating the original V-Synth Librarian prog with less workload. Otherwise the XT would not be any longer useful working with the actual Apple OS X. The USB-drivers should be updated, too.

Please Roland, work on actual updates/drivers.

Thx

Re: V-Synth XT Drivers on Mac OS 10.7 Lion?

24 Jul 2011, 08:23
Stue007 wrote:
V-Synth Librarian doesn't work anymore with OS 10.7, because PPC-programms are not supported any longer. The V-Synth GT Librarian prog works, because it is no PPC-code prog.

Because the two programs are so very close it should be possible for Roland updating the original V-Synth Librarian prog with less workload. Otherwise the XT would not be any longer useful working with the actual Apple OS X. The USB-drivers should be updated, too.

Please Roland, work on actual updates/drivers.

Thx
@Stue007,
You're right about the V-Synth 2.0/XT Librarian, as e V-Synth Librarian is not supported and needs an update
PauloF wrote:
OOppsss.....
"Huston...we have a problem!"

The V-Synth (2.0, XT) Librarian is no more supported, as it states the error:

Can not open the application V-Synth Librarian because the Installer for PowerPC applications are no longer supported.

However there is no problem with the V-Synth GT Librarian
Regarding the Drivers, as I stated in another Forum
PauloF wrote:
Well...GOOD News guys !!!

I've upgraded my iMAC to Lion and... ALL my Roland devices work perfectly !!! (SonicCell, V-Synth XT, A-800 Pro, PCR-500, UM-550, UM-3EX, FA-101).

I even didn't have to reinstall any driver...
There are no problems with the Drivers, at least the ones I mention :-)
cheers,
Paulo
Make Music and be Happy !!
PauloF

Re: V-Synth XT Drivers on Mac OS 10.7 Lion?

24 Jul 2011, 12:47
Hi PauloF,

great news, thanks for posting them again. I missed the point before.

Cheers

Re: V-Synth XT Drivers on Mac OS 10.7 Lion?

25 Jul 2011, 09:49
dysamoria wrote:
Hello folks... i'm wanting to upgrade to OS X Lion but i'm looking through all my stuff and checking online for compatibility.... Anyone here have any answers? Does the V-Synth XT Mac driver work on Lion? Are those drivers even 64-bit?
DON'T upgrade just now :)
Unless you are sure all your current and future programs and plugins will work with Lion.
I also heard of two colleagues who experience frequent freezes on Lion, which is totally not bearable.
All my Apple love aside, I won't upgrade anytime soon, as I have about 30 Plug-ins in Logic and I'm not sure if they will ever work under Lion. (Korg, Waldorf etc)
And it's not SO much better than snow leopard ;)

Re: V-Synth XT Drivers on Mac OS 10.7 Lion?

25 Jul 2011, 16:12
thanks for the info about the drivers. At least there's that. The Librarian would be nice to have operational too. Logic 8 isn't compatible with Lion, in case anyone wasn't yet aware, so I'll be holding off till I can upgrade (likely won't be till the next version, so I guess I'm not going to Lion yet). There's a way to start Logic 8 on Lion but any plugs that use PPC code will not work (& maybe cause crashes?). Logic 9 apparently has a few issues with Lion, too, but Apple calls it "supported" at 9.1.4(?).
-jace

Re: V-Synth XT Drivers on Mac OS 10.7 Lion?

25 Jul 2011, 20:33
dysamoria wrote:
thanks for the info about the drivers. At least there's that. The Librarian would be nice to have operational too. Logic 8 isn't compatible with Lion, in case anyone wasn't yet aware, so I'll be holding off till I can upgrade (likely won't be till the next version, so I guess I'm not going to Lion yet). There's a way to start Logic 8 on Lion but any plugs that use PPC code will not work (& maybe cause crashes?). Logic 9 apparently has a few issues with Lion, too, but Apple calls it "supported" at 9.1.4(?).
Logic Express
I do have Logic Express 9.1.4 (although I barely use it) and so far seen no issues with Lion.
I just use a few plug-ins, and so far so good.

Native Instruments
I had to reinstall FM8 1.0.4, and after reinstall all went well.
Absynth 4.0.5 only worked after a shutdown. After that, all perfect
Pro-53 and Massive had no issues at all

Reaper 32 and 64
Both work fine now with Lion, as previously I often had crashes and freezes on Snow Leopard
Make Music and be Happy !!
PauloF

Re: V-Synth XT Drivers on Mac OS 10.7 Lion?

23 Aug 2011, 08:44
New driver for Mac OS X 10.7 concerning the V-Synth XT is out now. Thank you, Roland! Now we need an update for the V-Synth librarian, too!!

Re: V-Synth XT Drivers on Mac OS 10.7 Lion?

23 Aug 2011, 12:00
Dear Roland, please release a new driver (Lion) for the original V-Synth Ver. 2.0.

I bought a new "V" after the XT launch.

Re: V-Synth XT Drivers on Mac OS 10.7 Lion?

23 Aug 2011, 19:54
Stue007 wrote:
New driver for Mac OS X 10.7 concerning the V-Synth XT is out now. Thank you, Roland! Now we need an update for the V-Synth librarian, too!!
Hi Stue007,
Where ? I couldn't find it anywhere.

The Snow Leopard one works perfectly with all my DAWs, but if a new one is out, I'll update it too :-)
Make Music and be Happy !!
PauloF

Re: V-Synth XT Drivers on Mac OS 10.7 Lion?

24 Aug 2011, 20:09
PauloF wrote:
Kristijan wrote:
ooopsss....how did I miss that?

Thanks
And I should have avoided to install this new driver, as now I don't see my V-Synth XT any more over MIDI...
Make Music and be Happy !!
PauloF

Re: V-Synth XT Drivers on Mac OS 10.7 Lion?

24 Aug 2011, 20:27
PauloF wrote:

And I should have avoided to install this new driver, as now I don't see my V-Synth XT any more over MIDI...
Just reinstalled the old Mac OS X 10.6 and the V-Synth XT is back !! odd...

I think I would refrain from doing the upgrade of the other Roland products drivers before I'm sure they all work (PCR, A-PRO, SonicCell, etc...)
Make Music and be Happy !!
PauloF

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