Installing Isone Pro

[stuck_limo]

Hi, can anyone guide me through the set up for this program? Does anyone here have it? Head-Fi could not assist me with this.

I am unsure if I'm doing something right or wrong. So far I have done:

 - Downloaded the ZIP file for TB Isone

-Copied and pasted the .dll files to a VST folder inside of the MusicBee Plugins folder (not sure if they should be in the Plugins root folder or a separate VST folder inside the Plugins?)

-Set the path for VST Host in MusicBee to "C:\Program Files (x86)\MusicBee\Plugins\VST in Preferences\Plugins" (not sure if that's correct either?)

 

[phred]

Other than knowing that Isone is a VST plugin, I have no idea what it is/does.
In the Plugins folder under MusicBee, the VST folder has a readme that states:
"Put any VST plugins and any associated data sub-folder here. VST instrument plugins are not supported."

So if Isone is an VST instrument plugin, it will not work.

That's about all I can offer.

[vincent kars]

I have my vst plugins in C:\Users\Vincent\Music\VST

C:\Program Files (x86)\MusicBee\Plugins should contain the latest version of mb_VST.dll

Start MB
Open the "Equilizer and DSP settings"
You should see thhe VST in the list at the bottom
Check it
Double click it to configure

[stuck_limo]

Nope, not working. I've put the latest mb_VST.dll in the folder and then installed the TB Isone plugins that are .dll files into the Plugins folder in MusicBee. From that point on I'm stuck and MusicBee does not seem to be recognizing them. They're not shown anywhere in the Musicbee program in the DSP settings/list at all or when I click on on Configure. When I access the Plugins Folder through "Configure", both in the Winamp and Musicbee folders, no plugins at all are listed.

[vincent kars]

Maybe my webstie is of use: http://www.thewelltemperedcomputer.com/SW/Players/MusicBee/MusicBee_audio.htm

[Steven]

make sure you are using the latest mb_VST.dll file on the VST plugins topic that was released in 4-Jan-2017 (check the file modification date).
If you are using it then you also need to configure the VST plugin path in the Preferences/ Plugin settings panel

[Chartal]

And use the 32bit VST plugins, because MusicBee is 32bit.

[stuck_limo]

make sure you are using the latest mb_VST.dll file on the VST plugins topic that was released in 4-Jan-2017 (check the file modification date).
If you are using it then you also need to configure the VST plugin path in the Preferences/ Plugin settings panel

Hey Steven, I am using the latest Jan 4 2017 one. the plugin path is listed as: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steinberg\Vst Plugins.

I changed it to C:\Program Files (x86)\MusicBee\Plugins.
I have all the plugins installed into this folder. The path is set to that folder.  Is this incorrect? When I "save" and Restart the program, it still shows me nothing in the DSP options except the stock options. I have run the program with and without being an Administrator.

The files themselves either come from an x64 or x86 folder....is this the issue? Which one should they come out of?

[vincent kars]

X86 as MusicBee needs the 32 bit version

[stuck_limo]

X86 as MusicBee needs the 32 bit version

I'm following your website instructions exactly and literally nothing is happening. MusicBee will absolutely not display the plugins. At all. Only the stock options exist.

[helpfulStranger]

Just registered to help out as I was having problems with Isone.

Turns out I was trying to use the 64bit version as Vincent stated. The Toneboosters plugin download includes 32bit versions (http://www.toneboosters.com/download/).

I made a new vst folder inside my MusicBee installation (I've got a lot of vsts for my dayjob) and put just the 32bit isone dll along with my registration file for it in there. Once the correct path is set in MB, and after a restart, it shows up in the DSP Effects list. HOWEVER, there are some pretty serious shortcomings:

- no presets
- gui controls don't work

I overcame this by taking a screenshot of the custom preset I use in Reaper and setting parameter values via keyboard input - double click on a number field and enter numerically. This works fine except for the fact that you are unable to do this with the EQ section, which needs direct mouse control over its EQ handles. This is a real pain because I need 1-to-1 match-up with the settings I use inside Reaper for work.

Anyway, this should get you most of the way there. Good luck!

[helpfulStranger]

Update: GUI controls can be manipulated, but don't visually update until you close/re-open the window. This means you can actually get the EQ set-up, but it's best to find your settings in other software, screenshot it and then approximate those positions in Music Bee.

Not perfect, but an awful lot better than no Isone at all.

[stuck_limo]

Turns out I was trying to use the 64bit version as Vincent stated. The Toneboosters plugin download includes 32bit versions (http://www.toneboosters.com/download/).

I made a new vst folder inside my MusicBee installation (I've got a lot of vsts for my dayjob) and put just the 32bit isone dll along with my registration file for it in there. Once the correct path is set in MB, and after a restart, it shows up in the DSP Effects list. HOWEVER, there are some pretty serious shortcomings:

Nope. Literally nothing shows up in VST except the stock options. Nothing else I put into the folder appears. I've restarted, I've run as Administrator, etc.

My folder path is: C:\Program Files (x86)\MusicBee\Plugins

The .dll files are all in that folder. They don't appear in the program. Unless someone can come up with a reason, I guess I'll continue to use JRiver which handles VSTs flawlessly.

[helpfulStranger]

Weird, I have no idea in that case. I was having exactly the same issue until I redownloaded Isone and made sure I was using the 32bit version, not the 64bit I already had on my system.