Problem with one plugin library nysthi

Plugins & Modules
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Total newbie at VCV rack. Running the current rack version on an older MacBook. My only “bug” is that I wanted to have a tuner (Hot Tuna by nysthi). Installed and worked, but has stopped working. It tries to update each time I launch rack, and completes the update without error messages. I do restart Rack after the update, but I can’t find Hot Tuna in my plugins and nysthi does’t show up as a manufacturer in the plugin sort options. I’ve logged out and in at both the Rack and the website. I even put the nysthi folder in the computer trash (rack rebuilt it, but no fix).

Any ideas? Thanks

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Reset filters and try search for “Hottuna” not “Hot tuna”.

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No change, hottuna returns nothing and NYSTHI still isn’t in the filter’s manufacturer list. Thanks.

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You say older MacBook, it’s possible the NYSTHI modules do not work with older MacBook, maybe let us know the OS and processor installed on your laptop.

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Have you searched the Rack log file for “NYSTHI” or “Tuna”?

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Yep, it appears NYSTHI doesn’t like old macs. The laptop I have Rack on is running High Sierra (it is OLD), I do have a nice modern Mac laptop, but I have my recording software on that one, thought putting Rack on a separate machine made sense. So far, this minor glitch is my only problem. I did find this, so I’m not the only one to have run into this

Thanks!

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And did that solve your problem ?

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Yes, just loaded it this morning. Works great. As I said, I’m a newbie at Rack. If I stick with it I will get a newer computer. Maybe a Mac Mini, those things are fast and I would love a larger than laptop screen for Rack!

Thanks everyone.

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I’m not a fan of Apple at all in general, but I got the cheapest base spec M4 mini last year, and I have to say it absolutely slaps for VCV.

Even fairly crazy patches barely make it warm, and it seems to have zero fan noise. I think I’ve heard the fan come on once since I got it.

Should have paid for a bigger drive in retrospect, but just wanted to see how I got on with it first.

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That is also my main machine, but it does have 32GB of RAM. And I can also rarely get it over 50% CPU at 48kHz and 256 samples at 1 thread. Never heard the fan yet, so if it’s on it is dead quiet, not the jet exhaust noise of some PCs we will never mention or even a high spec i7/i9 MacBook Pro. Happy camper. Also loved my M1 mini which my wife is now happily using as a music making device (nothing serious, mostly in Garageband, as background music for some video work she does as part of projects. And some movie streaming as it has a 2024 4K LG screen which is quite nice and was cheap when bought. I kept my 2019 Dell as it is more colour accurate still, and I got it while it was on sale).

On the storage side, I have an external 512GB SSD connected via USB-C, plenty fast to store samples and other storage happy stuff. Internal 256GB storage is only half used. But I only install what i actually use, anything I don’t gets pruned every so often. Your mileage may vary.

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