When trying to use the BBE Sonic Maximizer plugin work with Pro Tools on Windows, I get an error: “Alert: FXPansion VST Shell Panic, VST failed to load.” What does this mean?
Testing has shown problems with this combination of software. Here’s why:
First, the Sonic Maximizer does not come with an RTAS (Pro Tools-compatible format).
Second, there are known problems when using the FXPansion VST to RTAS wrapper to change the VST format into a Pro Tools plugin.
Try updating all software (VST-RTAS Wrapper, Sonic Maximizer, and Pro Tools, including the latest Pro Tools CS updates) to see if this helps.
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