hello, i read on the fruity loops site that intel macs can run fruity loops in rosetta mode. it said osx has rosetta built in. could someone please tell me if and how i could run fruity loops on my computer? thank you for any help.
I looked up Fruity Loops, looks like their demo is only for Windows. But if it has a Mac OS X native version, it should simply work in Rosetta simply by double clicking it from the Applications folder. Sometimes you need to Get Info the application using the File menu, and check the checkbox "Open Using Rosetta." If neither works, then perhaps this is software to run in Parallels or Boot Camp?
I looked up Fruity Loops, looks like their demo is only for Windows. But if it has a Mac OS X native version, it should simply work in Rosetta simply by double clicking it from the Applications folder. Sometimes you need to Get Info the application using the File menu, and check the checkbox "Open Using Rosetta." If neither works, then perhaps this is software to run in Parallels or Boot Camp?
FL Studio is a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) used on PC's (or Intel Mac with Bootcamp). And with its features and very agressive pricing (with life time free downloadable updates), it might well be your ideal DAW!
It is Windows software that needs either Windows in Bootcamp or something like Parallels to run on a Mac.
oops i thought i could mark both replies as solved. thanx to you both. im not in a hurry to return to windows, gates has enough of my money and all i got was buggy virus plagued caca. ill research parallels. thanx again
Regardless of the method you run Windows, you'll still have issues with their viruses. Try to find an alternative Mac native software that does the same job. See the software search engines linked to my website*:
i use garageband now im just learning it. its great for me cause im entry level user. if and when i grow out of it ill go with logic. thanx again for the links.
I've been an FL Studio user for years now, and LOVE it. Because of that app, I ended up buying a PC laptop, but once I got my iMac, I sold the laptop, and installed XP Pro using Bootcamp, and am not running FL Studio on my own Mac! It's a PC-only application, and there is no promise of a mac version. Actually, the developers have said numerously that there will NEVER be a mac version. But, with the option of installing windows on our intel macs, who cares? You can still enjoy that awesome audio application on your mac. Your other option would be to run it in a virtual environment like Parellels, which I don't recommend, since you won't get optimum audio performance.
