Mixcraft 10 allows you to put 64-bit VST2 plugins into "Safe Mode." This means that the plugin is run in a shell, separate from Mixcraft itself. If you have a plugin that you know tends to crash, you can put it into safe mode so that when it crashes, it doesn't crash Mixcraft itself. Just go into File Menu > Plug-In Manager to change a plugin from "Enabled" to "Enabled (Safe Mode)."
The downside of this is that running too many plugins in shells can be more taxing on your CPU. This is why it's good to use 64-bit plugins instead of 32-bit plugins, because 64-bit Mixcraft has to run 32-bit plugins in shells to bridge them.
But if you have a beloved plugin that misbehaves, safe mode can keep you from losing your work when the plugin decides to take a dive.
We're looking at adding safe mode support for VST3 plugins in the next update (post build 596).
Greg B
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