Logic continually rescans the same plugins every time it opens

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Logic continually rescans the same plugins every time it opens

I recently purchased an update to my Waves Gold Bundle. I downloaded these and then opened Logic and it scanned all 260 plugins. Then I opened up the program and everything seems to be working fine except for two issues. First the plugin manager, while it shows the Wave plugins as authenticated, nevertheless shows the little green check marks as slightly grayed out. I haven't checked all the plugins but those I have checked seem to be working fine. The second problem is it rescans all the Waves plugins every time I open Logic. This can take up to 3 minutes and is very annoying. Frankly I'm not sure if this is a Waves issue or a Logic 10.4.7 issue. This is the first time I've introduced a new plugin since upgrading to 10.4.7.

MacBook Pro 15", macOS 10.14

Posted on Oct 18, 2019 12:56 PM

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Token Boomer Author

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Oct 20, 2019 5:26 AM in response to yoyoBen

I did finally get through to Wave's support. It took them a while to sort out the problem. It involved a complete reinstall of everything Waves. There's still one lingering problem with a single plugin. It appears that their upgraded V10 plugins don't play nice with the older V9 plugins.

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Oct 18, 2019 2:53 PM in response to Token Boomer

Have you tried to erase the plug-in cache of logic? If you do so, next time you launch Logic it will rescan (hopefully once and for all) all the plugs.

It solved the issue for me that happened with another brand of plugs.

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Token Boomer Author

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Oct 18, 2019 6:55 PM in response to Token Boomer

I deleted the cache and rescanned every 3rd party plugin on my system. All were validated including the Waves plugins. However when I closed and restarted Logic, it again rescanned the Waves and only the Waves plugins. I guess this means the problem is with the Waves plugins.

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yoyoBen

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Oct 19, 2019 7:19 AM in response to Token Boomer

Here the complete rescan procedure provided by waves, maybe it's helpful:

https://www.waves.com/support/how-to-find-your-plugins-in-logic-pro-x

I'm running waves plugins on logic 10.4.7, Mac OS 10.14.6. No issues here.

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Token Boomer Author

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Oct 19, 2019 10:55 AM in response to yoyoBen

I'm not missing the plugins. They're all there but Logic feels the need to rescan them every time it opens which, because there's a lot of plugins in the Gold Bundle, seriously increases the time it takes to boot Logic. No solution yet.

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yoyoBen

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Oct 19, 2019 2:57 PM in response to Token Boomer

Token Boomer wrote:

I'm not missing the plugins (...) .

Sorry, I know. I sent you the link, because it steps through a complete reset/rescan procedure which may help you, too. Including the final step: "None of the above worked? Contact Technical Support."

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Token Boomer Author

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Oct 18, 2019 3:56 PM in response to I Am Revolution

Thanks for the reply. Where is the plug-in cache? It's not something I've had to deal with in the past.

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Logic continually rescans the same plugins every time it opens

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