Why are audio units not showing up?

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Why are audio units not showing up?

I'm just about out of my mind with this one- I've downloaded a number of plugins, namely DCAM synth squad, Flux Stereo Tool and Magnus Ambience Reverb, but no matter what I do I can't get them to show up. They claim they're 64 bit so that shouldn't be a problem, and I can't get them to show up in either Logic X or Ableton Live 9. I've re-scanned all plug-ins in both DAWs, I've deleted my plugin cache and had them rescan that way, but nothing works. I can see the .component files in my library, but nothing I do will get either Logic or Live to recognize them. I can open synth squad in standalone mode so the plugins themselves are working, they just won't show up as inserts.

The Ambience reverb is even recognized by the audio units manager and it says its validated and an effect, but it doesn't show up when I look at the available plug-ins on my channel strips.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Posted on Sep 12, 2014 1:16 PM

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Answer 1

Sep 12, 2014 4:53 PM in response to Jon Neimeister

Flux Stereo Tool is only available as a 32bit AU version so that won't work in LPX (or Live9 in 64bit mode)

Note: 64bit floating point is not the same as 64bit AU Plugin..........

Magnus Ambience Reverb is available as a 64bit AU Plugin but only if you download that specific version.... (However, several people have reported it doesn't work for them in 64bit mode in any DAW anyhow, even with the correct version)

Mac OS X Magnus Ambience Reverb Universal 32-bit and 64-bit AU

..and according to the FXpansions website DCAM free version is only available as a 32bit AU plugin so that wont work with Logic Pro X (or Live 9 in 64bit mode)

In summary:

In order for a plugin to work in Logic Pro X it must be a 64bit AU (AudioUnit) plugin.... not a 64bit VST.. or a 32bit AU Plugin...

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Answer 2

Sep 12, 2014 6:51 PM in response to The Art Of Sound

Thanks for the info, I knew they had to be 64-bit AU plugins but didn't realize there was a difference between the plug-in itself being 64 bit and just working in 64-bit floating point, that's what was throwing me off. I didn't think much of the freeware plugins not working, that's to be expected, but Synth Squad also not appearing made me think something bigger was wrong, but you're right, the demo version only comes in 32 bit mode. Thanks for your help!

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Answer 3

Sep 12, 2014 7:12 PM in response to Jon Neimeister

You are welcome....

Cheers..

Nigel

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