Logic Pro X: missing plug-in.. error or bug?

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Logic Pro X: missing plug-in.. error or bug?

In logic pro x 10.1.1 i can only add a limited number of software instrument tracks: 2 or 3.

after that in the plug in button appears an orange circle with an exclamation mark. Hoovering over the button shows the text "missing plug-in:plug-in-name". However the same plug-in can be loaded on other software instrument tracks without any trouble.

I just recently discovered the problem, in the past i could load software plug ins without problems. I have an Imac i7 3,5, 16 Gb ram. Although i recently migrated the software (my whole system) from an MBP i5, 2,53 I didnt have any trouble on that machine.

Is this a bug? Any help is really appreciated .

track with trouble:

other track, same project, same plug in everything, is ok!

iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.4), i7 3,5 Ghz, 16 Gb Ram

Posted on Jul 11, 2015 1:36 PM

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Answer 1

Jul 11, 2015 5:30 PM in response to Julius CJ

Using Migration with Logic Pro has always caused many Users issues..... mainly due to unusual permissions related problems..

This is why I recommend always installing Logic Pro from scratch on a new Mac including all content......

But as a possible fix.. Create a new admin account on your Mac (System Preferences/Users and Groups.... ) log out of your current account and log into the new one... and then run Logic from within that new account and see what happens...

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Answer 2

Julius CJ Author

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Jul 12, 2015 11:34 AM in response to The Art Of Sound

Thanks for the tip. I'm reinstalling everything right now. Setting up a new account has given me lots o' trouble in the past. Let you now how things turn out.

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Answer 3

Jul 12, 2015 6:31 PM in response to The Art Of Sound

Ok..

Good luck!

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Answer 4

Julius CJ Author

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Jul 13, 2015 12:25 AM in response to The Art Of Sound

reinstalling didn't help. Creating a new admin seems to do the trick. I always install apps, sounds n samples systemwide, but the trouble is clearly in the user folder. I like the idea off a clean workspace for my audio projects, but I hate going back and forth between two users (email, Apple ID, etc). Any suggestions for a smooth workflow here?

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Answer 5

Eriksimon

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Jul 13, 2015 12:51 AM in response to Julius CJ

Try trashing Logics' preferences in the old user account. To find them you need to make the user Library visible first:

Open your home folder (/Users/"yourusername") in the Finder. Depending on your Finder settings, this may be as easy as simply opening a new Finder window. Otherwise, choose Home from the Finder’s Go menu (Go > Home); or press Shift-Command-H.

Still in the Finder, choose View > Show View Options (or press Cmd-J).

Near the bottom of the resulting View options palette is a setting called Show Library Folder. Enable this option. Your Library folder is immediately visible.

Close the View options palette.

Now, in the user Library folder, open the Preferences folder and chuck out all com.apple.logic… files.

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Answer 6

Julius CJ Author

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Jul 20, 2015 4:04 AM in response to Eriksimon

Ok so far so good, thanks for your replies everyone. After removing and reinstalling Logic pro X and the additional content and prefs the problem seems to be solved, but somehow now all my apple loops arent available in the loop browser...

Strangest thing: after deleting Logic Pro X, prefs, loop index files, repairing perms and reinstalling AGAIN. Logic didnt do its normal AU plug in refresh round.

Plug ins seem to be installed ok right now but.....

I'm out of luck here

BTW - should this be in a new thread?

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