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AUs are not recognized by GB / Defaulting to Pro-Tools. How do I change this?

I'm a novice at GarageBand, having only messed around in recording a few tracks. Yesterday, I downloaded two amp simulator demos (S-Gear and TH3) and specifically chose the demo versions that are not designed to work with Pro-Tools/iLock. Today, I tried to use the amp sims as AUs in GB, and I couldn't find them.


In trying to figure out what's wrong, it seems that the files/folder appear in Library/Audio/Plug-Ins as Pro-Tools plug-ins.


Some years ago, I bought an M-Box which came with a version of Pro-Tools. At the time, the install instructions implied (to me) that installation of Pro-Tools was required to operate the M-Box. I was happy to install Pro-Tools (hey! free software!) but found the the iLock was a nuisance and the actual software was impractical for me, compared to GarageBand. I haven't used Pro-Tools, since.


I'd prefer not to uninstall Pro-Tools (hey! free software!), but I don't want it to be the primary DAW. How can I change this?


Also, is there a way to modify/move the amp sims that I'm demo'ing, to get them to work with GarageBand?


Any other ideas?

MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.3)

Posted on Feb 7, 2016 5:22 AM

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Feb 7, 2016 2:26 PM in response to RickenAxer

I have not tried the plug-ins, but heck the technical specifications.

On this page I find: http://www.scuffhamamps.com/product/s-gear


Supported Operating Systems:
- Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
- MAC OS X 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10

Plug-in formats (MAC):
- AudioUnit, VST3, AAX

It is suspicious, that it does not list MacOS X 10.11.3, the system you are running.


For audio units, you can only use audio units that are 64bit units. GarageBand for Mac (v10.0): Unexpected behavior with Audio Units plug-ins - Apple Support

AUs are not recognized by GB / Defaulting to Pro-Tools. How do I change this?

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