Plug-ins for mac

jose-fahartose

Where is the plug-in folder in most apps?

And must they be au extension?

dav nagle

jose-fahartose wrote: »

Where is the plug-in folder in most apps?

And must they be au extension?

system/user/applictions/audio


not on my mac at the mo so not sure if thats right but its guess

PaulBrewer

jose-fahartose wrote: »

Where is the plug-in folder in most apps?

And must they be au extension?

Often in a folder called 'Plug-Ins' within the Daw software folder

There are other plugin protocols too, rtas, vst etc.

woodsdenis

On a MAC


For Protools

Library/ApplicationSupport/Digidesign/Plugins

For everything else

Library/Audio/Plugins/Components(AU),VST,MAS(motu),HAL(misc)

jose-fahartose

woodsdenis wrote: »

On a MAC


For Protools

Library/ApplicationSupport/Digidesign/Plugins

For everything else

Library/Audio/Plugins/Components(AU),VST,MAS(motu),HAL(misc)

Cheers lads sorted

One other thing, are plug-ins without an installer (dmg) file. As in if i download a certain plug-in will it work as long as its AU or VST..?

Thanks

woodsdenis

jose-fahartose wrote: »

Cheers lads sorted

One other thing, are plug-ins without an installer (dmg) file. As in if i download a certain plug-in will it work as long as its AU or VST..?

Thanks

Usually when using a Mac plugins are downloaded as a .dmg (disk image).
This usually includes an installer which will place the plugin in the appropriate
place/folder depending on what it is. If the plugin does not have an installer then it must be placed manually the correct folder.

Different programs us different plugin formats.

RTAS is a Protools only format and will not work in Logic which is AU or
Cubase which is VST.

PaulBrewer

woodsdenis wrote: »

Usually when using a Mac plugins are downloaded as a .dmg (disk image).
This usually includes an installer which will place the plugin in the appropriate
place/folder depending on what it is. If the plugin does not have an installer then it must be placed manually the correct folder.

Different programs us different plugin formats.

RTAS is a Protools only format and will not work in Logic which is AU or
Cubase which is VST.

Will VST no work in Logic anymore?

woodsdenis

PaulBrewer wrote: »

Will VST no work in Logic anymore?

Nope. You can buy the FXpansion VST-AU Wrapper if you want to use VST
in Logic. Dont know how well it works though.

When you think of it AU is an Apple thing as is Logic. Apple are going to make it as awkward as possible to use anything else in Logic. At this point I dont think anything that is on VST isn't on AU except Steinberg plugins I think.:eek:
I wonder why

PaulBrewer

woodsdenis wrote: »

Nope. You can buy the FXpansion VST-AU Wrapper if you want to use VST
in Logic. Dont know how well it works though.

When you think of it AU is an Apple thing as is Logic. Apple are going to make it as awkward as possible to use anything else in Logic. At this point I dont think anything that is on VST isn't on AU except Steinberg plugins I think.:eek:
I wonder why

Ah yes I remember now ... did all that kick in at Logic 7?

woodsdenis

PaulBrewer wrote: »

Ah yes I remember now ... did all that kick in at Logic 7?

I would think so

Thomas_S_Hunterson

jose-fahartose wrote: »

One other thing, are plug-ins without an installer (dmg) file. As in if i download a certain plug-in will it work as long as its AU or VST..?

Should do, and they don't necessarily have to have an extension (ie. .vst filename) AFAIK.