Hi I'm running 5.5.1 on PC , win 2k, and the program freezes on upstart with the message: "Initializing external sample editor communication" and I understand it´s due to plugin registration of the file log_ds.ax . From other threads I understand that I must register the file, but the problem is that there is no such file on my PC. Anybody know if this is in logic or in directX. I reinstalled both and there is still know sign of it. Is it possible to download that file? anybody have one? Ole Sweden

--- In logic-users@yahoogroups.com, "Ole Saxe" wrote: > >Message posted by Ole Saxe <ole@...>: > >Hi > >I'm running 5.5.1 on PC , win 2k, and the program freezes on upstart >with the message: >"Initializing external sample editor communication" and I understand >it´s due to plugin registration of the file log_ds.ax . >From other threads I understand that I must register the file, but the >problem is that there is no such file on my PC. Anybody know if this >is in logic or in directX. I reinstalled both and there is still know >sign of it. Is it possible to download that file? anybody have one? >Ole >Sweden As I recall, that's the Logic audio renderer and it should be located in your Windows/System32 directory. It's the file that enables Logic to use DirectX plugins. Are you sure it isn't there? Next step would be to reinsall the latest version of DirectX then install Logic again. HW

Thanks, no - the file was totally gone from the computer, so I got a copy from a friend, but it dos'nt work, the plugenabler2a dosn't find any plugin, in the vstplugins dir ( though there are lots in it). Dosn't help to reinstall direct x or logic - annoying! Ole

>Message posted by Ole Saxe <ole@...>: > >Thanks, no - the file was totally gone from the computer, so I got a copy from a friend, but it dos'nt work, the plugenabler2a dosn't find any plugin, in the vstplugins dir ( though there are lots in it). Dosn't help to reinstall direct x or logic - annoying! > Ole You have a misunderstanding. The PluginEnabler does not validate VST plugins, it only validates DirectX plugins installed in the system. The Logic program validates VST plugins when it boots. The VST plugin directory has to be in the Emagic/Logic 5 root directory and has to be named VstPlugIns Upper and lower case have to used as above. HW

Ok, thanks, but what do I do next? The VstPlugIns dir is in place in the Logic5 dir, but logic still dosn't start but freezes on ! "Initializing external sample editor communication" . So what is logic doing there - somthing to do with log_ds.ax? And where does that file come from? It dosn't appear when I reinstall logic ( update 5.5.1. or 5.3) but it didn't appear. Tried a file from a friend, but it doesn't work. Ole

--- In logic-users@yahoogroups.com, "pancenter" <hwooten@...> wrote: > > --- In logic-users@yahoogroups.com, "Ole Saxe" wrote: > > > >Message posted by Ole Saxe <ole@>: > > > >Hi > > > >I'm running 5.5.1 on PC , win 2k, and the program freezes on upstart > >with the message: > >"Initializing external sample editor communication" and I understand > >it´s due to plugin registration of the file log_ds.ax . > >From other threads I understand that I must register the file, but the > >problem is that there is no such file on my PC. Anybody know if this > >is in logic or in directX. I reinstalled both and there is still know > >sign of it. Is it possible to download that file? anybody have one? > >Ole > >Sweden > > As I recall, that's the Logic audio renderer and it should be located > in your Windows/System32 directory. It's the file that enables Logic > to use DirectX plugins. > > Are you sure it isn't there? > > Next step would be to reinsall the latest version of DirectX then > install Logic again. > > HW > Greetings, I'm running Logic 5 on my PC. I've been using it for years with no issues, but now I'm suddenly getting that "Initializing External Sample Editor Communication" text during start-up. The software just freezes and won't load. I've found the Log_ds2.ax file in the Windows>System 32 folder but what am I supposed to do with it? I've also tried wiping out the version of Logic I had and installing new versions (5.0.1 as well as 5.5) but both new versions stall in the same way. Any help would be deeply appreciated. Thanks, Girish ------------------------------------