Hi all, I have a couple of AU's of which I'm pretty sure they cause instability in Logic (on my system). I decided to no longer use them, I.E. deleted them from my HD, and this made my system totally crash-free for weeks and weeks, a pretty rare feat in my case... :-) Anyway, I sometimes need to open up older songs and get the expected messages of missing AU's. So I go through the process of reinstalling them, going online for new auth.codes, yadayadayada. Very annoying. Now for ze question; would it suffice to simply deselect them in the AU manager instead of going thru the above? Would make sense, but I'm not sure... Thanx! O.

>I have a couple of AU's of which I'm pretty sure they cause >instability in Logic (on my system). > >I decided to no longer use them, I.E. deleted them from my HD, and >this made my system >totally crash-free for weeks and weeks, a pretty rare feat in my case... :-) > >Anyway, I sometimes need to open up older songs and get the expected >messages of missing >AU's. So I go through the process of reinstalling them, going online >for new auth.codes, >yadayadayada. Very annoying. >Now for ze question; would it suffice to simply deselect them in the >AU manager instead of >going thru the above? Would make sense, but I'm not sure... You could try a 3rd party app called.....AU Manager Here: http://www.grantedsw.com/aum/ It allows you to enable/disable AU plugs, and even make sets of selections for the very purposes you mention. It simply moves all disabled plugs to a folder called <Components (Disabled) > and moves them back when you need them. Great app - I use it often. Regards - Colin

On 01.11.2006, at 17:12, darealbasoski wrote: > Anyway, I sometimes need to open up older songs and get the > expected messages of missing > AU's. So I go through the process of reinstalling them, going > online for new auth.codes, > yadayadayada. Very annoying. > Now for ze question; would it suffice to simply deselect them in > the AU manager instead of > going thru the above? Would make sense, but I'm not sure... Makes sense. Or you simply make a folder "Components (disabled)" beneath the "Components" folder and move the plugs over there. There is a small program available which does exactly that but I find it more complicated than moving the plugins manually. The folder-method is only convenient if you have all of your plugs on the same level. I myself moved all of them to the system level because I got tired searching plugins in two different locations. ___ Peter Ostry

--- In logic-users@yahoogroups.com, Peter Ostry <po@...> wrote: > > On 01.11.2006, at 17:12, darealbasoski wrote: > > Anyway, I sometimes need to open up older songs and get the > > expected messages of missing > > AU's. So I go through the process of reinstalling them, going > > online for new auth.codes, > > yadayadayada. Very annoying. > > Now for ze question; would it suffice to simply deselect them in > > the AU manager instead of > > going thru the above? Would make sense, but I'm not sure... > > Makes sense. > > Or you simply make a folder "Components (disabled)" beneath the > "Components" folder and move the plugs over there. There is a small > program available which does exactly that but I find it more > complicated than moving the plugins manually. > > The folder-method is only convenient if you have all of your plugs on > the same level. I myself moved all of them to the system level > because I got tired searching plugins in two different locations. > > ___ > Peter Ostry > Peter, Colin, thanx for this. Seems like a very cool little app. But is it just me, or does this do the same as the AU manager? Is there any other benefit besides the possibility to make up AU sets? O.

>thanx for this. Seems like a very cool little app. But is it just >me, or does this do the same >as the AU manager? Is there any other benefit besides the >possibility to make up AU sets? I don't think there's much difference. Perhaps Logic's manager is slower as it may want to re-scan (which the other app doesn't - it just moves things) I like the sets though. I keep a cut-down "normal" working set with only plugs that work well and don't cause problems. Then I have expanded sets with other odds and ends for compatibility with old songs, extra "dangerous" plugs etc etc. It's up to you..... Regards - Colin

--- In logic-users@yahoogroups.com, Colin Shapiro <musos@...> wrote: > > >thanx for this. Seems like a very cool little app. But is it just > >me, or does this do the same > >as the AU manager? Is there any other benefit besides the > >possibility to make up AU sets? > > I don't think there's much difference. Perhaps Logic's manager is > slower as it may want to re-scan (which the other app doesn't - it > just moves things) > I like the sets though. I keep a cut-down "normal" working set with > only plugs that work well and don't cause problems. Then I have > expanded sets with other odds and ends for compatibility with old > songs, extra "dangerous" plugs etc etc. > > It's up to you..... > > Regards - Colin > Ah yes, that is an excellent way of working. Gonna try it, thanx. O.

Hi, Is the AU Manager a tool in Logic Pro? I looked for it and couldn't find any documentation. Can someone tell me where it or it's documentation is? Thanks, -jg.

On 03.11.2006, at 16:16, James Gathings wrote: > Is the AU Manager a tool in Logic Pro? I looked for it and > couldn't find any documentation. Can someone tell me where it or > it's documentation is? The "Logic AU Manager": Logic Pro >> Preferences >> Start Logic AU Manager It tests and enables/disables installed Audio Units. You see it working at startup whenever you added or removed plugins. And you can call it from the menu. You can enable and disable AU's there. The third party program "AU Manager": That is an application fom "Granted Software" which allows to build sets of AU's and moves the selected plugins forth and back between the folder "Components" and a folder "Components (disabled)". A Logic restart is required with both methods. ___ Peter Ostry

> Message posted by James Gathings <jegathings@...>: > Is the AU Manager a tool in Logic Pro? I looked for it and > couldn't find any documentation. Can someone tell me where it > or it's documentation is? It's under the preferences menu; 'start AU manager" O.