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DAGGILARR

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Help removing AU plug ins from Logic
#977649 - 23/03/12 07:55 AM

I seem to have accumulated more plug ins than I actually use. I was under the impression that all I needed to do was remove the components from the plug in folder ..mac hdd/library/audio/plug ins/components.

I created a folder to dump them in so I could put them back if I wanted to later and dragged a chosen component into that folder, but it just copies it and leaves it in the components folder.

Also there are repeats in there but with VW_ in front ... so, IE I have "Midnight EQ.component" and then there is a "VW_Midnight EQ.component" as well..do both have to go? if I want to remove this?

I would appreciate some help with this

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Edited by DAGGILARR (23/03/12 08:33 AM)

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Bob Bickerton
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Re: Help removing AU plug ins from Logic new

[Re: DAGGILARR]
#977658 - 23/03/12 09:32 AM

Just go to Logic preferences > audio units and uncheck the ones you don't want to see.

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DAGGILARR

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Re: Help removing AU plug ins from Logic new

[Re: Bob Bickerton]
#977664 - 23/03/12 09:42 AM

Great Bob thanks

Will this stop Logic from loading them each time it is launched ?

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desmond

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Re: Help removing AU plug ins from Logic new

[Re: DAGGILARR]
#977846 - 23/03/12 05:41 PM

Logic will still scan plugins, but it doesn't load them at launch. All it really means is that those unticked plugins won't be displayed in the plugin menus, or initialised.

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DAGGILARR

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Re: Help removing AU plug ins from Logic new

[Re: desmond]
#977849 - 23/03/12 06:02 PM

Thanks its a lot tidier now, I have been having a bit of a general clean up, did a re-install of Lion and that also seems to have made it a bit snappier.

If I want to remove the components all together, is that OK? just trash them from the components folder? I have also noticed that I have a fair few VST's should get rid of those too?

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desmond

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Re: Help removing AU plug ins from Logic new

[Re: DAGGILARR]
#977864 - 23/03/12 06:52 PM

If you don't want the plugins, then you can remove/uninstall them. However, just binning the components is only a good idea for small, simple AU only plugins - bigger plugins have various other plugins in other folders and various support files - you're better off running the installers for these and letting the installer remove them, if that option is available.

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smaug

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Re: Help removing AU plug ins from Logic new

[Re: DAGGILARR]
#979399 - 31/03/12 07:14 PM

Plugins can also be located in HOME/Library/Audio/Plugins

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