by the way... it seems to me that there's no AU manager in logic Pro 6.4

Hi Paolo,

That´s right - no AU Manager in Logic Pro 6.4...
This is because Logic did not bother to validate AU plugins before version 7.

Are you sure Logic Pro 6.4 was indeed ported to Universal Binary for the use with the new Intel Macs such as your MacBook Pro?

I just checked and launched an old copy of Logic Pro 6.4.1 on my G5 Quad 2,5 GHz PPC MacOS 10.4.8 and it could not find any of the plugins residing in Library/Audio/Plug ins/Components, so it might very well be an issue concerning the operating system. Which OS do you have on your G5 PPC? Can other third party AU plug ins be detected and instantiated?

Best, Marnix

Hi Marnix, thanks so much for your reply, I've spent all day on this issue and I'm becoming a little frustrated.

On my G5 PPC I have OS X 10.4.9 and Logic can see everything: VI SE, Spectrasonics Stylus Remix and EWQL Symphonic Library. No problems at all.

Sorry about my ignorance, but Universal Binary is something that concerns only Intel Macs, I suppose, and not G5 PPC and that might be the reason why things work on the PPC and not on the PowerBook?

Thanks again

Hi Paolo,

Sorry for being unclear - of course I meant wether other third party plug ins can be seen in Logic on your MacBook Pro?

And as I stated before, I sincerely doubt Apple has ported Logic Pro 6 to Universal Binary, which would be needed to run it without limitations on Intel Macs. I just tried to check on their website and realized that they do not even offer official support for earlier Logic versions than 7 - one has to adress oneself to support@emagic.de. Seen at http://www.apple.com/support/emagic/

This is why I assume the problem lies within your version of Logic Pro in connection with your Intel Mac - Do you have the possibility to upgrade?

Best, Marnix

Hi Marnix.

Yes I have the possibility to upgrade. To be honest I didn't feel it was necessary to spend 350 euros on that, since Logic 7 is 2 years old and I think a new version will be released sooner or later.
I understand that Apple cannot provide assistance on older versions (since, at that time, Logic was not an apple brand but emagic's).
What i don't understand is this: to use Logic on Intels you not only need to upgrade to Logic 7, but you also need the Logic 7.2 Crossgrade (49 euros). And guess what I discovered? TODAY is the LAST day to order the crossgrade! From tomorrow it won't be available anymore! Does this make sense to you? I mean, new Macbooks Pro have JUST been released and they stop selling such an important crossgrade? (And it's already strange that they have to make you pay for such an upgrade). The only reason I can think of is that a new version of Logic is around the corner and this makes my "forced upgrading" even more bitter. I always loved Apple, but this is something I really wouldn't expect from them...

Said this, I know that was I said is something that doesn't concern VI (which, by the way, is a wonderful software), but sorry... I needed to load off my chest [:)]
I think that's the great thing of this forum. We're using such a peculiar technology, we can't talk to our friends or girlfriend about our problems, they would look at us like this... [[:|]]

So I really want to thank you for your help. This has really been precious.

All the best

Paolo

Hi Paolo,

I absolutely understand your frustration...
But I´d imagine the next version of Logic, whatever its name is going to be, would already be a 64 bit application requiring Leopard anyway, so as long as you stay with Tiger, your money wouldn´t be lost for the time being...

Best, Marnix

PS: I stopped to talk about computer issues with my girlfriend long ago because of that [[:|]] she always got before she told me to get a life... [[;)]]