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Post by mc242 on Feb 4, 2020 7:03:21 GMT
This time I am having problems with Midifire. When starting Midifire it seems to scan for my plugins but after that when I'm inserting the AU Midi Effect module and clicking on the wheel in the plugin window, the plugin list is empty though I have lots of Midi FX plugins available in LPX.
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Post by nic on Feb 4, 2020 10:48:18 GMT
Hi mc242 , MidiFire only supports AUv3 plugins so it will not show the same list as LPX which supports both AUv2 and AUv3. Gradually more AUv3 plugins will appear (and v2 plugs will move to v3). In addition, MidiFire only supports MIDI FX plugins (not instruments). Now, StreamByter (and each of my mfx Series plugins) is an AUv3 MIDI FX, and if you have that installed, it should definitely show up in the list. If you have StreamByter installed (and you can try the free mfxMonitor plugin too) and the list really is empty, let me know and I can look into this for you. Regards, Nic. |
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Post by mc242 on Feb 4, 2020 14:05:39 GMT
Thank you very much for the answer, Nic! I have Streambyter installed and it is not showing. Same goes for Vienna Ensemble Pro 7, which is AUv3 but not showing as well.
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Post by nic on Feb 4, 2020 14:19:09 GMT
Hi mc242 , Could you then open up a Terminal (Applications -> Utilities) and paste/type the following three commands (and press return after each)
auval -a | grep Adnc
auval -a | grep aumi
pluginkit -m | grep audeonic
If you could copy and paste the results of each here, that would be great.
And, if at all possible can you post a screenshot of MidiFire where you see the empty list (with the list expanded)Regards, Nic. |
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Post by nic on Feb 4, 2020 14:58:29 GMT
Actually, no need to bother with the above. I am able to reproduce this problem. I will look into it.
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Post by mc242 on Feb 4, 2020 15:04:56 GMT
Okay, thank you in advance! Btw, thinking about Vienna Ensemble Pro 7, this is not a Midi FX plugin anyway.
Still StreamByter should be available.
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Post by nic on Feb 4, 2020 15:39:45 GMT
Would you mind downloading (free) mfxMonitor and see if that shows up in the list please?
Regards, Nic.
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Post by mc242 on Feb 4, 2020 16:20:07 GMT
Downloaded mfxMonitor and it is not showing in the list.
But I discovered that Midifire is still scanning in the background.
And then at some point it crashes.
So I guess it doesn't even come to the point to recognize mfxMonitor.
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Post by nic on Feb 5, 2020 8:18:43 GMT
Hi mc242 , > But I discovered that Midifire is still scanning in the background.How did you establish this? It does do the scan on a background thread, but I have never seen that hang and it always completes before MIDI initialisation. > And then at some point it crashes.Crashes? Does it generate a crash report you could send me? I understand why StreamByter is not showing up in MidiFire at this stage too. I have some things to verify/test and should be able to submit an update soon. Regards, Nic. |
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Post by mc242 on Feb 5, 2020 10:21:59 GMT
I know that Midifire is still scanning because sometimes I see plugin screens popping up. For example my eLicenser plugins are asking for authorization, because MidiFire does not have access to Synsopos.app.
Oh and when I click on the Acitivity Log on the right I can see in yellow Scan AudioUnits.
Lately Midifire did not crash. It just seems to scan, but still there are no plugins available.
The list is very short anyway. I have purchased Audeonic mfx plug-ins. I think they are more useful for me than Midifire anyway. As I’m mainly working with LPX and these plugins can be inserted into LPX, whereas Midifire is only standalone.
BTW, I'm asking myself why Midifire scans all AudioUnits when it only can use AUv3 Midi FX anyway...
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Post by nic on Feb 7, 2020 10:43:42 GMT
Hi mc242 , > BTW, I'm asking myself why Midifire scans all AudioUnits when it only can use AUv3 Midi FX anyway...MidiFire asks macOS (via Apple's API) for plugins that are 'Music Effect' (sometimes called 'aumi') but if you are seeing non MIDI FX activity then Apple must be scanning all of them anyway and only returning the relevant ones. Regards, Nic. |
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Post by sam on Mar 4, 2021 5:30:24 GMT
Hello,
I'm having a similar problem. I downloaded both Midifire and several of the mfxplugins in the Apple App Store. The mfx plugins open perfectly in standalone mode and are recognized by core midi but I cannot open them as an AU Midi Effect Module. When I open an AU Midi Effect, clicking the "-select plug-in -" bar allows me to edit the text, but nothing I write seems to have any effect. Also, Midifire did not scan any plugins on startup. Lastly, I cannot find any of the au plugins in my application support Plug-ins folder, but Logic Pro still recognizes them with its MFX.
Running on High Sierra 10.13.6
Thanks for your help!
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Post by nic on Mar 4, 2021 8:29:21 GMT
Hi sam , The top field that says '- select plugin -' is a text field that you can use to give your instance a meaningful name. It is pre-set to this text on an unconfigured AU module. Directly underneath is a grey dropdown menu (with just '--' in it on an unconfigured plug), labelled 'AU MIDI Plugin' - click on the grey dropdown and you should be able to select from available plugins installed which will then configure the module to run the selected plugin. Regards, Nic. |
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Post by sam on Mar 4, 2021 13:29:55 GMT
Good morning, Nic! Thank you so much for your prompt reply. Seeing your interactions with your community is what made me decide to invest in your software.
Back to the issue: that dropdown menu is completely empty. Also, I have StreamByter installed but not recognized.
Thanks again!
Sam
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Post by sam on Mar 4, 2021 13:33:55 GMT
Also it might be worth noting that my activity log shows that the software scanned for AU and I see streambyter.
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