New AU Manager - Keep away - keep FAR away!

MIDI Life Crisis · Post by **MIDI Life Crisis** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:26 am

Here's my review for VersionTracker:

This has virtually NO documentation and no info online as to how to work it.

It DOES NOT repeat DOES NOT allow for selecting AUs per application. It is a universal ON/OFF.

But wait! After running the app, the toolbar disappeared from all finder windows. Yeah, I can (and did) get it back (view options) but why did it go south?

Also, Little Snitch reports that the program wants to phone home on every launch. And why is that??? Checking for a new version?

I'd stay away. As for the vendor, I say "Come back when you grow up." When the app does what it says in your hyperbole, maybe then. The phone home thing? Not a chance.

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For UNation folks who are morbidly interested, here are the links. I wouldn't mess with it myself...

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/34088

http://www.audiofile-engineering.com/audiounitmanager/

kgdrum · Post by **kgdrum** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:52 am

thanks MLC: good to know I will avoid this one

KG

Dwetmaster · Post by **Dwetmaster** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:43 am

Save yourself some troubles and try AudioFinder's PlugIn manager...
www.icedaudio.com

MIDI Life Crisis · Post by **MIDI Life Crisis** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:04 pm

Dwetmaster wrote:Save yourself some troubles and try AudioFinder's PlugIn manager...
www.icedaudio.com

Thanks. I have that and cannot find the AU manager in any menu. Any hints...

TIA.

azusa749a · Post by **azusa749a** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:27 pm

It works fine on my Mac Pro 10.4.11.
I had a problem early on 2.0.2, but Matthew fixed it in about 2 weeks.
http://www.bigbluelounge.com/forums/vie ... hp?t=41794

You should go to their site and complain.

BTW there is a new Audio Unit Manager 2.5.0 Beta 1 for Leopard only.

http://www.bigbluelounge.com/forums/vie ... hp?t=42671

Dwetmaster · Post by **Dwetmaster** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:07 pm

MIDI Life Crisis wrote:Thanks. I have that and cannot find the AU manager in any menu. Any hints...

TIA.

CMD-P
Window/Plugin Manager

MIDI Life Crisis · Post by **MIDI Life Crisis** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:10 pm

Thanks! I feel foolish that I couldn't find it.

Duh!

daniel.sneed · Post by **daniel.sneed** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:36 pm

MIDI Life Crisis wrote:
Dwetmaster wrote:Save yourself some troubles and try AudioFinder's PlugIn manager...
www.icedaudio.com
Thanks. I have that and cannot find the AU manager in any menu. Any hints...
TIA.

MLC, realy easy in AudioFinder :
menu window, "plug-in manager"
or
Com+P

It will chek both root and user folders and sorte plugins by format (AU, MAS, VST, TDM)
Great help anytime, but a must in troubleshoting if a plugin screws your DAW.