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fatboy250
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 Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 10:38 am Post subject: : Link your favorite freeware plug-ins! |
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Hey guys,
I'm new here and would like to know where I should download these plugins so that I can find them in Logic.
I tried downloading from the greenoak.com page and thought I was supposed to drop the *.vst files into the library>.....>vst folder, but I wasn't able to find it in any of the pulldown menus where all the other plugins are on the channel strips in Logic.
Any suggestions? I am new to this so thanks for your patience with asking this here.
Jason
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Kent Sandvik
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| Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 10:50 am Post subject: : Link your favorite freeware plug-ins! |
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| fatboy250 wrote: | Hey guys,
I'm new here and would like to know where I should download these plugins so that I can find them in Logic.
I tried downloading from the greenoak.com page and thought I was supposed to drop the *.vst files into the library>.....>vst folder, but I wasn't able to find it in any of the pulldown menus where all the other plugins are on the channel strips in Logic.
Any suggestions? I am new to this so thanks for your patience with asking this here.
Jason |
Logic does not support VST files without a converter plug-in. There's a big chance many VSTs are not universal binaries so they won't work with an Intel Mac, anyway. Just download the AU ones.
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fatboy250
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| Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 10:54 am Post subject: : Link your favorite freeware plug-ins! |
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Hey Kent,
Thanks. Yes I have a brand new intel MBP. So if I am able to download "AU ones", where do they go? How do I find them in Logic?
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Kent Sandvik
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| Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 10:56 am Post subject: : Link your favorite freeware plug-ins! |
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| fatboy250 wrote: | Hey Kent,
Thanks. Yes I have a brand new intel MBP. So if I am able to download "AU ones", where do they go? How do I find them in Logic? |
Good plug-ins have their own installer that takes care of it. Otherwise, drop them into /Library/Audio/Plug-ins/Components/.
Also, I would recommend doing a search about this on this forum. Suspect this has been mentioned thousands of times by now. Or use Google and get the same info.
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Nublu
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| Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 4:29 pm Post subject: Link your favorite freeware plugins |
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Environment plugins for Logic Studio 8.
This looks cool.
http://www.appkats.com
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edogg
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| Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 6:43 pm Post subject: : Link your favorite freeware plug-ins! |
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kind of off-topic, but maybe not forever:
http://genaudioinc.com/default.aspx
They have a 30-day free trial of their AstoundStereo expander and they are coming out with an RTAS for later this year. hopefully an AU, as well?
download the trial. It's pretty dang awesome.
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bcampbe3
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| Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 3:56 pm Post subject: : Link your favorite freeware plug-ins! |
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I've heard really great things about [url]SF2Midi.com[/url] if someone could explain how sound fonts work lol. I can't successfully download them  |
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gregaudio
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route-electrique
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| Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 10:31 pm Post subject: : Link your favorite freeware plug-ins! |
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SPL Free Ranger
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michael2
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| Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 11:19 pm Post subject: : Link your favorite freeware plug-ins! |
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| bcampbe3 wrote: | | I've heard really great things about [url]SF2Midi.com[/url] if someone could explain how sound fonts work lol. I can't successfully download them |
you can play sf2 files through the logic sampler. i put mine in a folder i call soundfont samples in the following location:
user/library/application support/logic/soundfont samples
they just show up in EXS24 with all of the other presets. that is a good site too, have gotten some good soundfonts there (love the casio stuff and the analog stuff).
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rjallen22
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| Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 2:57 pm Post subject: http://www.smartelectronix.com/ |
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| smartelectronix.com has several nice ones but Livecut takes the cake for me. I stopped using it because I felt like a cheater. also check out fabfilter.com even though they're just a demo you might just buy them |
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NoiseHippy
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| Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 10:08 am Post subject: : Link your favorite freeware plug-ins! |
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Hey Guys,
there is a Zoyd UB Version, but not on the Web page. Try it and asks Urs at
urs@u-he.com
Greetings
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fadercraig
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| Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 2:17 am Post subject: Re: http://www.smartelectronix.com/ |
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| rjallen22 wrote: | | smartelectronix.com has several nice ones but Livecut takes the cake for me. I stopped using it because I felt like a cheater. also check out fabfilter.com even though they're just a demo you might just buy them |
LOL, anything above banging the rocks together is 'cheating', Im deeply in love with livecut, its an awesome tool. I record the output of 4/8 bar loops, and then comp the takes together to make a new thing, and run that under the original loop i programmed...and ad some bit crusher 
but i digress...
Many thanks for this thread, ive had great fun with plugins sourced from it.
xx
Cx
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john hunter
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mnimmo90
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| Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 11:46 am Post subject: : Link your favorite freeware plug-ins! |
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| hey so after i place the components into the ~library/audio/plugins/components folder i open up logic and for whatever reason it doesn't scan for new ones and i cant access the downloaded plugins. Any tips? |
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michael2
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| Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 12:34 pm Post subject: : Link your favorite freeware plug-ins! |
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| mnimmo90 wrote: | | hey so after i place the components into the ~library/audio/plugins/components folder i open up logic and for whatever reason it doesn't scan for new ones and i cant access the downloaded plugins. Any tips? |
you can open up the AU manager in Logic preferences, scroll down until you see the ones that didn't validate. you can click and validate them in there.
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Blahzay
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| Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 1:34 pm Post subject: : Link your favorite freeware plug-ins! |
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I've been using this site a lot lately http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/
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austinminor
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| Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 4:40 pm Post subject: Brainworx BX Solo |
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| To be blunt, freeware is free for a reason. I went through a phase where I was hunting for freeware like crazy to only be disappointed. I did find one which delivers pro results, and that is the BX_Solo by Brainworx. Go to http://www.brainworx-music.de/ and find the downloads section. Its a stereo imaging plug in that I use preferably over the one logic comes with. For now on though, I'd rather just spend the money for plugs. |
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ghostly
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| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 5:14 am Post subject: Re: Brainworx BX Solo |
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| austinminor wrote: | | To be blunt, freeware is free for a reason. I went through a phase where I was hunting for freeware like crazy to only be disappointed. I did find one which delivers pro results, and that is the BX_Solo by Brainworx. Go to http://www.brainworx-music.de/ and find the downloads section. Its a stereo imaging plug in that I use preferably over the one logic comes with. For now on though, I'd rather just spend the money for plugs. |
That is a very narrow minded view. A lot of free plug-ins are used by software developers as advertising tools. They are not going to advertise by releasing substandard wares now are they? I agree that if you want the variety and consistent high quality then you've got to cough up (some expensive plug-ins are crap too though!), but hunt around and you will find gems.
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