Logic 7 Plugin Trouble - Please Help, No Sonic Maximizer or vintage warmer? Options

[HessBamboo]

Hey guys,
I hope someone can help me, I am pulling my hair out with frustration here. Let me explain.
I have Logic Pro 7 on an iMac G5 using OSX 10.3.9
I am using a few plugins like Trilogy, Supatrigger etc.. No problem. But when I try and install PSP Vintage warmer or BBE Sonic maximizer into the right folders, Logic will just not see them at all. Not even in the AU manager as "not working". Nothing, its like im putting them in the wrong folders or something.. I am putting them in the library/audio/plugins/vst folder, the components folder etc.. Not sure where else they should be going. Even running the install file, it puts them in the right place.. but no they wont appear or even get scanned by Logic??!?!?

What am I doing wrong? Can someone please help.
I need to do a mixdown for a release due tomorrow!

Thanks in advance,
HessBamboo

[Bernie Samuel]

Hi

If you are trying to use VSTs with logic 7, it won't recognise them as it only uses audio units. You can get a VST to AU adapter for those plugins at fxpansion.com
Bern

[HessBamboo]

Thanks Burn,

Fantastic! Works almost perfectly! You saved the day. Got a little enquiry though.. The AU manager in Logic isnt very happy about using those plugs and fails on scanning them. I can still use them if I force Logic to use them but I get that error where logic is telling me to turn them off and am not sure if its going to do something horrible in the middile of my bounce or something??

Whats the deal with Logic not wanting to use them? Is it bad? Can I do something to fix this problem or will I always have this?

Seems a bit strange that you go out pay an arm and a leg to buy logic pro 7 and some plugins to go with it, then you gotta pay more cash for another program to make logic to actually see them.. then, its not happy about it and doesnt want to use them anyway?

Is this a woman or an audio software package??

OR, I am I just totally retarded and have done something wrong?

Thanks again,

Hess

[HessBamboo]

Whoops! Just realised I spelt your name wrong Bernie. Sorry about that mate.
I really appreciate your help on this, hope I didnt offend..

Hess

[banevt]

Yeah using the VST to AU wrapper isn't going to make Logic very happy but Logic is kinda picky about what it considers a stable plugin. which is good for stability but maybe not for compatibility. I would think that you can get updates of Trilogy that include's an AU version that Logic would accept. I don't know about BBE stuff and anything else you might be using. I know that I'm running a few plugins in Logic that I've forced through the AU Manager and haven't really run into problems but that's just been my experience and I've never used the VST to AU wrapper. I think it will probably be ok though if Logic isn't crashing when you are using the plugs although things could get iffy when you push your CPU to it's limits.

[HessBamboo]

Yeah, I notcied the CPU going through a major workout. With a finished track full of logic plugins my G5 is using a quarter of the CPU, but when I use the "wrapped" plugins, it jumps to about 90% pretty quick.. eerrggg..

I have the updated version of Trilogy, so thats all good.
Anyway, I will search for updates for my other "problem" plugs.

Thanks again for the help.

Hess

[HessBamboo]

Hey, I just realized, since my last reinstall (two days ago). I didnt set the processor performance to highest.
Now that Ive done that, the cpu has come back down to half and Im using about 12 sonic maximzers! Great!