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If you can open the app, replace each plug-in file to its original location one-at-a-time.

Move all the plug-in files that appear in their installation locations to the new folder.

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If you still can't open Logic Pro or MainStage:

If you suspect a particular plug-in might be causing the issue, locate the file for the plug-in in the folder, then drag the file to the Desktop or another location, such as a folder dedicated for this procedure.

From the Finder menu bar, choose Go > Go to Folder, type “~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components” into the Go to Folder field, then click Go. If you can't find the files in that location, check the Library in your Home folder.

From the Finder menu bar, choose Go > Go to Folder, type “/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components” into the Go to Folder field, then click Go.

You might also want to move a plug-in file if you found that a particular plug-in is causing an issue in a project. If you can’t open Logic Pro or MainStage, move the installed files for third-party Audio Units plug-ins. You can also replace the plug-in with a similar plug-in from Apple or a different manufacturer. If the issue is resolved, reinstall the plug-in or check with the manufacturer for updates or further support. If the issue isn't resolved, remove another Audio Units plug-in, testing after each time you remove a plug-in.

Choose No Plug-in from the pop-up menu.

Click the arrows that appear to the right.

Place the pointer over the slot of a channel strip that contains an Audio Units plug-in.

Open the copy of the project or concert, then remove one Audio Units plug-in from the project or concert:.

Save a copy of your project or concert.

Open Logic Pro or MainStage, then open the project or concert you're having issues with.

If you opened Logic Pro without Audio Units, close Logic Pro.

You can also use this method to troubleshoot Audio Units plug-ins in MainStage. To turn other instruments off, hover the mouse over the instrument name in the “Input” row shown in step 7 and select the power button that appears on the left.If opening Logic Pro without Audio Units fixes your issue in Logic Pro, remove each Audio Units from your Logic Pro project to isolate the plug-in that's causing your issue. If any other instruments in the Channel Strip are on, then they will play with the newly installed instrument. The instrument is now playable via MIDI input. In this case I am selecting the Black Grand Medium Ambience 1. Select the instrument drop down menu as shown in the following image and select the instrument that you installed. If the window does not appear, click once on the center of the Input instrument drop down box that you just selected where it now displays “EXS24”. This will be in the Channel Strips portion of the window.Ī window will appear for the EXS24 Instrument as shown in the following image. Select the “Instrument” drop down box in the “Input” column of the newly created instrument as shown below. MainStage 3 cannot be open during installation or it must be restarted.Īdd a new channel by selecting the “+” button in the upper right hand corner.Īdd 1 instrument with the settings shown in the following image. For this tutorial, I am creating a new concert using the Keyboard template. Open MainStage 3 and create a new concert or open an existing one. Place the instrument folder like the one shown in step 1 into the “Sample Instruments” folder. The “Audio Music Apps” and “Sampler Instruments” folders should have been created when MainStage 3 was installed, however they should be created if they do not exist.

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The full file path to the Sampler Instruments folder is /home/current_user/Music/Audio Music Apps/Sampler Instruments, where “current_user” is the name of the user’s profile. Within the “Music” folder, open the “Audio Music Apps” folder, and then the “Sampler Instruments” folder as shown in the following image. Go to your user home folder and open the “Music” folder. In this case, the instrument is the Sampletekk Black Grand Medium Ambience. The instrument folder that you need will contain files ending in “.exs” and another folder containing all of the individual audio samples. Installing EXS24 Instruments in MainStage 3.ĭownload your instrument and unzip all files.

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Used in this tutorial was MainStage 3.0.3 and Mac OSX 10.9.3 This tutorial is for installing and using EXS24 instruments in MainStage 3. Now, a thing that peopla are a bit unaware of, is the fact that you can load your EXS24 instruments into Mainstage! Here's a short tutorial written by John Maroli.

It's packed with instruments, effects and other goodies. Mainstage is a great application, (only available for Mac), that turns your Mac into a workstation to use both live and in recording situations.

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