A Step-by-Step Guide to Clearing Your Audio Unit Cache.

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In some situations, Audio Unit plug-ins may not be automatically rescanned and validated by Logic Pro / Ableton Live / Pro Tools, which rely on the "AUvaltool" (Audio Units Validation Tool).

By following the steps below, you should be able to force a rescan for it to occur on the next opening of your preferred DAW :

  • First, make sure to close Logic Pro / Ableton Live / Pro Tools
  • In the Finder, choose Go > Go to Folder from the menu.

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  • Type ~/Library/Caches in the "Go to the folder" field.

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  • Press the "Go" button
  • Make sure once inside this folder to delete the "com.apple.audiounits.cache" file.
  • Make sure to also delete the "com.apple.audiounits.sandboxed.cache" file as well.

The next time you start Logic, the installed Audio Unit plug-ins will be rescanned, and Logic should then start normally.

In case the problems persist, make sure to also refer to the page below: https://support.apple.com/HT201199

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