MacOS Catalina, Logic Pro X, and GarageBand Troubleshooting Apple macOS Catalina is a big and important release. On this latest release, they ditch 32-bit completely, so it only runs 64-bit apps and plug-ins. Catalina also has a tighter security system, which makes it more difficult to install software or apps from unregistered developers,. Download macOS Catalina for an all‑new entertainment experience. Your music, TV shows, movies, podcasts, and audiobooks will transfer automatically to the Apple Music, Apple TV, Apple Podcasts, and Apple Books apps where you’ll still have access to your favorite iTunes features, including purchases, rentals, and imports.
Apple are getting ready to release their latest version of macOS: 10.15 Catalina.
This Catalina update introduces a wealth of new and exciting features to the platform, however it also presents several large issues for users who record and produce music on their Mac.
General Consensus is to DEFINITELY NOT update to macOS 10.15 Catalina – that is, if you value the opinion of plugin and hardware developers like IK Multimedia, Blue Cat Audio, iZotope, Slate Digital, Native Instruments, ROLI and more.
In this video, I explain why GarageBand Users should hold off updating to macOS Catalina.
For full performance and compatibility, at the time of this writing; 30th of May, 2020; Kuassa still does not recommend updating your perfectly working production machine to macOS Catalina. There are reports about undetected plug-ins, or detected but cannot be loaded on the DAW; especially in AU format for Garageband or Logic Pro X. But on our Mac units, all current Kuassa plug-ins run flawlessly on Catalina in all formats; Audio Unit, VST, VST3, and AAX.
(on our machine, all Kuassa plug-ins works perfectly)
Download kmsauto net 2014 v116zip. In case you have upgraded to Catalina and find your plug-ins missing, or if you already have Catalina and just installed Kuassa plug-ins but couldn’t find it inside your DAW; here are some instructions to follow. This guide is also applicable for those who experienced Audio Unit issues on Garageband and Logic Pro X in previous versions of macOS.
INSTALLATION
SECURITY PREFERENCES
TERMINAL COMMAND
However, there is still a problem where some AU plugins are still not recognized by the system. In most cases, either restarting or logging out and back should fix this issue. But assuming it’s still not loaded, you can use the Terminal to ‘force’ macOS to detect the plug-in.
REBUILD AUDIO UNIT DATABASE
This last step could take longer to execute and finish since this might make macOS show the dialog boxes and questions from the above steps. I suggest doing this in your time off, not in the middle of a working session.
TIP: If the userLibrary folder is hidden on your macOS, you can access it with these steps: