Apple Logic Express 8 - Manual (Page 263)

Chapter 10 Working With Instruments and Effects 263
Loading Presets
Many plug-ins from other manufacturers use a proprietary storage format for their
presets (the equivalent of Logic Express plug-in settings).
In most cases, a separate Preset (or similarly named) menu will be available in the plug-
in interface. Once loaded, you can save any of these presets as a Logic Express setting.
In all cases, the global Compare, Copy, and Paste options of the plug-in window header
will work as they do with the native plug-ins of Logic Express.
Working With the Audio Units Manager
Logic Express uses the Apple AU Validation Tool to ensure that only plug-ins which fully
comply with the Audio Unit specification are used in Logic Express. This minimizes
problems that may be caused by third-party Audio Unit plug-ins.
The validation process takes place automatically when:
 Logic Express is first opened.
 An updated version of Logic Express is installed.
 You install new Audio Unit plug-ins, or update existing ones.
You can see the results of the validation scan (for all Audio Unit and “wrapped” VST
plug-ins) in the Audio Units Manager.
To open the Audio Units Manager:
m Choose Logic Express > Preferences > Audio Units Manager in the main menu bar (or
use the Start Audio Units Manager key command).
The results of the test are shown in the Compatibility column.