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GROUP: Effects (VST and Audio Units)

• (Windows)
  • Betabugs PhaseBug and PhaseBug Mono hang the Add/Remove Plug-ins dialogue on high CPU usage after Enable and OK. Try Audiocation Phase instead, or use Audacity 2.0.6 from http://gaclrecords.org.uk/legacy/ if you need to use these Betabugs plugins.
  • DFX Geometer from http://destroyfx.smartelectronix.com/ may crash Audacity when loading the effect from the Effect Menu. This usually happens only once or twice when the effect is first loaded in the operating system session. Once the effect is open in Audacity it should work properly.
  • DISTRHO Mini Series VST's from http://distrho.sourceforge.net/plugins.php crash Audacity in graphic mode but will run in text mode (open the Effects Preferences and uncheck "Display VST effects in graphical mode").
  • MDA Tracker may crash if the effect is applied while playing audio or if stopping and starting playback.
  • ReaPlugs plugins do not see user presets which were saved in Audacity 2.1.0 or 2.1.1.
    • You must restart playback to hear the result of enabling or disabling ReaEQ tabs. "Enable" or "Active" checkboxes work correctly while playing in other ReaPlug effects.
  • SimulAnalog Guitar suite plugins may crash Audacity at the default Buffer Size of 8192. For the most stable results, use the Manage button in the effect, then Options... and change Buffer Size to 8000. If crashes persist, use the effect by just applying it, without playing audio while the effect is open.
  • Waves v5 may cause Audacity to hang if you select it in the "Register Effects" dialog then click OK.
• (OS X)
  • The following plug-ins may cause Audacity to crash if they are used after starting Audacity.
    • AUNBandEQ
    • AURoundTripAAC from "Apple audio mastering tools" (this requires OS X 10.6 or later so may crash on 10.4 or 10.5).
    • Blue Cat FreqAnalyst (real time)
    • Endless Series AU
    • Digitech RP250 (effects pedal)
    • Native Instruments B4 and Native Instruments Guitar Rig v3 and v4 (v5 does not have this issue)
    • PredatorFX
    • Waves Version 7 and 8 AU: These effects may crash Audacity on quit, after project data has been saved. Waves Version 9 AU should now work correctly.

Workaround: If Audio Units are not needed in Audacity, restart Audacity then open Audacity > Preferences... and choose "Effect". Under "Enable Effects", uncheck "Audio Unit", snd press OK. If Audacity won't launch you can instead add lines:

[AudioUnit] Enable=0

to the audacity.cfg settings file. Alternatively, look in the Mac Crash Report for the AU plug-in that crashed, move it from <Your Home>/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components or /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components then restart Audacity.

• AUPeakLimiter when opened only shows its title bar or shows a visually corrupted title bar containing black pieces from the interface. To correct the interface it may be possible to click on the plugin controls or to click the Apply button then undo the effect.