Audio Units (AU)
Audio Unit plugins for Logic Pro
Logic Pro and GarageBand load Audio Units only. Every plugin here installs as a native Apple Silicon and Intel AU, so it runs in Logic without Rosetta.
- Low cut110Hz
- De-ess45%
- Comp70%
- Presence+5.0dB
- Air+7.0dB
- Warmth35%
- PolishOff
- Space12%
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Auto set-up- Low cut
- 110Hz
- De-ess
- 45%
- Comp
- 70%
Clean-up
Listen sets theseColor & space
Tone
Output
Polish
The finishThe real plugin engine, running in your browser: same DSP code and presets as the VST3/AU/AAX.
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How to install plugins in Logic Pro
- 1Run the installer with the AU option ticked.
- 2Open Logic Pro. It validates new Audio Units on launch.
- 3If a plugin is missing, open Logic Pro → Settings → Plug-in Manager, select it and click Reset & Rescan Selection.
- 4Load it from a channel strip's Audio FX slot under Audio Units → the brand name.
Where Audio Units (AU) plugins are installed
- macOS
/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components
Questions
Installing and using plugins in Logic Pro.
Does Logic Pro support VST plugins?
No. Logic Pro only loads Audio Units, so make sure the AU component is installed.
Are there free plugins for Logic Pro X?
Yes. Pump, Spread and the Keys electric piano are free and install as native Audio Units, so they run in Logic Pro (Logic Pro X is the older name) on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. Logic also ships with stock plugins, including Channel EQ, Compressor, ChromaVerb and Alchemy. Any free plugin you add must come as an AU.
What are the best vocal plugins for Logic Pro X?
Logic's own Channel EQ, Compressor, DeEsser 2, ChromaVerb and Pitch Correction cover a full vocal chain. For a faster route, Velvet puts low cut, de-esser, compression, presence, air, saturation, doubling and reverb in one AU, and Tune adds real-time pitch correction with in-key harmonies. Both load in an Audio FX slot on the vocal channel strip.
Is there a saturation plugin in Logic Pro?
Yes. Logic Pro 11 added ChromaGlow, a saturation plugin with several analog-style models, and Logic has long included Overdrive, Distortion, Phat FX and Bitcrusher. Heat adds tape, tube, transistor, fuzz and rectify modes, a soft clipper and level-matched drive, and it loads as a native AU in any Audio FX slot.