Updated to OS 13.3.1 and now Final Cut Pro (10.6.5) won't open ?

@Cat Songs - Can you rename /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/ to something like Components.ignore instead of trashing all your AUs? This might be a workaround to quickly enable and disable plugins for your urgent video project until Apple releases a fix for FCP or macOS.

I only have two plugins in /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components and when I renamed it to Components.ignore and launched FCP, they were of course unavailable. I quit FCP, renamed it back to Components, relaunched FCP and they appeared as normal. If you also have plugins in ~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components (I don't) you might have to rename that one too.

Same issue. I posted separately.

My only solution: trash ALL my audio units.

The "offending" AUs were from... Native Instruments... iZotope... small fry in the audio plugin and VST universe...

Of course, now my MacBook Pro digital audio studio is shot. (Thank goodness I have a Mac Pro in my non-mobile studio.)

I am shocked at the lack of due diligence before 13.3.1 was released.

I am shocked that a VIDEO application is structured such that AUDIO plugins and VST determine whether it will open or not, with no ability to bypass items I NEVER USE when video editing.

And Apple — know that I al a long-term Apple user and enthusiast — is a "leading technology company" emptying the best and the brightest in the field?

Sorry, but 13.3.1 wrecked my video-editing evening... and will greatly inconvenience getting my portable audio studio up and rolling again...

Will I have to trash all my AUs again when I have an urgent video project?

Thank you very much Sudhie. This helps a lot. The problem apparently did not occur in 13.3. The current OS 13.3.1 is a security release that I don't believe went through the beta program so never became available to developers.

Aloha e terryb,

GREAT suggestion. I wish I'd thought of that.

Alas, I had an urgent video project due.

When AU after AU prevented FCP from opening, I just trashed everything AU and got on with my video work.

Annoying, yes, but the video projects came before the audio projects!

Mahalo!

Cat

Aloha e Sudhie,

I explored that... I think, like you, reverting to an earlier OS 13 version necessitated wiping my hard drive (after backing up).

I had an urgent video project due and didn't have time to do that!

Cat

Aloha e Tom,

When every deleted AU preventing FCP from opening just popped up another AU that wouldn't open...

... I just trashed the lot. (See below/above for reasons.)

It seemed as if FCP was going to find something to prevent it from opening. Drastic measures were required with an urgent video project due (for which I didn't need my Logic Pro audio units).

Cheers,

Cat

Which Native Instruments exactly?

Not really, but you might be able to install a previous OS using a boot installer on another drive and use that as your system.