killall -9 AudioComponentRegistrar
This link says discontinued, there may be other links where it's still available buried somewhere in this or another thread.Ice9 Automute by Cerberus Audio should be helpful for muting over 0dbfs
killall -9 AudioComponentRegistrar
Just curious, will this plugin work in the latest versions of Mac OS, which now require all plugins to be 64bit?Here ya go: https://www.logicprohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=145531&hilit=ice9#p757888
Note: The AU version of this plugin requires a reboot before LogicPro will see it. This is true of many plugins ever since Apple updated something in MacOS... Alternatively you can use the following terminal command to avoid having to reboot.
Code:killall -9 AudioComponentRegistrar
Okay, perfect. As long as it's 64bit and works in Catalina, I'm satisfied it'll work in later versions. Thanks so much for posting the link to it!the plugin is 64bit. I can't speak for the latest version of MacOS because I'm on Catalina.
Auto level scares me—how can you trust what you’re hearing?I have this happen more times than I can count, luckily never wearing headphones. And apparently my Adam speakers have some sort of protection built in thankfully. But each time, my head snaps back so fast I feel like I've had whip lash.
The issue is definitely in the software, Logic for me. So adding another monitor controller after wouldn't make any difference since my RME UFX's volume control is still fully functional.
I am using USB to connect and might should consider getting a Thunderbolt to Firewire converter and trying that. I don't seem to remember it happening when I used to use Firewire, but that was a long time and several Logic updates ago.
Ice 9 AU doesn't work and as I mentioned, it's the entire Logic output that freezes at full blast, so I don't think anything in the DAW will help. I have to reset the audio driver in Logic or power cycle the UFX interface to make the audio blast stop.
But I think I at least found a safety net for anyone using RME interfaces and Totalmix. There's an Output Protector preset for the Auto Level that you can recall in the dynamics effect on the Main Out. The problem is that it has a 3db minimum setting for the headroom. My Software Playback audio channel in Totalmix is usually set to 0db. When using a limiter on a mix, I'm hitting .02 peak so the Auto Level is kicking in and can be heard, which I don't want.
The work around I found is to set the software playback channel to -3.1 dB. Now the software playback won't trigger the Auto Level normally but it will if Logic explodes. There's no latency and since it's below the 3db headroom threshold, there's no sound difference. I hope this helps anyone else but especially me and my tattered nerves.
Here are the settings: engage Auto Level and turn everything to the left, lowest value. Set software playback channel to -3.1
You can tell when Auto Level is working by seeing the gain reduction in the fader metering.Auto level scares me—how can you trust what you’re hearing?
I’d use the Dynamics Preset settings for this, and disable the Auto Level.
::edit:: or the 'Output Protector' Factory Preset, which *does* use Auto Level—that's likely okay, too.
I finally bought a separate analogue monitor controller with headphone amp built in, and now I run my UA interface into that to control the volume. No more walking on eggshells every time I boot logic up
The behringer monitor 2 usb. Brilliant unit, although a bit bigger than I would have liked.Which one did you go with? I looked through a few of the entry level ones but it didn’t appear like they had headphone jack.
Thank you!The behringer monitor 2 usb. Brilliant unit, although a bit bigger than I would have liked.