Virtual Instruments Missing

[Rustyrat]

....I have just upgraded my software from PT LE 8 - PT 10.3.5 and although the PT is working great my VI's are missing. I have read other posts on this topic but have had no luck as of yet.

I did a clean uninstall, than ran the download again for PT 10.3.5, than I ran the VI installer but the Vi's are not showing up.

If I go to applications than into my Avid folder I have the VI's all there but when I click on them there is only an exec small program. I thought exec were pc programs, not mac.

Any help would be greatly Appreciated!

[RegenerationMix]

when you installed the VI installation, did you change the install location to a different drive? I just upgraded from 8.0.5 to 10.3.5

I did that and my Pro tools VIs were missing, Pro tools couldnt find them. Run the install and keep the location the system drive.

They should show up.

Chris

[Rustyrat]

Thank you very much for you're reply.

I am quite certain I did this, but I will have another go.
VI's are showing up in Applications along with Pro Tools and Licences but I cant seem to access them. I have done the clean uninstall, and reinstall of PT and VI's many times but nothing seems to work.
This is beyond the scope of my computer literacy. I tried clicking on the little (.big) file; but I am not sure what it is, how to open it, or what to do with it if I did open it.

Any help with this matter would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

[DC-Choppah]

I remember that after I installed some new VIs (Instrument Expansion Pack) I couldn't access them in PT either. Turns out they were in the 'unused plugins' folder for some reason.

I just moved them out of there and they showed up fine.

[Rustyrat]

Please Help!!
I am running PT 10.3.5 and my OS is 10.8.3 Mac.
I have all my downloads in my Avid account.
Pro Tools is running fine but my VI's will are not in PT's.
They are in Applications/Avid/Virtual instruments. However, when I open up Boom,Mini Grand...etc there is a exec grey square installer program that will not open. Probably because it is a PC Windows based program "not" a Mac based program. I am certan I downloaded the correct installer, because I did it a few times. Does anybody have any idea what this type of program is doing in a Mac download???

Avid???

[Paul Sombric]

Originally Posted by Rustyrat

Please Help!!
I am running PT 10.3.5 and my OS is 10.8.3 Mac.
I have all my downloads in my Avid account.
Pro Tools is running fine but my VI's will are not in PT's.
They are in Applications/Avid/Virtual instruments. However, when I open up Boom,Mini Grand...etc there is a exec grey square installer program that will not open. Probably because it is a PC Windows based program "not" a Mac based program. I am certan I downloaded the correct installer, because I did it a few times. Does anybody have any idea what this type of program is doing in a Mac download???

Avid???

Ok so... Their should be a Digidesign folder. Check that. It might be in their.

[Paul Sombric]

Originally Posted by Paul Sombric

Ok so... Their should be a Digidesign folder. Check that. It might be in their.

Question: What are you talking about when you see it is a pc or a mac download? The grey square is the icon: (if that's what you are talking about) you don't need to worry about that. Those are just .big file that open with Pro Tools.

[Paul Sombric]

Originally Posted by Rustyrat

Please Help!!
I am running PT 10.3.5 and my OS is 10.8.3 Mac.
I have all my downloads in my Avid account.
Pro Tools is running fine but my VI's will are not in PT's.
They are in Applications/Avid/Virtual instruments. However, when I open up Boom,Mini Grand...etc there is a exec grey square installer program that will not open. Probably because it is a PC Windows based program "not" a Mac based program. I am certan I downloaded the correct installer, because I did it a few times. Does anybody have any idea what this type of program is doing in a Mac download???

Avid???

Are your icons greyed out? If so then just try to reinstall everything.