None of those are the correct place to put Nyquist plugins, except for /Applications/Audacity/Plug-ins, assuming that is what you meant to write.
It is best to write our paths fully and carefully, without abbreviations, to save confusion.
Gale
sorry correction to my spelling. They are located in applications/audacity/plug-ins. Then additionally I copied them to the user and system libs in audio/plugins. I thought I saw by default they are listed as applications/audacity/nyquist, when I unzipped the nightly build? I could swear they were outside the applications/audacity/plug-ins folder out of the zip file. In any case they are copied to the correct directories and everything else is just overkill and reaching to see why they arent working anymore. I did try the xattribute terminal solution proposed and after reboot, running add/remove effects and enabling them, they are still not showing up as enabled or listing in the effects menu at all. Running add/remove effects again shows them as still with “new” status.
We have indicated that Nyquist plugins are not to be installed in Library folders. Remove them from there.
Perhaps you should check that you ran the xattributes command correctly:
xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Audacity/
Reboot after running the command.
Also it would probably be a good idea to quit Audacity, delete the file ~/Library/Application Support/audacity/pluginregistry.cfg then start over enabling the effects in Plug-in Manager.
You can also right-click or CTRL-click > Get Info over any plugin to see the permissions that different users have on the file.
Gale
I am also having trouble getting the nyquist effects to load. I upgraded to 2.1.2 (via .dmg); I also just upgraded my system to Sierra 10.12.1. I reinstalled audacity after updating the system. I’ve restarted my machine in between each system and program install
I have copied the nyquest effects files into the plug-ins directory; they do not appear in the effects dropdown, nor do they appear in the list under “add/remove plug-ins”. the only nyquist-related entry in that list I see is an un-named, disabled line with the path nyquest prompt–it will not let me enable it. I have tried the terminal command given on page one of this thread, and also opening via Show Package Contents.
I am attaching the log file, second line seems ominous:
19:57:34: Audacity 2.1.2
19:57:34: Warning: Critical Nyquist files could not be found. Nyquist effects will not work.
log.txt (2.23 KB)
It looks like you may be trying to run Audacity directly from the DMG. That won’t work properly.
Ensure that you have fully installed Audacity following these instructions: Audacity ® | Download for Mac OS
When the installation is complete, eject the DMG “disk”.
after installation as per the instructions, i ejected the DMG and start the app by double-clicking the “audacity.app” file. i’ve also opened via terminal as per other instructions (control-click on .app, select Show Package Contents, go to Contents, then MacOS, then double-click the Audacity executable to open in Terminal). same results via either method.
Are you still getting “Warning: Critical Nyquist files could not be found. Nyquist effects will not work.” near the top of the log (for all methods of launching)?
yes. i installed FFMP and LAME, which cleared many of the other log errors I was getting earlier (see attached), but still have the Nyquist files not found error.
log2.txt (1.42 KB)
Make sure at Audacity > Preferences…, Effects section that the “Nyquist” box is checked (ticked).
Then open a terminal and type
sudo xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Audacity/
The Terminal will ask for the admin password. Type it in and hit ENTER on your keyboard. You won’t see the password as you type it, for security reasons.
Then reboot and try again.
Gale
Gale – yes, under Preferences/Effects the box for “Nyquist” is checked. And as previously stated, I have run the sudo command multiple times, and rebooted before and after. Still no luck.
Sorry, well does disabling Gatekeeper help while you want to use Audacity?
sudo spctl --master-disable
Are the Nyquist plugins (NY files) inside the /Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/ folder? Nyquist plugins are not seen if they are in a folder inside /Applications/Audacity/plug-ins/.
You can also try this build gaclrecords.org.uk. Just let the Mac extract the files from the ZIP. Make sure you have quit (not just closed) 2.1.2, delete the folder ~/Library/Application Support/audacity/ , then try executing Audacity.app from the folder extracted from the ZIP.
When you want to re-enable Gatekeeper:
sudo spctl --master-enable
Gale
I’m still having exact same and similar issues, will be trying the above post to see if that is the prlem. I deleted the pluginregistry.cfg, got the same results, the steve daulton Nyquist plugins showed up as “new” in add/remove effects but are not getting enabled, nor showing in effect menu. One thing I did notice is that something is renaming the Nyquist files from example: clipfix.ny to clipfix.ny.txt
Why the added .txt on those files?
IIRC, that is a part of GateKeeper that renames potentially harmful scripts. It shouldn’t recognize Nyquist scripts, though.
Lemme check…
Checking to see if any updates on this issue. Have done all of the above, yet still cannot get the Steve Daulton Nyquist plug-ins to show up. Running Add/Remove effects does not list them at all and there are no Daulton plugins showing up in effects menus. All other effects are discovered and working but only the Daulton ones not being discovered/working. The terminal cmds for Gatekeeper were executed to no apparent effect, deleting the plugin.cfg and rebooting didn’t help, manually deleting all the .ny files and any .ny.txt files found and copying new ones back didn’t do it, deleting the Application Support\Audacity Folders didn’t, trying the above listed 2.1.3 beta and later beta versions hasn’t worked. Deleted all previous versions of Audacity, and reinstalling hasn’t worked either. Can’t seem to figure out why these specific plugins only not working.
If you have Generate > Pluck… but not Steve’s effects then it is a problem specific to your machine. Perhaps you should re-download the Steve plugins you require, if they are not already included in Audacity.
Exactly what version of macOS are you running now?
There is no 2.1.3 beta made by us. There is 2.1.3-alpha.
You will need to undo that renaming if you want the plugin to appear in Audacity.
Gale
sorry meant to say 2.1.3 alpha. Builds being obtained from http://www.audacity.homerow.net/index.php?dir=mac/&sort=m_time&sort_mode=d
I will need to check when I get home regarding the Pluck effect, if is there or not. For certain am missing all of these listed in the screenshot attachment under Steve Daulton. shot is from windows computer showing effects grouped by publisher with max display of 50. The files can be found in the correct directories per above posts on the Mac, but running add/remove effects does not discover them. So seems to be specific to just this group of plugins. I have tried manually downloading the Steve Daulton plugins, and deleting and replacing them, but to no affect.
Most of the Steve plugins you show are actually shipped with Audacity.
As above, ensure the files end in .ny extension.
As always, do not run Audacity from the DMG installer.
If you are on Sierra 10.12.1 or later, run the following in the Terminal:
sudo xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Audacity/
Gale
I’m on El Capitan. I had been thinking that these were shipped with Audacity. So that would mean that they shouldn’t have to be enabled by add/remove effects then correct? That they should be showing up by default?
I have usually been installing by unzipping the zipped version, but have tried installing via DMG as well. I don’t run from the DMG either. This actually started when updated from 2.1.1 to 2.1.2, previously used these plugins quite frequently, but they just vanished sometime around the 2.12 upgrade and since then cannot get them back either by reinstalling 2.1.2 or any of the alpha/nightly builds. I had kept 2.1.1 and zipped it up on external drive, and to test I recently unzipped and launched it and these plugins are present and visible on that version. So am really confused as to what happened to affect just these particular ones. I’m almost certain that all other Nyquist plugins are working in 2.1.2 and above, which makes it even more confusing to me.
The effects shipped with 2.1.2 are listed in the Manual:
Index of Effects, Generators, Analyzers and Tools - Audacity Manual. Classic Filters mentioned there has to be enabled with Add / Remove Plugins, even though shipped. All other effects not listed there have to be enabled with Add / Remove Plugins.
If you delete pluginsregistry.cfg you will be left with the shipped effects minus Classic Filters, which will have to be re-enabled.
If you have been editing the Steve plugins, you may have corrupted them.
Be sure the file names of all the Steve plugins end in “.ny” (without quotes).
Be sure you unzipped the extra Steve plugins that are not shipped with Audacity.
If you are still stuck, delete pluginregistry.cfg and audacity.cfg from ~/Library/Application Support/audacity/.
Get the latest 2.1.3-alpha build from the top of http://www.audacity.homerow.net/index.php?dir=mac/. This is an all-in-one app, with no “Audacity” folder. The shipped plugins are now inside the bundle (right-click or CTRL-click then “Show Package Contents”). But for now, simply launch 2.1.3-alpha and see if you can see the shipped Steve effects in the Effect Menu.
The Effect menu will be all one long menu because you deleted audacity.cfg. Don’t group the menu by author. Don’t add any non-shipped Steve plugins. Let’s see first if you can see and use the shipped plugins you want.
Gale
The third option just worked for me on a fresh re-install of 2.1.2 - Macbook Pro cleaned of Audacitys prior to install
Sierra was upgraded from El Capitan and later updated by Apple to 10.12.2
First two workarounds didn’t work …
Peter