Hint Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Hi all. Logic 10.4.8 Mojave Late 2015 iMac I've had this issue for well over a year, so I guess it's time to finally try and squash it. I work with the same screensets that I have used for years. Screenset 1 is the main arrange page, zoomed out, with 2 plug in windows open: - The Level Meter, in slot 1 of the [Output 1-2] Channel - The Multimeter in slot 10 of the [Output 1-2] Channel So when I hit [1] on my keypad, the arrange page opens up, with these 2 plugin windows open along the bottom of the page. At some point, the Level Meter plugin started opening up blank. i.e. a black box with the standard AU window buttons, but no plug in controls or display. - If I close the plug in window, and click to re-open it in the channel strip, it remains blank - If I expand or minimize the interface, it remains blank Some progress... - If I expand the interface, and select "Horizontal" (or "Vertical" - i.e. the opposite of whatever is currently displayed) in the display preferences, it reappears - If I close the LevelMeter, the move it to a different plugin slot, the reopen it, the interface shows as expected - But in both these cases, if I then switch to a different screenset, then back to screenset [1], the interface returns to a blank box What might be causing this behaviour with Logic's inbuilt meter plugin? Any clues? Short of a complete wipe and re-install of Logic, is there anything I can try? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Is the link mode pink button (top right) turned on for that plug-in window? Try turning it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hint Posted June 29, 2020 Author Share Posted June 29, 2020 Is the link mode pink button (top right) turned on for that plug-in window? Try turning it off. Thanks for the quick response! Nope - link is not on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 select "Horizontal" (or "Vertical" - i.e. the opposite of whatever is currently displayed) in the display preferences Which preference is that exactly? Where do you find that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hint Posted June 29, 2020 Author Share Posted June 29, 2020 select "Horizontal" (or "Vertical" - i.e. the opposite of whatever is currently displayed) in the display preferences Which preference is that exactly? Where do you find that? I click the little oblong in the top right of the LevelMeter AU container. There is a drop down menu with Controls / Horizontal / Vertical options as well as display size preferences. As described, changing any of these causes the interface to display. But moving to a different screenset, then back to the original brings up a blank AU container again. It doesn't matter if I try and Unlock / Relock screenset [1] either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Oh ok I understand. What if you keep the plug-in headers open in your screenset? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hint Posted June 29, 2020 Author Share Posted June 29, 2020 (edited) Oh ok I understand. What if you keep the plug-in headers open in your screenset? Hmmm... that seems to keep the display showing between screenset switches. Thanks. Expanded like that it does mean the plugin window is about 40% redundant though! So is this a bug with the "Show / Hide Window Header" options in LevelMeter? MultiMeter doesn't exhibit the same behaviour. Peculiar! Edited June 29, 2020 by Hint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 It looks like some kind of bug yes, do you experience the bug whether you save the screenset with the plug-in in vertical or horizontal mode? What if you lock or unlock the screenset, any difference? Just suggesting potential workarounds but this does seem to be a bug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hint Posted June 29, 2020 Author Share Posted June 29, 2020 Horizontal / Vertical makes no difference. Unlocking the screenset and jumping back and forth between different screensets makes no difference. If the window header is hidden, the container shows up blank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Ok so well at least you have a workaround but unfortunately it takes up 40% of your screen real estate. Oh and what if you toggle the plug-in windows off and on using the V key? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hint Posted June 29, 2020 Author Share Posted June 29, 2020 If the display is blank, toggling all AU windows with V doesn't make a difference. Thanks for your help David. I'll report it as a bug. Vertically, the full Au container isn't as obnoxious as the horizontal version, so I'll leave it open and expanded vertically from now on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Great. And you're welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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