This is exactly why I was extremely hesitant to purchase Dorico.
After an update (Dorico + The lame Assistant software) I get the following message when opening Logic.
Does your Logic installation share any sound libraries with Dorico?
That’s because Logic uses the available VSTs that have been installed – including the HALion player.
The message is a standard macOS security dialog, which crops up the first time that any process wants to read files from the Documents folder.
This is not “interference”, and is entirely normal. What about this makes you hesitant?
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This has more to do with MacOS’s granular security features (which are sometimes a giant PITA) than with Dorico or Steinberg software. You’d see this pop up with any other 3rd party plugin or software that wants to access data in a user folder for any reason.
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Are you new to the macOS? The reason I ask is that this is a standard security prompt and Apple has been using it for years. Unless an app or installer is granted permission to access and write to those folders, it is denied.
Documents is the default location for Dorico Projects, BTW, and the Installer needs permission to create that folder.
It has nothing to do with VSTs as they are not normally stored in Documents but other support files might be including Help. Logic Pro uses AUs unless a 3rd party wrapper is allowing the use of VSTs—again, not stored in Documents.
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Logic is probably trying to load the AU version of Halion Sonic and in turn Sonic is probably loading the media bay.
Not in the Documents folder.
The media bay is designed to look in various system locations to find media clips to index. That would normally include the documents folder at least on Windows systems. I’m not saying the media bay or plugin itself is in the documents folder.
Logic is Mac only.
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It works the same on Mac OS.
You are missing the point. This “Dorico problem” doesn’t exist. Apple security is doing its thing and permissions must be granted by the User.
Normally, once granted, the pop-up goes away until another Installer is run and the process begins again.
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I know that. I’m only saying that it works the same on Windows or Mac OS, the only difference is no pop up from OS on windows asking for permission, because Mac OS is granular about security.
Right, I’m not saying otherwise, I know Logic is Mac only.
My point was that if the Steinberg Media bay searches the documents folder on Windows (which I can verify because I use Windows), it almost certainly does on MacOS too as Makumbaria says, which is why it is asking for permissions there. This isn’t indicative of a problem, but is just the way the media bay works. Halion uses the media bay and is available in AU and so it is available in Logic and that’s why this message is getting triggered. But again, as was said, normal and not a problem.
The OP has posted before with related complaints. Software such as Dorico installs multiple AU and VST3 plugins on the system made by Steinberg so that they are available in other applications such as Logic etc. This is normal and expected behaviour when you install plugins, and DAW software that includes plugins, by many vendors. The OP does not like this behaviour and considers it bad that Steinberg installs plugins in system paths such that they can be used by non-Steinberg applications. He seems to want Steinberg to load everything by default in such a way that it doesn’t even show up in Logic. Generally when people get free plugins in one application they are quite happy if those plugins work in others but the OP is not and considers it to be Steinberg doing terrible things to his Logic.
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