Copy Logic Pro X plugin chain and paste it into Pro Tools?

Hi @Graham_Archer

To answer your questions...


Is there a method to get a list of the plugins which are on a selected track in Logic?
Yes, a script for getting the names of plugins on a selected track could be written.


Even if you could get that data, would the plugins be exactly the same names as their equivalent AAX counterparts? Or would there be too much plugin manufacturer-specific name conversion from AU to AXX to really be viable?
I believe there would be differences, not just in the name of the plugin, but in the path to open the plugin. And even the existence of the plugin in either Pro Tools or Logic.


Is there a method to load a specific plugin by name in Pro Tools?
Yes, you can create a script to open plugins by name, but it can be quite slow unless you specify an exact path to the plugin.


Obviously, with the two DAWs having differences in their plugins and plugin paths, and after that, the settings for the plugins may not be interchangeable, it would be quite challenging to create a workflow like this.

Can you tell me more about your use case?

Hey @Kitch !

Thanks so much for the answers. I thought this might be tricky and you've confirmed as much.
The use case is a production session for the most part living in either Logic or Ableton and then 'going to mix' and effectively put into Pro Tools whilst trying to retain as much of the flexibility of having the plugins running live for the mix engineer.

In my head there would be a 'copy channel strip from Logic to Pro Tools' script, rather than manually recreating a channel strip and then saving various plugin parameters and recalling them in Pro Tools.

I fully appreciate there are a lot of factors to consider between the various DAWs though and there's not a quick fix here. I think all I really wanted to know is how hard is it and could I potentially code something that does that job - I think at the moment it would be too much of a time suck and I might not be a good enough programer to get to the finish line! Perhaps it's one for the future though.

Thanks so much!

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