Howdy folks,

I recently downloaded Nebula 4.5 and installed some sweet external libraries (Cupwise, TimP) the plugin validates as it should in Logic Pro X 11.2.2 (Sequoia 15.6 ), but the settings panel is invisible when opening the plugin it vanishes and shows all black instead.

I tried to run N4 in DDMF metaplugin as a countermeasure (au, vst and vst3), but the same GUI bug happens
All GUI options are still clickable, but there's no visual GUI

Has anyone else experienced this on Mac and is there a fix?
Should I reinstall, I just don't want to mess up the installation of the external libraries and validation of the component in logic

Spoiler: The Problem

Native Logic Pro N4:

Metaplugin N4

What it's meant to be

 

Hello @deezballs, please read this: Fixing N4 black empty window https://acusticaudio.freshdesk.com/...cles/35000170981-fixing-n4-black-empty-window

 

Thanks for the reply, I checked the N4.xml and the path is correct as shown in the link. I then tried deleted the generated N4.settings file in "/Library/Audio/Presets/AcusticaAudio/Nebula4/" and reopening Logic to no avail.

I'm using the most recent release posted on Audioz - not installed from Acusticas desktop application.

It's like a semi GUI bug idk, when opening the plugin it displays correctly for a split second then disappears. The plugin is still usable by clicking where the panel is meant to be (the external libraries sound so good rn I don't want to buy a preamp again - I sold my 500 series Neves this year) but I just want to know I'm not the only Mac user who's noticed this slight GUI bug

Bear in mind I'm a first time user, if this is how it works normally please report and ban me

 

Last edited: Aug 18, 2025 at 12:12 PM

Acustica Nebula problem only half the GUI showing up ?
https://audiosex.pro/threads/acustica-nebula-problem-only-half-the-gui-showing-up.78616

A User wrote: The Acustica Technical Support helped me to fix the the issue suggesting me to reinstall the Acustica Framework.

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Reinstall the Acustica Framework Properly
- A clean framework install can often clear up GUI failures:

How to reinstall the Acustica Audio framework
https://acusticaudio.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/35000104338/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

 

Last edited: Aug 18, 2025 at 1:34 PM

Fire boss. Alright, I'll try to reinstall the most recent nebula framework from Audioz, and then the Acustica app if it doesn't work. I'll let you know how it goes ;)

 

I tried to reinstall, but it didn't fix the issue

I did find someone else with the same issue from last year
https://audiosex.pro/threads/acustica-audio-installation-help-for-mac-users.73143/page-3

So I think it has to do with an update on Acustica's side. When installing the Audioz Nebula framework, an instruction step was to make an "Acustica" Folder to save GUI resize changes, but nothing seems to add to the folder, so resizing Nebula 4 isn't even possible in Logic Pro.

I'll leave it for now, the plugin is still useable 2 years later and that's what matters most.