Yeah, Im gonna go with the AAX is too new for AU12.5 but R2Rs version isnt or its been modified to work with 12.5.

 

The Pro version is available via "Friendly Sites" link.
I'll PM with a link.

EDIT: Of course, as you speculate, it seems unlikely that your problem is the old install, but it is a good tool , especially for those things you'd like to try but want to fully clean up if you decide against it.

 

Last edited: Jul 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM

does it open in any other DAW like Reaper?
that way you can rule out problem being specific plugin type/rescan or more broad issue, maybe with iLok licensing?

 

most people never bother to actually use Patchwork. they use it for loading plugins and testing, but PT users almost always say it "slows down their workflow". This kind of thing is a result of using Protools and "sister site versions" of plugins. If something works, then great; and if not, you already know why.

If you are almost always using Patchwork for one plugin, you can just load that plugin and save it as your user default; so that every time you open patchwork it has that plugin immediately loaded.

Depending on the changes with the individual plugin, per the changelog; I would just feel better about paying for something i'm using and supporting the developer. For about 30 seconds at least, and then I would reinstall the R2R version anyway.

I mentioned this earlier because he sounded confused which version Protools was actually trying to load, the old R2R install or the new legit one. The AAX in Protools should show the same version as the legit VST format plugin loaded in another host or Patchwork.