Acustica Audio Ash Ultra 2023 macOS

Copy all the contents from AU into HD/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/.
Copy all the contents from /R2R/or /R2R/COMMON/ HD/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/.

This will codesign many of therecent acustica...edit the plug names as you need.

for file in /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/*{BLACK,BLONDE,FIRETHEASH,ASH,AQUAMARINE,ARCTIC,BIGCEIL,AZURE,AMETHYST,AMBER}*; do
sudo xattr -cr "${file}"
sudo xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine "${file}"
sudo codesign --force --deep --sign - "${file}"
done

I thought it seemed to be working but im no audio engineer. i saw the files werent there also and then wondered if it was using the same as ASH.

The "common files" are in the respective AU/VST2/VST3 folders.
Just follow the instruction.

Oh boy.. the "common files" are in the respective AU/VST2/VST3 folders.
Just follow the instruction.

I finally found the solution for everyone who's facing this issue.

If you never downloaded any demo version of acustica plugins, you will need the Nebula framework to make the plugins work on your Mac. You can download it here : https://audioz.download/software/245371-download_acustica-audio-framework-2023-macos.html#comment

I've made this installation and know the plugins work well.

If you are struggling with the codesign part, I followed this comment from Cuebby (https://audioz.download/software/245897-download_acustica-audio-midnight-2023-macos.html#comment) :

1. Open a text editor or an IDE such as visual studio code
2. Paste:

#!/bin/bash

# Loop through each file dropped onto the script
for file in "$@"; do
# Clear extended attributes
sudo xattr -cr "$file"

# Remove the com.apple.quarantine attribute
sudo xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine "$file"

# Codesign the file
sudo codesign --force --deep --sign - "$file"
done

2. Save the file with whatever name and the .sh suffix (Ex: codesign_script.sh)
3. Open the terminal, drag and drop the script into it, and now you can drag and drop the
files into the terminal (which will concatenate the file paths to the script), and let it do its thing

Once I've made this, my terminal said "Permission denied" so let's add a few step to make this work, because you need to have execute permission :

a. navigate through your ".sh" text in terminal by tapping "cd " + draging your file
b. paste "chmod +x your_script.sh" in terminal where your_script.sh is the name of your text file

Then, you should codesign easily by just following step 3.

Few other clarifications I would liked to have :

- What files do I need to codesign ? All the files you copy in either VST, AU or VST3 folder (after copying the "COMMON" folder content of "R2R" folder that exists for some plugins.
- When applying codesign with this method, your terminal should write "/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/ASHULTRA x64.component: replacing existing signature"
- When applying codesign, the terminal message "/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/ASHULTRA: bundle format unrecognized, invalid, or unsuitable" is not an issue ! It doesn't mean the patch didn't work.

Hope it helps