Discover Audio Unit plugins
Learn how to take your sonic horizons to the next level by downloading and installing third-party plugins
Once you master using native plugins within GarageBand, you realise the deeper power the software has. It’s possibly when most move into ‘expert’ territory and start to look outside the box for wider possibilities. The great thing is that GarageBand is expandable by installing third-party AU plugins. AU stands for Audio Unit and can be considered the Mac equivalent of the VST plugins on Windows platforms. Other developers such as iZotope or Native Instruments, for example, produce compatible AU plugins that are often free to download.Here we’re going to demonstrate the principle by using iZotope’s Vocal Doubler on a project track. Free to obtain and install, use it as inspiration to find and add your own the same way!