Your whole AudioSuite chain. One pass.

A VST3 and AU plugin rack for Pro Tools. Preview and print the whole chain in a single AudioSuite render, instead of one plugin at a time.

The Pro Tools AudioSuite window with RackAudioSuite: the rack bar shows the preset NETTOYAGE SOFT, SAVE and SAVE AS, BYPASS, A and B, four plugins in series (1. RX 10 DE-CLICK, 2. DXREVIVE, 3. PRO-Q 4, 4. ECHOBOY), the plus button, TOUT FERMER (close all), MENU and 100%. — RackAudioSuite in the Pro Tools AudioSuite window

Free download Features Questions

The AudioSuite window with the rack bar narrowed: preset NETTOYAGE SOFT, arrows, SAVE, SAVE AS, BYPASS, A and B, 100%. — Narrower window: preset, A/B, bypass

What it does

A chain of VST3 and AU plugins. Each plugin opens its interface in a pop-up window.
Preview and render the whole chain in one AudioSuite pass. Also works as an insert.
A compact bar: the preset, A/B, bypass and plugin names. The AudioSuite window stays open.
Chain presets, A/B of the whole chain, per-plugin or global bypass, with latency compensation.
A plugin missing on another machine keeps its slot and settings.
AAX, VST3, AU and standalone app. Apple Silicon and Intel.

Limit: The rack cannot load AAX plugins: a plugin sold only as AAX cannot be added to the chain. macOS only.

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Version [x.y.z] · [date] · [size]

macOS [min. version] or later · Pro Tools [min. version] or later

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Installer signed and notarized by Apple. Free, no sign-up.

The plugin is still in development: the download is not open yet.

Questions

Why no AAX plugins in the rack?

Only Avid's software can load AAX plugins. The rack uses the VST3 or AU versions of your plugins, which most developers install alongside AAX.

A plugin doesn't show up in the list?

The rack only lists VST3 and AU plugins. On an Apple Silicon Mac, an Intel-only plugin cannot load. The scan runs separately: a plugin that crashes during the scan is set aside without closing the rack. Update it, then run the scan again.

Do Preview and Render stay visible?

Yes. Pro Tools draws these buttons and the AudioSuite options around the plugin itself. The rack only takes the middle bar.

Where are the files installed?

In the standard macOS folders (/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins and /Library/Application Support/Avid/Audio/Plug-Ins). Presets live in ~/Music/RackAudioSuite/Presets. To uninstall, delete the RackAudioSuite files from these folders.