Accessing AU plugin files on iOS
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The internal file storage of an iOS app is easily accessed using the Files system app.
However, the AU plugin has a separate storage that is not directly accessible.
Below, we'll look at some typical file copying scenarios between the plugin and the standalone version for apps such as Fractal Bits, Relic Waves, Relic Flow, and Low Poly Synth.
(the menu items may differ slightly in other programs, but the approach is roughly the same)
Standalone - the standalone version of the application.
AU - AUv3 plugin.
To open the app menu, click the button with three dots.
From AU to Standalone
How to transfer a preset (code) from AU to Standalone?
- Open AU.
- AU: Menu -> Export / Import -> Copy as Text.
- Open Standalone.
- Standalone: Menu -> Export / Import -> Paste from Text.
How to transfer a file from AU to standalone or to the storage of any other app?
- Open AU.
- AU: Save the file(s) to your local storage, for example, via Export to WAV(s).
- AU: Menu -> Export / Import -> System Export -> Select a previously saved file -> Specify a folder in any other application to which the selected file will be copied.
How to open a file from AU in any other app?
(this scenario is similar to the previous one, but here the file is not saved to the destination, but immediately opened for editing/listening)
- Open AU.
- AU: Save the file(s) to your local storage, for example, via Export to WAV(s).
- AU: Menu -> Export / Import -> Open in ... -> Select a previously saved file -> Select the application in which to open the selected file.
From Standalone to AU
How to transfer a preset (code) from Standalone to AU?
- Open Standalone.
- Standalone: Menu -> Export / Import -> Copy as Text.
- Open AU.
- AU: Menu -> Export / Import -> Paste from Text.
How to transfer a file from Standalone to AU?
- Open AU.
- AU: Menu -> Export / Import -> Wi-Fi Export/Import -> remember the address that appears on the screen.
- Open a web browser on the same device and enter the address from the previous step.
- Next, you can upload any files from standalone to AU storage.
How to open a file from Standalone in AU (without saving)?
- Open AU.
- AU: Menu -> Export / Import -> System Import -> Find standalone in the list and select the file from its folder. The file will then open in AU.
Sharing between AU and another device
How to transfer files between AU and another device (PC or phone/tablet)?
- Open AU.
- AU: Save the file(s) to your local storage, for example, using Export to WAV(s).
- AU: Menu -> Export / Import -> Wi-Fi Export/Import -> remember the address that appears on the screen.
- Open a web browser on another device and enter the address from the previous step.