Can't Hear Logic Internal Sound Banks Options

[pwpi]

Hello, My first post here, hopefully the beginning of many more.

I've just installed Logic Pro and have a couple of issues:

I can't seem to get any sound from Logic's stock instruments. My midi in/out is active in the right side of the transport window but the selected track (let's say for argument purposes "grand piano") can't be heard. I see the midi signals being sent in the console section (little green light flashing when I press a key on my midi controller) but no sound from the actual instrument.

The loops can be heard and manipulated no problems.
I can import audio files no problem and hear them. (aif, wave, etc.)

I suspect I'm doing something wrong or not enabling a switch/button or whatever so that I can hear the sound.


Also . . . none of my VST Plug-ins are showing up. (Absynth, Vanguard, Arp 2600, Reason, etc.) They are all located in User Library/Audio/Plugins/VST

Any help with these matters would be graciously appreciated.

Thanks so much in advance for reading this post.

PW