macOS Big Sur and Apple silicon compatibility

[Poke In The Ear]

Running a Series on my M1 Mini, Big Sur, and getting Apps and Plugins up and running over at the Blerg. Start here for the beginning: https://pokeintheear.com/2020/11/18/tnss-arrival/ This thread is mentioned for keeping up with the latest.

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Running a Series on my M1 Mini, Big Sur, and getting Apps and Plugins up and running over at the Blerg. Start here for the beginning: https://pokeintheear.com/2020/11/18/tnss-arrival/ This thread is mentioned for keeping up with the latest.

Thank you, and thanks for the heads up!

My M1 Mac mini is on the way from B&H. I saved some money on the full spec model at the expense of any kind of ETA. Fingers crossed.

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Iced Audio

https://twitter.com/iced_audio/

AudioFinder 6.0.2 is updated and tested for macOS Big Sur! We won't hold you back from updating your OS! And as is our policy, that's a free update. Always free updates. About 20 years of free updates so far! Any other music software doing that for you? icedaudio.com

AudioCortex with native M1 support will soon be on the App Store as a stand alone

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Focusrite

https://focusritepro.zendesk.com/hc/en- ... ed-systems

All current hardware is compatible with Big Sur. Older hardware and the Scarlett and Midnight plugin suites, all of which have reached EOL and are no longer supported on any platform, are not compatible.

https://focusritepro.zendesk.com/hc/en- ... ed-systems

Focusrite Pro product compatibility with macOS 11 "Big Sur" on Apple Silicon-based systems

At time of writing Focusrite Pro products are not supported on Apple Silicon-based Mac systems as we are aware of some issues.

Once we have completed verification of the compatibility status of our current products we will update this article, until then we would recommend against relying on using such a system in conjunction with your Focusrite Pro product.

https://support.focusrite.com/hc/en-gb/ ... ed-systems

Focusrite product compatibility with macOS 11 "Big Sur" on Apple Silicon-based systems

Works with Big Sur on Apple Silicon? YES*

The Scarlett 3rd Gen range is class compliant and can presently be used with Apple Silicon systems as audio devices.

*However we’re aware of compatibility issues with Focusrite Control. We are investigating these issues and hope to provide a status update in the near future, though we can’t give an exact date for that just yet.

The Scarlett 2i2 interface appears to be working fine via USB class compliant (native built-in) driver. If you need something to get you up and running immediately, this may hold you over. You just won't have access to their Focusrite Control software for a bit.

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Novation

https://support.novationmusic.com/hc/en ... 16299-OS-X

Modern Novation hardware is Big Sur compatible. Software products AutoMap, B-Station, and V-Station are not compatible. Check the link for specific product details.

Novation product compatibility with Big Sur on Apple Silicon

At time of writing Novation products are not supported on Apple Silicon-based Mac systems as we are aware of some issues.

Once we have completed verification of the compatibility status of our current products we will update this article, until then we would recommend against relying on using such a system in conjunction with your Novation product.

As with Focusrite, however, (many of?) their MIDI/USB controllers are class compliant and should just work, at least with basic functionality.

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Sonic Charge

https://soniccharge.com/forum/1

We've tested [our plugins] on Big Sur on our ARM Mac. We did not find any issues.

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Boz Digital Labs

https://www.facebook.com/BozDigitalLabs ... 8184933692

Testing El Clapo on the M1. Seems to be working flawlessly.

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AudioThing

https://www.facebook.com/AudioThing/pos ... 5704963789

Wires Update v1.1 ! New features, new controls, Big Sur / Universal Binary Support, and more!

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More to follow...

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Solid State Logic (SSL)

https://solidstatelogic.zendesk.com/hc/ ... L-Products

Our teams are working hard to ensure compatibility of all our products on the recently released macOS Big Sur. This FAQ will be updated with the latest information as and when we have it - so please keep checking back.

SSL Native Plug-ins (AAX, AU, VST3/VST)

Big Sur on Intel Macs - not yet validated. Do not update - support coming soon.

Big Sur on Apple M1 Macs - not yet validated. Do not update - support coming soon.

https://solidstatelogic.zendesk.com/hc/ ... patibility

SSL 2 / 2+ are class compliant and work directly with macOS. There is no macOS driver.

• macOS 11, 10.15, 10.14, 10.13, 10.12, & 10.11 are tested and supported.

See the links above for other SSL software/hardware lines.

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Fuse Audio Labs

https://fuseaudiolabs.com/#/posts/2020- ... 2_2-update

FREE UPDATE: All our plugins have been updated to add native support for the new Apple Silicon platform in AU, VST2 and VST3. Pro Tools does not run natively on M1 machines, so AAX support is currently only available on Intel equipped Macs or through Big Sur's Intel emulation layer (Rosetta). We'll release another update here as soon as Avid provides a compatible version of their AAX SDK.

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Audinate

https://www.audinate.com/learning/faqs/ ... ers?lang=z

As of this date, we are still finalizing support for Dante applications on Intel based macs running macOS Big Sur. Support for Intel-based Macs running Big Sur is anticipated in early 2021.

We do not recommend installing Dante software (Dante Controller, Dante Virtual Soundcard, Dante Via) on any Macs that use the new M1 ARM SoC. We are working to ensure proper compatibility with these new products, expected later in 2021.

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Symbolic Sound

https://news.symbolicsound.com/2021/01/ ... uary-2021/

• Kyma 7+ is compatible with Apple macOS 11 Big Sur (released November 25, 2020).
• Kyma 7++ is a universal binary and runs on Apple Silicon M1 processor.

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Applied Acoustics Systems (AAS)

macOS Big Sur Compatibility
https://www.applied-acoustics.com/suppo ... atibility/

Following the release of Apple’s macOS Big Sur (11.0), we’ve conducted a series of tests on our current lineup of instruments and we’ve have found no issues with either the standalone applications or the plug-ins.

Apple M1 Compatibility
https://www.applied-acoustics.com/suppo ... atibility/

Following the release of Apple's latest M1-based computers, our preliminary tests shown that our instruments and effect are not currently compatible with this latest generation of chips.

We are currently working on bringing support for Apple M1 chip; free maintenance updates will soon be available.