Waiting for new Macs? You might mark your calendar for Apple Event, October 18

“Unleashed” is the theme emblazoned on invites to Apple’s next big event. So new Macs – presumably with high-performance Apple Silicon – seem a safe bet. Well, either that or it’s the exciting announcement of iPhones for Dogs.

Now that Ableton Live is Apple Silicon-native, will your plug-ins and tools still work?

Ableton Live 11.1 beta means a native version of the host that can take full advantage of the hardware inside the latest Macs. But what about VST, AU, Max for Live, and other content – especially if it was built for Intel? Here’s what works, what doesn’t, and how to retain compatibility.

Peter Kirn - September 29, 2021

Ableton Live 11.1 in public beta, with new tools and native Apple Silicon support

Ableton Live 11.1 is now available as a public beta free to anyone with a Live 11 license. New in this build – new tools for handling lag and adjusting MIDI and pitch/frequency shifting, plus much-awaited native M1 Apple Silicon support.

Peter Kirn - September 28, 2021

FL Studio 20.8.4 – Apple Silicon, Frequency Shifter, video scrubbing, 3X oscillators

Peter Kirn - September 6, 2021

Roland’s plug-ins are now Apple Silicon native, from 808 to JUPITER-8

Peter Kirn - July 22, 2021

Troikatronix Isadora, essential “creativity server,” is testing native Apple Silicon support

Peter Kirn - July 19, 2021

MOTU’s DP11 is more expressive, controllable, new Mac-ready, adds stuff users wanted

Peter Kirn - July 12, 2021

Bitwig Studio 4: Apple Silicon, new Operators, expression Spread, comping

Peter Kirn - May 27, 2021

Moog’s awesome apps are free right now, for iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Peter Kirn - May 21, 2021

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