AMD Ryzen Zen 5 CPUs break iLok plug-ins, but a fix is coming from AMD

Musicians updating to AMD’s latest-and-greatest Ryzen 9000 Series / Ryzen AI 300 Series CPUs have found they’re unable to use PACE’s iLok License Manager and plug-ins that use its copy protection scheme. Fortunately, a fix from AMD is inbound that should resolve the issue. Here are the details.

Don’t upgrade to macOS Sonoma 14.4 yet: plug-in compatibility issues

macOS Sonoma remains stable, but a change reportedly related to AU plug-in validation in the recent 14.4 update can cause compatibility issues. With no significant reason to rush to upgrade, that means you should delay until plug-in developers have updates.

Peter Kirn - March 13, 2024

Eventide and Newfangled plug-ins are now Apple Silicon M1-native – and more on the way

The floodgates are open, and not only are we seeing new Apple hardware, but M1 native plug-ins to take advantage of it, too. Eventide is the latest, bringing a massive arsenal of essential stuff. And the fact they run on iLok suggests more iLok-based plug-ins from other vendors are likely inbound soon, too.

Peter Kirn - October 29, 2021

iLok Issues Plague Pro Tools, Plug-in Users for Weeks; Anti-piracy Solutions Remain Mixed

- June 24, 2013

PACE, Waves Respond to Blogger’s Blue Screen, and a Promise from CDM

Peter Kirn - December 20, 2007

Developer to Users: Boycott iLok and PACE

Peter Kirn - December 3, 2007

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