Audio plugin developers haven’t wasted any time, with many of them already having Universal Binaries in AAX format. This is in preparation for the upcoming release of a native version of Pro Tools for Apple Silicon.
Plugins Now Available In Universal Binaries For AAX
According to our sources, the following plugins are already working.
Avid - all
Accusonos - ERA 6
Boz Digital Labs - all
Panipulator 3
Celemony - Melodyne
Cradle - The God Particle
Fuse Audio Labs - all
Kilohearts - all
Liquidsonics - All
Reverb Foundry - All
Mathew Lane - All
Metric Halo - Channelstrip 3
Oeksound - Soothe 2
Polyverse Music - Gatekeeper
reFX - Nexus 4
Slate Digital - Fresh Air and Murda Melodies
Sonarworks - Sound ID Soundtheory
Gulfoss - all versions
Spitfire Audio - LABS, Originals, BBC
Townsend Lab - Sphere 180
Vertigo Sound - all
Sonnox - All
Baby Audio - All
What Does This Mean?
We reported last week that developers have a build of Pro Tools for Apple Silicon. Pro Tools Plugin Developers Testing Apple Silicon Builds Now
Now beta testers have a copy and are able to both test the Pro Tools application and also plugins for compatiblity. One tester told us “Everything is just snappier and smoother. Load times are quicker too as well as launching Pro Tools.”
Although Avid hasn’t confirmed a release date for the new native version of Pro Tools for Apple Silicon, it does appear that things are moving fast… perhaps an early Christmas gift?
Watch this space. We’ll update the list as we get more information.