As promised at the beginning of August, Plugin Alliance has announced Apple Silicon support for the “majority” of their plugins including native support for AAX plugins. We have the details.
On August 18th, 2023 Plugin Alliance published the following statement…
“We are delighted to announce that the majority of our plugins now support native Apple silicon (M-series chips) for Pro Tools users and Logic Pro users on macOS Ventura. To access the latest version of the updated plugins, please download and reinstall your products with the PA Installation Manager.
ACME Audio
Opticom XLA-3
ADA
Flanger
STD-1 Stereo Tapped Delay
AMEK
EQ 200
EQ 250
Mastering Compressor
Ampeg
B-15N
SVT-3PRO
SVT-VR
SVT-VR Classic
V-4B
Black Box Analog Design
HG-2
HG-2MS
Brainworx
bx_2098 EQ
bx_bassdude
bx_blackdist2
bx_bluechorus2
bx_boom!
bx_cleansweeo PRO
bx_cleansweep V2
bx_console AMEK 9099
bx_console Focusrite SC
bx_console N
bx_console SSL 4000 E
bx_console SSL 4000 G
bx_console SSL 9000 J
bx_control V2
bx_delay 2500
bx_digital V3
bx_distorange
bx_dynEQ V2
bx_greenscreamer
bx_hybrid V2
bx_limiter
bx_limiter True Peak
bx_masterdesk
bx_masterdesk Classic
bx_masterdesk PRO
bx_masterdesk True Peak
bx_megadual
bx_megasingle
bx_metal2
bx_meter
bx_oberhausen
bx_opto
bx_panEQ
bx_refinement
bx_rockergain100
bx_rockrack V3
bx_rooMS
bx_saturator V2
bx_shredspread
bx_solo
bx_stereomaker
bx_subfilter
bx_subsynth
bx_townhouse Buss Compressor
bx_tuner
bx_XL V2
bx_yellowdrive
Chandler Limited
GAV19T
Dangerous Music
BAX EQ
Diezel
Herbert
VH4
elysia
alpha compressor
karacter
mpressor
museq
niveau filter
nvelope
ENGL
E646 VS
E765 RT
Savage 120
Friedman
BE-100
Buxom Betty
DS-40
Fuchs
Overdrive Supreme 50
Train II
Gallien-Krueger
800RB
Harris Doyle
Natalus Dynamic Console EQ
Knif Audio
Knifonium
Soma
Looptrotter
Sa2rate2
Mäag Audio
EQ2
EQ4
Magnum-K
Maor Appelbaum Mastering & Hendyamps
THE OVEN
Millenia
NSEQ-2
TCL-2
Noveltech
Character
Vocal Enhancer
Plugin Alliance
MEGA Sampler
ProAudio DSP
DSM v3
Purple Audio
MC77
Shadow Hills Industries
Mastering Compressor
Mastering Compressor Class A
SPL
Attack Plus
De-Esser Collection
De-Verb Plus
DrumXchanger
EQ Ranger Plus
Free Ranger
IRON
Mo-Verb Plus
Passeq
PQ
Transient Designer Plus
TwinTube
Vitalizer MK2-T
Suhr
PT100
SE100
TOMO Audiolabs
LISA EQ
Vertigo
VSC-2
VSM-3
You can also find detailed information on updates, improvements, and bug fixes in the Changelog section of each product page on plugin-alliance.com.”
Back in May 2023, they also published a list of Apple silicon-compatible partner plugins…
“The following plugins now have full Apple Silicon support, including AAX:
ADPTR AUDIO Sculpt V1.2.0
elysia Phil’s Cascade V1.3.0
fiedler audio stage V1.2.0
Kiive Tape Face V1.1.0
Kiive Xtressor V1.0.1
Lindell Audio 6X-500 V1.2.2
Lindell Audio 7X-500 V1.2.2
Lindell Audio 50 Series V1.0.3
Lindell Audio 69 Series
Lindell Audio 80 Series V1.0.5
Lindell Audio 254E V1.2.2
Lindell Audio 354E V1.0.3
Lindell Audio 902 De-Esser V1.0.2
Lindell Audio ChannelX V1.2.2
Lindell Audio MBC V1.0.2
Lindell Audio PEX-500 V1.2.2
Lindell Audio SBC V1.0.2
Lindell Audio TE-100 V1.1.3
Louder Than Liftoff Chop Shop EQ V1.4.1
NEOLD BIG AL V1.2.0
NEOLD U2A V1.0.0
NEOLD U17 V1.1.0
NEOLD V76U73 V1.2.0
NEOLD WARBLE V1.2.0
Schoeps Double MS V1.2.0
Schoeps Mono Upmix V1.2.0
Three-Body Technology Kirchhoff-EQ V1.6.4
Unfiltered Audio Bass-Mint V1.1.7
Unfiltered Audio BYOME V1.3.6
Unfiltered Audio Dent 2.4.1
Unfiltered Audio Fault V1.4.1
Unfiltered Audio G8 V1.6.2
Unfiltered Audio Indent V2.4.1
Unfiltered Audio Instant Delay V1.3.1
Unfiltered Audio LION V1.4.6
Unfiltered Audio LO-FI-AF V1.1.9
Unfiltered Audio Needlepoint V1.0.6
Unfiltered Audio Sandman V1.4.1
Unfiltered Audio Sandman Pro V1.4.3
Unfiltered Audio SILO V1.1.7
Unfiltered Audio SpecOps V1.3.1
Unfiltered Audio TAILS V1.1.0
Unfiltered Audio TRIAD V1.3.5
Unfiltered Audio Zip V1.4.2
WEDGE FORCE Keemun V1.0.9
WEDGE FORCE Matcha V1.4.8
WEDGE FORCE Oolong V1.0.9
The following plugins now have Apple Silicon without AAX:
Bettermaker EQ232D V1.0.2
DS Tantra V2.0.1
DS Thorn V1.3.1
Dear Reality dearVR MUSIC 1.10.0
Dear Reality dearVR PRO 1.10.0
Deskew Gig Performer 4.5.8 (no AAX support in general)
Looking at the list Plugin Alliance published on August 1st 2023, we can see that Plugin Alliance have released all the plugins they promised to release “by the end of August”.
What About Other Brands?
As to other brands, we note that most brands are now offering native Apple Silicon versions for all their products. However native Apple silicon support for AAX plugins is less complete. If you want the latest information then check out our Apple Silicon Audio Compatibility For Audio Plugins And Hardware searchable database.