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Here is a list of different plugins and software for music production that currently works with the M1 Silicon processor. It also shows if it runs natively or through Rosetta (emulation).
Please add your own results in the comment section. I will add your results to these lists every day.
Updated: Nov 22 2020.
Audio Software:
| Software | Does it run? | Native? |
|---|---|---|
| Logic Pro 10.6.0 | YES | YES |
| FL Studio 20.7.3 | YES | NO |
| Ableton Live 10.1.30 | YES | NO |
| GarageBand | YES | YES |
| Studio One 5.1.1.61815 | YES | NO |
| Reaper v6.15/64 Catalina Version Only | YES | NO |
| Avid Pro Tools First V 2020.9.0 | YES | NO |
| Splice | YES | NO |
Plugins:
| Plugin Name | Running VST? | Running AU? | Native? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waves Complete 11.12.11.20 | YES | YES | NO |
| FabFilter Total Bundle 2020.06.11 | YES | YES | NO |
| Sylenth1 v.3.067 | YES | YES | NO |
| reFX Nexus 3 v. 3.3.8 | YES | YES | NO |
| Native Instruments Komplete 12 SELECT | NO | NO | NO |
| u-he Diva .9709 | YES | YES | NO |
| Xferrecords Serum 1.308 | YES | YES | NO |
| Spectrasonics Omnisphere | N/A | YES | NO |
| Spectrasonics Trilian | N/A | YES | NO |
| Spectrasonics Keyscape | N/A | YES | NO |
| Arturia Analog Lab 4 | N/A | YES | NO |
| Arturia vCollection (ver 7) | N/A | YES | NO |
| Arturia Pigments | N/A | YES | NO |
| Arturia OB-Xa | N/A | YES | NO |
| Toontrack Superior Drummer 3 | YES | YES | NO |
Sound Interfaces:
| Sound Interface | Does it work? |
|---|---|
| Focusrite Scarlett Solo 3rd Gen | YES |
| UAD Arrow Thunderbolt 3 | NO |
| Presonus AR16C | YES |
| Roland Fantom 6 | YES |
Great list!
What about spectrasonics and output stuff?
I’m currently testing other plugins out for this test and Spectrasonics stuff are planned to be tested as well but if someone’s got Spectrasonic Omniphere or Trilian, please comment on this post with results 🙂
Does this mean that also UAD Apollos are not working with the M1 yet?
Yes!
Toontrack Superior Drummer 3 works perfectly.
Focusrite Control current 3.6 version or latest beta 3.7 don’t detect my scarlet 4i4 3 gen but the scarlet gets recognized by the macbook pro immediately.
Spectrasonics (tested Omnisphere, Trillian and Keyscape – all latest releases) works in the R2 wrapper- tested with Logic Pro only (so, AU only). Did notice on occasion Logic Pro will scan the Spectrasonics plugins and place them in non-compatible, but they still work fine. If I rerun the plug-in scan again, Logic will state they are fully compatible/validated. Either way, the plug-ins do work. Also tested Arturia (Analog Lab 4, latest vCollection (ver 7), Pigments and OB-xa) – all are working / all show up as fully validated in Logic.
Presonus AR16C works as a class compliant USB audio device (did not load any Presonus drivers). Mac Mini M1 is showing it as 18 in / 4 out and Logic sees all the available ins/outs for this interface. Also tested the Roland Fantom 6 – setting the USB driver to generic on the Fantom (do a write/reboot). Shows up in the midi settings and works fine with Logic as an external MIDI controller. Roland has not released any updated drivers for Big Sur yet, so not sure if their Fantom USB audio driver will work with the M1.
Got 8GB 512ssd Mac Mini M1 while I wait for my 16GB 1TB M1 to get here around Christmas and…… Holy shit I’m so happy.
VSTs working on Ableton Live 10 Suite in a 40-50 track EDM mix-master fun project (w/ reverbs, delays, heavy distortion, SC, etc…):
Thermal by Output (actually not destroying my cpu but still heavy handed with Rosetta 2)
RC-20 Retro Color by XLR Audio is a breeze (like always)
All heavy lifting Izotope plugins surprisingly running super well below 60% CPU in a project that has 50 tracks and 6-8 bussed Pro-L2’s with heavy sidechain on two Pro-C2’s… (Neutron & Ozone Advanced, RX-8, Tonal Balance 2, etc…) all smashing.
The whole Fab-Filter Bundle is on steroids. (Max 30% CPU usage with 4x oversampling on all Pro-L2s/Pro-C2’s)
General project opening and latency with a Scarlett Solo 3rd Gen is literally gone. Running 48k at 24depth and 128 samples… literally hasn’t dropped out once, not one crackle. AND I have safari, apple music, and RX-8 RUNNING AT THE SAME TIME.
Pretty stoked. Honestly if you can handle waiting up to a year possibly for UAD to get their shit together (aka you dont think you are Dr. Dre and rely fully on UAD plugins) then
zero latency is fully achievable with M1 on Ableton, and its not even native yet. Live 11 can’t possibly mess this up. I think M1 for Ableton producers is a god-send, especially after dealing with Windows horse-shit Asio Drivers for the last 2 years.
Happy huntin!
hi!
if someone could test with the Zoom livetrack L-12 or 8 and 20!?
Great list, thanks for help us !
My 2012 MacBook pro crashed that i was using to record through a Focusrite saffire pro 40. Looking at buying an M1 but scared it wont work with the interface. Currently Focusrite says that it will work with the big sur update on early 2020 macs but cannot confirm it will work on the new M1. Any feedback is much appreciated and Happy Recording my friends.
I haven’t seen anyone testing the M1 on a live scenario using Mainstage with all the plug-ins running and changing patches while the before patch is still running on the background, etc.
Can confirm that Portal by Output works, so does vital (synth) by Matt Tytel.
Anyone knows if the audient id44 works with the new m1 Macbooks?