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Finding Audio Units plug-ins on your macOS
Syntheway VST, VST3 and AudioUnits (AU) plug-ins that can be used to process
audio by applications such as Logic Pro, GarageBand, Cubase, Ableton Live,
REAPER, Studio One Professional, Ardour, MainStage and Digital Performer
among others.
The Apple Audio Units plug-ins are built into the operating system and do
not appear as discrete files. Plug-ins from other manufacturers appear as
individual components on your hard disk. They may be found in two places:
/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components
~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components
("~" represents your home directory.)
Plug-ins installed in
/Library
are available to all users on the computer, whereas plug-ins installed to
~/Library
are only available to the user in whose home folder they reside.
Note: Some
Audio Units will work from either location and some need to be in one or the
other. Check with the manufacturer for information on the preferred location
for specific plug-ins.
Macintosh
HD/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components
Macintosh
HD/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST
Macintosh
HD/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3
Native Apple Silicon Support (M1, M2, M3 processors)
Syntheway has upgraded most of its catalog for macOS with native Apple
Silicon support in a major update version, with a reduced upgrade price. They
are:
Magnus Choir ,
Akkordica,
H-Tonk Tack Piano,
ShamiKoto,
Organux,
Sitargen Sitar and Tanpura
Drone,
DAL Flute and Woodwinds,
Drumwavy Orchestral and Ethnic Percussion,
Banjodoline,
RetroMagix Harpsichord,
Aeternus Brass,
Saxophus,
ElectriKeys Electric Piano,
GuitarTempus,
Bassesland,
Synthphonica Strings,
Pianotrone Grand Pianos,
Chordophonet
Virtual Harp and Hammered Dulcimer,
Synthelium Synthesizer
and
Master Hammond B3 Organ
VST, VST3 and Audio Units
plug-ins for M1
and M2 processors. The new Audio Units, VST and VST3 versions are Universal
2 Binary (ARM64), supporting both Apple Silicon and Intel processors, with
executable code for both architectures.
Currently, the
Audio
Effects
and the
Software Synthesizers plug-ins are currently are available for Mac Intel
processors or Apple silicon (M1, M2, M3, M4) in Rosetta 2 mode.
 
Syntheway
AU/VST/VST3 plug-ins run on Mac Intel processors except
where native Apple silicon ((M1, M2, M3, M4)) is also supported.
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Logic Pro X
v10 / 10.7.xx
(AU: Audio
Units)
GarageBand
v10 / 10.4.xx
(AU: Audio
Units)
MainStage v3
/ 3.5
(AU: Audio
Units)
Final Cut
Pro v10 / v10.6
(AU: Audio
Units)
Steinberg
Cubase Pro and Artist v12, v11 (VST / VST3)
Steinberg Nuendo v12,
v11 (VST / VST3)
Steinberg Dorico Pro v3.5 (VST / VST3)
Steinberg Sequel v3 (VST3)
Steinberg VST Live v1 (VST / VST3)
Image-Line FL Studio
v21 / v20.x (AU / VST / VST3)
Ableton Live v11 v10.1 (AU / VST / VST3)
PreSonus Studio One v6 / 5.x (AU / VST / VST3)
Cockos REAPER v6 (AU / VST / VST3)
Deskew Technologies Gig Performer v3 (AU /
VST / VST3)
MOTU Digital Performer v11
(AU / VST / VST3)
n-Track Software n-Track Studio v9 (AU / VST / VST3)
Tracktion Software Waveform 10 (AU / VST / VST3)
Reason Studios - Reason v12
(VST), v12.5 (VST, VST3)
Avid Sibelius v8.7 (AU / VST / VST3)
Novation Automap v4 (AU / VST / VST3)
Vienna Ensemble PRO v7 (AU / VST / VST3)
Native Instruments Maschine v2 (AU/VST)
Steinberg WaveLab Pro v9.5.50
(Only
VST/VST3
Effects)
Adobe Audition (Only
AU / VST /
VST3
Effects)
Note: AU, VST
and VST3 plug-ins for Intel CPU processors. Support for
Apple silicon M1, M2 or M3 chips in
Rosetta 2 mode, except where
Apple silicon
((M1, M2, M3, M4)) is also specified. |
Audio Units (AU) are a system-level plug-in architecture
provided by Core Audio in Apple's macOS and iOS operating systems. Audio
Units are a set of application programming interface (API) services provided
by the operating system to generate, process, receive, or otherwise
manipulate streams of audio in near-real-time with minimal latency. It may
be thought of as Apple's architectural equivalent to another popular plug-in
format, Steinberg's Virtual Studio Technology (VST)
Audio Units™ is a trademark of Apple
Inc.
VST
is a trademark of Steinberg Soft- und Hardware GmbH
Mac™ is a trademark of Apple Inc.,
registered in the U.S. and other countries.
macOS is a trademark of Apple Inc.,
registered in the United States and other countries
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