Open GarageBand with Rosetta 2 in Mac computers with Apple silicon

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Open GarageBand with Rosetta 2 in Mac computers with Apple silicon

 


 

 

Syntheway has upgrated most of its catalog for macOS with Apple Silicon support in a major update.

 

These Audio Units, VST and VST3 plug-ins are now available as Universal 2 binaries that work on Intel Macs as well as natively on Apple Silicon Macs.

 

Currently, the Audio Effects and the Software Synthesizers plug-ins are available for Mac Intel processors or Apple silicon (M1, M2, M3, M4, M5) in Rosetta 2 mode.

 


Rosetta 2 enables a Mac with Apple silicon to use Audio Units (AU), VST and VST3 plugins built for a Mac with an Intel processor.

Please follow the steps below to open GarageBand with Rosetta 2:

To use AU, VST2 and VST3 plug-ins not yet updated/compiled for Silicon on an Apple Silicon Mac, you can force GarageBand to run as an Intel application via Rosetta 2, as described below:

1.- Open a Finder window.
2.- Select ‘Applications’ from the list on the left side of the window.
3.- Right-click on the GarageBand app and select ‘Get Info’ (see screenshot 1)
4.- Tick the ‘Open in Rosetta’ option (see screenshot 2)
5.- Close the Info window.
6.- Start GarageBand.

  

  

To enable Rosetta 2 option with another DAW (Logic, etc.), locate the Applications folder. Right click it, and select "Get Info" or use the Key command ⌘+I. This temporary fix will allow you to continue using AU/VST/VST3 Plugins until completion of integration development.

  


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