Many Avid products run on desktop and laptop computers, and Avid's teams continuously work to support the latest OS versions and computer hardware.Â
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Our teams are constantly working on qualifying Avid's products for macOS updates and Apple silicon Macs (M1, M1 Pro, and M1 Max, M2, M3, and so on). Â Below is a list of Avid products and their various qualifications with Apple's OS and hardware at the current time.Â
If a new OS or computer is not yet qualified, Avid recommends that you continue to use previously qualified hardware and operating systems until you see changes listed below. This article will be updated as changes in qualification status are made.Â
Please subscribe to this article the right side of this page or visit your product's specifications page regularly for information on the current operating system requirements.
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| Product | Big Sur
on Intel | Big Sur
on Apple silicon | Big Sur
version |
Monterey
on Intel
|
Monterey
on Apple silicon
|
Monterey
version
| Ventura on Intel | Ventura on Apple silicon | Ventura version | Sonoma on Intel | Sonoma on Apple silicon | Sonoma version | iOS | iPadOS |
|---|
|
Pro Tools Artist
Pro Tools Studio
Pro Tools Ultimate
| 2021.3Â - 2023.9
 | 2021.6 - 2023.9 | 11.2.3 - 11.7.10
(see this article for details) | 2021.12
(and later)
Avid plugins 2022.2 required | 2021.12
(and later*)
Avid plugins 2022.2 required* | 12.3 - 12.7.x
(see this article for details) | 2022.12
(and later) | 2022.12
(and later) | 13.1Â - 13.6.x
(see this article for details) | 2024.3Â (and later) | 2024.3Â (and later) | 14.3.1, 14.4.1 | N/A | N/A |
| Pro Tools Intro | 2022.9Â - 2023.9 | 2022.9Â - 2023.9 | 11.6 - 11.7.10
(see this article for details) | 2022.9
(and later) | 2022.9
(and later) | 12.5.1 - 12.7.x
(see this article for details) | 2022.12
(and later) | 2022.12
(and later) | 13.1Â - 13.6.x
(see this article for details) | 2024.3Â (and later) | 2024.3Â (and later) | 14.3.1, 14.4.1 | N/A | N/A |
| Pro Tools | First | 2021.3Â - 2021.7 | 2021.6Â - 2021.7 | 11.2.3 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Pro Tools | HD Native Hardware
Pro Tools | HDX Hardware | 2021.3Â - 2023.9 | 2021.10Â - 2023.9 | 11.2.3 - 11.7.10 | 2021.12
(and later) | 2021.12
(and later*) | 12.5.1 - 12.7.x | 2022.12
(and later) | 2022.12
(and later) | 13.1 -
13.6.x | 2024.3Â (and later) | 2024.3Â (and later) | 14.3.1, 14.4.1 | N/A | N/A |
| Pro Tools | Carbon | 2021.3Â - 2023.9 | 2021.6Â - 2023.9
see performance notes below | 11.2.3 - 11.7.10 | 2021.12
(and later) | 2021.12
(and later) | 12.3 - 12.7.x | 2022.12
(and later) | 2022.12
(and later) | 13.1 -
13.6.x | not yet supported | not yet supported | not yet supported | N/A | N/A |
| Avid Control | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
iOS 12-17
|
iOS 12-17
|
| EUCON | 2020.11
and later | 2020.11
and later | 11.2.3 - 11.7.10 |
2021.10
and later
| 2021.10
and later | 12.0 - 12.7.x | 2022.12
and later | 2022.12
and later | 13.1 - 13.6.x | 2023.11 | 2023.11 | 14.x | N/A | N/A |
| DADman | 5.4.5
and later | 5.5.0*
and later | N/A | 5.6.3.1Â
and later | 5.6.3.1*
and later | 12.3 - 12.7.x | 5.6.9.1Â
and later | 5.6.9.1*Â
and later | 13.1 - 13.6.x | 5.7.0.1 | 5.7.0.1 | 14.x | N/A | N/A |
| VENUE | S6L | 2021.3
(and later) | not
supported | 11.2.3 | 2022.12 | 2022.12 | 12.6 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Â | Â | Â | N/A | N/A |
| Product | Big Sur
on Intel | Big Sur
on Apple silicon | Big Sur
version | Monterey
on Intel | Monterey
on Apple silicon | Monterey
version | Ventura on Intel | Ventura on Apple silicon | Ventura version | Sonoma on Intel | Sonoma on Apple silicon | Sonoma version | iOS | iPadOS |
Media Composer | First
Media ComposerÂ
Media Composer | UltimateÂ
Media Composer | Enterprise |
2023.3.1
and later **
| 2023.3.1
and later *** | 11.x to 11.7 |
2023.3.1
and later ***
|
2023.3.1
and later ***
|
12.0Â to 12.6.x
| 2023.3.1
and later *** | 2023.3.1
and later *** | 13.0 to 13.4 | Â | Â | Â | N/A | N/A |
Sibelius First
Sibelius Artist
Sibelius Ultimate | 2020.6
and later | 2021.2
and later | 11.0 | 2022.3 | 2022.3 | 12.3 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Â | Â | Â |
iOSÂ 13.4
and later
2021.10
and later
| iOSÂ 13.4
and later
2021.10
and later |
| Avid Link | 2020.6
and later | 2021.12
and later *** | 11.1 |
2021.12
and later ***
| 2021.12
and later *** | 12.0
12.1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Â | Â | Â | N/A | N/A |
|
Teradici access to
Avid | Edit on Demand
| Info | Info | Info | Info | Info | Info | N/A | N/A | N/A | Â | Â | Â | Info |
iPadOS
up to
14.4****
|
Avid NEXIS
Avid NEXIS Pro | 2020.12
and later | 2021.8.1
some limitations, readme (page 29) | 11.x | 2022.5.0 | 2022.5.0 | 12.x | 2023.12 | 2023.12 | 13.x |  |  |  | N/A | N/A |
| MediaCentral | Coming
Soon | Not yet
supported | N/A | Not yet supported | Not yet supported | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Â | Â | Â | N/A | N/A |
| MediaCentral | Production Management | 2022.3 | 2022.3 | 11.x | 2022.3 | 2022.3 | 12.x | N/A | N/A | N/A | Â | Â | Â | N/A | N/A |
* Designates Apple Silicon (M1) support via Rosetta 2. Note that Rosetta 2 can sometimes operate using up to 1GB of RAM, which can affect performance on machines with a low amount of RAM installed. As with all computers, Avid products function better with higher amounts of RAM installed. Users who have the ability to max-out the RAM are usually happiest with the resulting performance.
** Dongles are sometimes initially not recognized on Big Sur machines running Media Composer 2020.12 or later. We have a good workaround for this here:Â Media Composer dongle not recognized on macOS BigSur.
*** Dongles will neither work on Apple silicon (M1, M1 Pro, M1 Max) nor on macOS Monterey.
**** Regarding Teradici access to Edit on Demand: Te PCoIP Mobile Client 3.6.2 for iOS Tablets does not support iOS 14.5 or higher. Teradici is working on this, and expects to provide an updated iOS client soon.
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Media Composer and M1 notes
- Media Composer 2021.12 is the first version approved for Apple silicon (M1, M1 Pro, and M1 Max).
- Dongles will not work on any Apple silicon-based computers. More info [here].
Pro Tools Big Sur/Monterey notes
- There is a known Apple issue for HDX Drivers on macOS Big Sur that is resolved in macOS Monterey. Please see Avid HD Driver Installation on macOS for additional information.
- Always verify that your third-party plugins, drivers and other programs are officially supported before updating to a new Operating System.
- Our testing has shown that certain configurations may result in a higher incidence of playback errors. This is particularly prevalent with legacy MacBook Pro computers.
- Users may experience graphical issues when scrolling.
Pro Tools Apple silicon notes
- Pro Tools has full Apple silicon support as of Pro Tools 2023.3.
- Please see the Carbon section of the Pro Tools ReadMe for known Big Sur issues.
- Apple silicon machines can kernel panic if an HDX chassis is disconnected while the computer is on or the computer is put to sleep. To disconnect an HDX chassis safely, the computer must be shut down.
Pro Tools System Usage CPU count on Apple silicon Macs
- Due to the innovative combination of Performance cores and High Efficiency cores in Apple silicon machines, the Pro Tools System Usage window will only display the number of Performance cores as the majority of audio processing needs to be accomplished in the Performance domain.
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