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_durin_Community Manager
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December 18, 2020
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DISCUSS: Audition on Apple Silicon M1

  • December 18, 2020
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Our team is working hard on a version of Audition that will run natively on Apple’s new Apple Silicon based M1 processor. The first public Beta is available today and we invite you to test it out! Your feedback is welcome. We will be updating the Beta frequently as new builds become available.  Please see the notes below.

 

 

The Beta processes

Since Audition is built on a large codebase with support for a wide range of media and workflows, we will implement native support for Apple M1 in phases and some parts have not been ported yet.  This phased approach allows us to validate performance and functionality for specific parts of the application before we add new components. And it also allows you to start seeing the benefits now.

 

The first public Beta includes the core editing functions and workflows like waveform and spectral editing, multitrack recording, editing, and mixing.  The average editor is likely to see very little difference from the Intel version, but there are some limitations which are listed below. Please check back on this thread for more updates as we add more functionality.

 

Running current Intel version in Rosetta 2 emulation mode

While we complete the Apple M1-native versions of Audition, you can install and run the current release version of Audition using Rosetta 2 emulation with Apple M1 devices and macOS 11.0 (Big Sur).

 

Please note that third party integrations such as panels, plugins, effects and drivers will need to be updated by the developer to run natively on Apple Silicon and may or may not work in Rosetta 2 emulation mode today.

 

Not functioning currently

  • Video playback
  • Certain audio formats (MP3, libsndfile codecs)
  • Learn Panel and in-app tutorials
  • Support for control surfaces (Mackie MCU and HUI may be working)
  • CD Burning
  • Remix and Automatic Speech Alignment
  • Loudness Radar Meter
  • Third party plug-in support including panels, VST audio effects
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    1 reply

    susanl22922039
    susanl22922039
    Participant
    July 18, 2021

    This is pretty annoying. I was able to use Audition with Rosetta and now when I am going back to work on a project that I expected to do, no playback of audio. I wish that you two behemoth and top-of-the-line platform and device creators would really work together for the sake of users wanting the very best tools.

      M
      malieckal
      Participating Frequently
      July 21, 2021

      Same here, Susan. No playback, and I was getting pinwheels when adjusting amplitude, had to force quit multiple times.

       

      I did some baseline troubleshooting and if you place the source file on the desktop/ local drive, you can adjust amplitude without crashing.

       

      But if Premiere Pro can pipe 4K Multicam from a pro-spec external client drive... why can't Audition manage an audio file? Laaaaaaame.

      _durin_
      Community Manager
      _durin_Community ManagerAuthor
      Community Manager
      July 21, 2021

      Your problem sounds a little different from the OP.  When you're adjusting amplitude, can you describe the specific UI option or effect that you're trying to adjust?  For instance, is this in Waveform view when adjusting the amplitude with the on-screen volume knob, in multitrack with the Clip Gain adjustment, or are you referring to the Amplitude effect?

       

      Can you also describe the external client drive - is it a network share, connected directly via USB, a folder sync service like Dropbox/OneDrive, or something else?

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