5/17/2023 0 Comments Reaktor 5 library![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() when a DAW is running in native Apple Silicon mode. where there is no OSX Rosetta support, e.g.The 6.5.0 release will ensure that Reaktor and with it all existing content such as Reaktor Player products, Factory Library, Reaktor User Library content and personal user files are usable in existing and new DAW projects and standalone use cases.What I will get into is the value of the upcoming release and why we are asking the Reaktor community to support it to get the best result: I'm not going to comment on the details, nor on whether or not I personally think all of these reasons are indisputable. For a variety of reasons, NI is not in a position to invest major resources in this product, which has not been news for some time. Sorry, but besides the addition of native Apple Silicon support and the new VST3 plugin there will be no new features implemented.Īt this point, perhaps it is time to comment on the situation. It's just because NI doesn't want to allocate ressources they don't have (or prefer to give away to shareholders). So I don't want to spoil the party regarding Reaktor 6 native Apple Silicon version (I'm pretty damn happy about that), but please don't tell NI users it's because of Apple SDK we don't get a VST2 native Apple Silicon version (when 99% of the plugins I use offer that). How is that way of updating things help us, pro users, in our daily work ? And in a very close future (when Apple will drop Rosetta), I'll will not even be able to recall any session containing VST2 instances of NI plugins because after years not even caring about VST3, they decided baldly to abandon VST2 and only take care about VST3. You can't open Reaktor 5 or Guitar Rig 5 instances with R6 or GR6, so you need to keep all these versions in your drive, export a preset for each instance and open it with the new version (praying so it sounds the same) if you want to "update" your sessions so it may open in the future. NI is the most painful company when it comes to recalls : at least on Ableton Live, you can't open Kontakt 5 instances with Kontakt 6. I've got hundreds of sessions with hundreds of NI plugins in their VST2 form that lie in my hard drive. Regarding the reasons users should need VST2 Apple Silicon support, there is a very simple reason that comes directly to mind : recall of old sessions ! money) in updating VST2 versions of their plugins, especially when I see how much time they need to update anything, but this is a lie to suggest it's because VST2 is no more supported by Apple and so "most plugin that updates are dropping VST2 on MacOs". I understand the simple fact NI doesn't want to allocate ressources (i.e. If there is no Apple Silicon SDK for VST2, why do 99% of my plugins (and I speak about hundred of them) are running native on my M1 pro in their VST2 version ?Īnd why most of them did offer a native Apple Silicon VST2 version only few months after the release of the new Mac chips ? ![]()
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