macOS Big Sur and Apple Silicon Compatibility Information
Updated November 24, 2020
Please see macOS Big Sur and Apple silicon compatibility status for each product below.
USB
Symphony Desktop
macOS Big Sur: Compatible
Apple silicon: Compatible
Duet for iPad & Mac
macOS Big Sur: Compatible*
(See below)
Apple silicon: Core audio compatible
Maestro control software compatibility to be announced
Note: Duet 2 is Legacy Status and not tested but should work similarly to Duet iOS.
ONE for Mac
macOS Big Sur: Compatible
Apple silicon: Core audio compatible
Maestro control software compatibility to be announced
ONE for iPad & Mac
macOS Big Sur: Compatible
Apple silicon: Core audio compatible
Maestro control software compatibility to be announced
Quartet
macOS Big Sur: Compatible*
(See below)
Apple silicon: Core audio compatible
Maestro control software compatibility to be announced
HypeMiC
macOS Big Sur: Compatible
Apple silicon: Compatible
MiC +
macOS Big Sur: Compatible
Apple silicon: Compatible
JAM +
macOS Big Sur: Compatible
Apple silicon: Compatible
Groove
macOS Big Sur: Compatible
Apple silicon: Compatible
Symphony I/O (USB AIM)
macOS Big Sur: Compatibility to be announced
Apple silicon: Compatibility to be announced
THUNDERBOLT
Element Series
macOS Big Sur: Compatible*
(See below)
Apple silicon: Compatibility to be announced
Ensemble Thunderbolt
macOS Big Sur: Compatible*
(See below)
Apple silicon: Compatibility to be announced
Symphony I/O Mk II (Thunderbolt)
macOS Big Sur: Compatible*
(See below)
Apple silicon: Compatibility to be announced
Symphony I/O Mk II (PTHD)
Check with AVID support on Pro Tools Status
(Refer to www.avid.com for compatibility with Pro Tools™ software)
No Apogee Software Required
Symphony I/O Mk II (Dante + PTHD)
Check with Audinate support for Dante Status
(Refer to www.audinate.com for compatibility with Dante™ software)
No Apogee Software Required
Symphony I/O Mk II (SoundGrid)
Check with Waves support for Soundgrid Status
(Refer to www.waves.com for compatibility with Waves SoundGrid™ software)
No Apogee Software Required
PLUGINS
Apogee Native Plugins
macOS Big Sur: Compatible
Apple silicon: Compatible (with Rosetta translation)
Includes:
- Clearmountain’s Domain
- Clearmountain’s Spaces
- Symphony ECS Channel Strip
- Pultec EQP-1A
- Pultec MEQ-5
- Opto 3-A
- ModEQ 6
- ModComp
*Known Issues
These are the current known issues with Apogee products on Intel based Macs running macOS Big Sur
Symphony I/O Mk II Thunderbolt
- Symphony Control: Clicking on Insert Labels resets unit and blanks or crashes
- Logic 10.5.1: Channel strip not fully functional can’t select Inst, -10 and High shelf is grayed out
- Clock source is not properly indicated in Symphony Control
Element Series
- Logic 10.5.1 channel strip not fully functional can’t select Inst, -10 and high shelf is grayed out
- Clock source is not properly indicated in Apogee Control
- Intermittent detection issues
Ensemble Thunderbolt
- Logic 10.5.1 channel strip not fully functional can’t select Inst, -10 and high shelf is grayed out
- Clock source is not properly indicated in Apogee Control
- Intermittent detection issues
Duet for iPad and Mac
- Keyboard volume control not functional
Quartet
- Keyboard volume control not functional
