When clicking on the Steinberg Download Assistant file, a popup window states:
“To open ‘Steinberg Download Assistant Setup’, you need to install Rosetta. Do you want to install it now?”
Why does it say “Need”? I’ve read (on this fabulous forum and elsewhere) that Rosetta causes a noticeable increase on CPU load. Can I install it later if I decide to use any VST2s, or will this interfere with Cubase Pro 13’s functioning? If I do install it, can I cleanly remove it later without creating glitches in how Cubase Pro 13 functions?
I understand that if I install Rosetta, the Mac Studio M4 (Cubase and all VST3s) will work as a simulation rather than taking advantage of Mac’s silicon chip type. Have I misunderstood this? A post from January 2024 says even third-part VST3s won’t work in Cubase Pro 13—is that correct?
Hi,
From your description, it looks like Steinberg Download Assistant is not M processors ready yet. But this has nothing to do with Cubase, which is fully compatible.
Hi, thanks for replying. So should I install Rosetta or not? If I do, can I remove it easily and cleanly if I find I don’t need it? If I don’t, will Cubase Pro 13 run third-part VST3s?
Hi,
You need to install it to be able to run Steinberg Download Assistant.
Cubase 13 is untouched by installation of Rosetta. You will start Cubase 13 in the native mode, i.e. without Rosetta.
Even if you would start Cubase in the Rosetta mode, VST3 plug-ins are always supported, but in Rosetta, you would get support of VST2 on top of it.
Thanks Martin. I installed Rosetta and was able to install Cubase. I’m now downloading/installing all the extras that come with Cubase.
For anyone else who’s unsure about this process of installing Cubase: to avoid the mistake of having a large folder in my downloads folder, I’m doing each extra individually and using Library Manager to move each instrument’s sound set to its own folder in my documents folder. I’m about half-way through the process now and everything is working well so far. I will eventually move my sound library to an external Nvme drive, but it’s not arrived yet–and I’m really eager to start getting some tunes out of my head and into the speakers!
The Focusrite Scarlet 16i16 was clear and easy to activate in Cubase and a quick check shows it seems to be working well (low latency). The Yamaha P-145 just required connecting and it’s triggering the VSTs as expected.
Does seem odd that, on a silicon chip Mac, to install a program (Cubase) that is designed for Mac’s silicon chip, I have to install a program (Rosetta) that enables me to download another program (SDA) that requires an emulator for an Intel chip. However, I probably will end up using a few VST2s, so I’m happy to have that possibility.
[Oh, and in my previous posts I, of course, meant third-partY VSTs. 
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