# OSX M1 native

**URL:** <https://forums.steinberg.net/t/osx-m1-native/718280>\
**Category:** Cubase\
**Tags:** cubase-11\
**Created:** [May 12, 2021, 7:01am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/osx-m1-native/718280 "2021-05-12T07:01:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 13\
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**Author:** ![cubace](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/cubace/32/303914_2.png) [@cubace](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/cubace)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 7:01am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/osx-m1-native/718280/1 "2021-05-12T07:01:22Z")

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Adobe Audition is now released on for native Arm on OSX. Where is Steinberg?

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**Author:** ![Martin.Jirsak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Martin.Jirsak](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Martin.Jirsak)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 7:22am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/osx-m1-native/718280/2 "2021-05-12T07:22:08Z")

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Hi,

[Here](https://helpcenter.steinberg.de/hc/en-us/articles/360017403100-macOS-Big-Sur-and-Apple-Silicon-product-compatibility) you can always see the latest state of all Steinberg products.

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**Author:** ![cubace](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/cubace/32/303914_2.png) [@cubace](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/cubace)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 8:12am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/osx-m1-native/718280/3 "2021-05-12T08:12:59Z")

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So they have not started yet?

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**Author:** ![vncvr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f14d63/32.png) [@vncvr](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/vncvr)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/osx-m1-native/718280/4 "2021-05-12T09:07:16Z")

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I haven’t used Audition in a long time… but isn’t it pretty much a basic audio editor? maybe a step above Audacity? I would imagine a program like Cubase would take significantly longer to port.

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**Author:** ![cubace](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/cubace/32/303914_2.png) [@cubace](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/cubace)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 9:22am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/osx-m1-native/718280/5 "2021-05-12T09:22:36Z")

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I have never used it. It really not that much about how big it is. It is more about how well it is written and how important it is to get it done.

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**Author:** ![Martin.Jirsak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Martin.Jirsak](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Martin.Jirsak)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/osx-m1-native/718280/6 "2021-05-12T18:00:01Z")

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Hi,

> [@cubace](#):
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> So they have not started yet?

I read something different: testing.

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**Author:** ![wildschwein](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/wildschwein/32/128790_2.png) [@wildschwein](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/wildschwein)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 3:20am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/osx-m1-native/718280/7 "2021-05-14T03:20:41Z")

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Have you seen how many updates Adobe CC stuff has though? It’s almost daily and it’s onerous.

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**Author:** ![vncvr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f14d63/32.png) [@vncvr](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/vncvr)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 3:37am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/osx-m1-native/718280/8 "2021-05-14T03:37:53Z")

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Yeah it’s annoying.

But Adobe is traded on the NASDAQ and has 20,000+ employees. Photoshop and their other software is used nearly as much Microsoft Word or Excel… if not more. They’re able to do daily updates, and use it as a selling mechanism for their subscription only model.

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**Author:** ![wildschwein](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/wildschwein/32/128790_2.png) [@wildschwein](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/wildschwein)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 3:56am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/osx-m1-native/718280/9 "2021-05-14T03:56:57Z")

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Yes, yes a much larger market than Steinberg enjoys. We are really in a niche area in the scheme of things.

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**Author:** ![digitallysane](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/digitallysane/32/161719_2.png) [@digitallysane](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/digitallysane)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 6:33am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/osx-m1-native/718280/10 "2021-05-14T06:33:49Z")

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> [@vncvr](#):
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> I haven’t used Audition in a long time… but isn’t it pretty much a basic audio editor? maybe a step above Audacity? I would imagine a program like Cubase would take significantly longer to port.

It’s a powerful, quite full of features app that only does audio and is well suited for post.  
Closer to Wavelab than Cubase (multitrack audio, no MIDI, no instruments).

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**Author:** ![blairandrews1644129](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@blairandrews1644129](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/blairandrews1644129)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 7:34am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/osx-m1-native/718280/11 "2021-05-14T07:34:48Z")

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It really not that much about how big it is. It is more about how well it is written and how important it is to get it done.

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**Author:** ![branheim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c6cbf5/32.png) [@branheim](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/branheim)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2021, 4:57am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/osx-m1-native/718280/12 "2021-05-15T04:57:21Z")

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On a side note, audition used to be cool edit pro in the old days.

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**Author:** ![cubace](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/cubace/32/303914_2.png) [@cubace](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/cubace)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2021, 6:56am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/osx-m1-native/718280/13 "2021-06-18T06:56:21Z")

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All Spectrasonics products are now M1 Native.
