r/protools • u/KevinPackards • 4d ago

Help Request Does Avid Link still not support Apple's M chips?

Hi everyone, I'm new to Pro Tools and I'm installing the Intro version to see how it goes before signing up for a subscription, but that's beside the point. I wanted to know why, when I download Avid Link, it asks me to install Rosetta. Does that mean Avid Link is still an Intel-only application?,

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u/FadeIntoReal 4d ago

Avid Link is constant crashes. I expect all the good coders are kept busy writing Pro Tools so the third string does Avid Link.

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u/Surfer-Junkie 4d ago

I'm running the newest version on mine with Avid Link installed. I will say it's a janky app, and I had to reinstall it immediately after the initial install on both Mac and PC for it to work.

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u/youbringmesuffering 3d ago

Rosetta gets installed for backwards capabilities in case you want to run a session for the plugins not supported by M series chips.

But i believe you have to opt to run it in rosetta.

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u/premium_bawbag professional 2d ago

Isnt Rosetta being removed from MacOS sometime soon though? I think this is the reason why OP is asking this question

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u/youbringmesuffering 1d ago

It might be. I did an update the other day and it still asked if i wanted to install rosetta, though i don’t run it in it.

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u/Moogerfooger616 professional 4d ago

Works on my m4 🤷‍♂️

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u/praise-the-message 3d ago

Is your M4 running Golden Gate? Because that is when Apple is killing Rosetta.

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u/Moogerfooger616 professional 3d ago

Sequoia

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u/Financial-Koala6995 1d ago

Apple says Rosetta remains available through macOS 27. The cutoff for general Intel app support is macOS 28, so Golden Gate isn't that cutoff: https://support.apple.com/en-us/102527

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u/praise-the-message 3d ago

Avid Link is garbage and I wish I could opt to not install it with PT. I typically just delete it every time I update.

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u/simojam93 3d ago

The Rosetta prompt just means some part of Avid Link or its installer is still intel code, so macOs needs the translator to run it. It's safe to install and it's a one-time thing. Pro Tools itself runs native on M chips, so your sessions don't go through Rosetta and it won't affect performance in PT. not 100% sure which part of Link still needs it, but nothing to worry about for Intro

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u/BeOSRefugee 22h ago

I get not wanting to create two separate versions, but if both Media Composer and ProTools have native Apple Silicon support, it seems kind of bizarre that Avid Link doesn’t.