Plugins Incompatible with M4 CPUs

[uOpt]

Gotta love these very specific error message that are actionable. Not.

[BertKoor]

Excuse me, but "Try reinstalling" sounds quite actionable to me.

[uOpt]

Excuse me, but "Try reinstalling" sounds quite actionable to me.

Yeah, and reboot every hour while you're at it.

[Sekops]

Updated from Sonnox:

What’s happening?

Sonnox plugins are currently crashing all major hosts when run on M4 chips. The fix required an update from iLok, and this has now been provided to us by the iLok team.

Our developers are now working closely with our QA team to complete internal testing and we will then arrange an Open Beta for all affected users.

How long will I need to wait for these updates?

We intend to start the Open Beta with a selection of the most popular plugins in the coming weeks, with more plugins being added as and when they pass our internal testing. We will notify everyone when this kicks off officially.

We estimate to have released updates for the entire Sonnox range by the end of February 2025. However, please be aware that this is subject to change, depending on internal testing and feedback from the upcoming open beta.

[uOpt]

So this is really a CPU incompatibility, not an OS one?

How come they are the only ones affected?

[Lerian]

As always with any issue, its ilok's fault. Why people still buying into that.. beats me (and any logic for that matter).

So the title is misleading - its not plugin's fault, its ilok's fault, and the choice of plugin devs to use ilok as so called copy protection (though it offers ZERO copy protection - bypassed ilok plugins are out in the wild just fine, running faster and with no compatibility issues).

We are still living in the times when companies punish legit users for a philosophical/technical issue their business model inherently have instead of finally being customer friendly and stop punishing them for the dev's lack of vision.

But AI will put them all out of business soon, and they will have time to reflect on their actions.

[starflakeprj]

Updated from Sonnox:

What’s happening?

Sonnox plugins are currently crashing all major hosts when run on M4 chips. The fix required an update from iLok, and this has now been provided to us by the iLok team.

Our developers are now working closely with our QA team to complete internal testing and we will then arrange an Open Beta for all affected users.

How long will I need to wait for these updates?

We intend to start the Open Beta with a selection of the most popular plugins in the coming weeks, with more plugins being added as and when they pass our internal testing. We will notify everyone when this kicks off officially.

We estimate to have released updates for the entire Sonnox range by the end of February 2025. However, please be aware that this is subject to change, depending on internal testing and feedback from the upcoming open beta.

Strange, I have 200+ plugins, using iLok, installed on my Mac Mini M4 Pro, and ALL of them are working perfectly. None from Sonnox though, so probably it's the way Sonnox is implementing iLok? So I don't believe this is an iLok problem only.

[uOpt]

New macOS 15.3 is out today. New round

[Sekops]

We are pleased to say that we have started the rollout of Plugin updates that address the M4 crashes users have reported.

The following plugins are now fully compatible with Mac M4 CPUS -

Oxford Inflator

Oxford Limiter

Oxford EQ

Oxford Dynamics

Oxford SuprEsser

Oxford TransMod

Oxford Reverb

Oxford Dynamic EQ

Oxford Envolution

Oxford Drum Gate

Toolbox Claro

Toolbox Voca

Toolbox VoxDoubler

If you have trouble downloading directly from the above links, or need the AAX-DSP (HDX) format, then please visit www.sonnox.com/installers

The following Sonnox products are currently with our QA team and will be released publicly in the coming weeks -

Oxford Restore - DeBuzzer

Oxford Restore - DeNoiser

Oxford Restore - DeClicker

Fraunhofer Pro-Codec

Fraunhofer Codec-Toolbox

Toolbox ListenHub

We will announce when these plugins are updated and released.


The plugins I use were not included in the first round of fixes, Is there a temporary solution?

Yes, You can run your DAW with Rosetta 2. We appreciate this is not ideal, but this will allow you to run your Sonnox plugins on your M4 while we work on this fix.



To enable your DAW to run via Rosetta -

Close all DAWs
Open the Finder on your Mac.
Navigate to the Applications folder and locate your DAW
Right-click (or Control-click) on the app icon.
Select Get Info from the menu.
In the Info window, tick the checkbox that says Open using Rosetta.
Relaunch your DAW

What about macOS 15 Sequoia itself? I have an M1/M2/M3 CPU.

This is not related to macOS 15 Sequoia itself. Sonnox plugins have been thoroughly tested on the new OS and run on M1, M2, and M3 machines with no related problems.

We’re sorry for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience while we sort this out. Our team is working hard to get things back to normal as soon as possible.

Thanks for sticking with us!

- Sonnox Support

[Sekops]

Can confirm Inflator now works (VST3) on 15.3