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Reason Studios (formerly Propellerhead) announced Now the company’s popular digital audio workstation and plugin suite, Reason, now runs natively on the Apple M1/M2 chips. After installing the new Reason 12.6 update, a user could skip the slow speed of Apple’s Rosetta 2 emulator and run his DAW natively on a non-Intel Mac, getting “50% better performance.” increase.
This update also applies to Reason’s Rack Extension technology. The company says all 750+ extensions run natively on Apple Silicon, including older extensions abandoned by third-party developers.
The update is a little late to the party, but the (relatively small) Sweden-based studio has had its hands full optimizing its music creation suite for Apple Silicon, which Apple introduced in late 2020. Competitor Ableton Live didn’t launch the M1. Support is only until February 2022, and even Apple’s Logic Pro uses the company’s chipset until a year after the first M1 Macs came out. did not work natively with
Reason 12.6 also includes a new offline mode. This is welcome news for frequent flyers, off-grid adventurers, or those with sketchy Internet services. After logging in with an online connection for authentication, the software continues to work offline without the need for additional third party his software.
The 12.6 update is free for Reason 12 owners and Reason+ subscribers, a $20/month service that includes Reason, the latest sound banks, and Reason Racks. Finally, the company is giving users running older versions an extra incentive to update by offering 40% off Reason 12 upgrades until May 8 when purchased from the developer. To do. website.
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