Native Instruments Support General and Guidelines

How to Open Your DAW Using Rosetta

Not all Native Instruments products are natively compatible with M1 / Apple Silicon processors. If you want to use them as a plug-in in your DAW, the DAW must be run in Rosetta mode.

Rosetta is an application that allows programs originally developed for Intel-based computers to run on the new Apple Silicon-based Macs. Rosetta automatically translates these programs in the background for use with Apple Silicon processors.


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Rosetta is available on all M1 / Silicon-equipped computers by default. When you open an Intel-based application, you will be prompted to install it. Click the Install button if this occurs:


How to Open Your DAW Using Rosetta

Follow the steps below in order to ensure that your DAW is opening in Rosetta mode:

  1. Make sure your DAW is closed.
  2. Open Finder and select the Applications folder.
  3. Right-click your DAW's application icon and select Get Info from the menu.
  4. Check the option Open using Rosetta:



To disable Rosetta mode, follow the steps above but uncheck the box next to the Open using Rosetta option.

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