Yosemite: Mac OS X 10.10 Compatibility Information

Apple has released version 10.10 of Mac OS X, titled Yosemite. Whenever a new operating system is released, we start gathering as much information as we can as to how your current software and hardware will interact with the new OS. While some companies stay ahead of the game and resolve any issues right away, others may take a while longer.

In order to avoid any problems that may arise when you update to the newest Mac OS, we recommend you proceed with caution and do some research about the compatibility between the software and hardware you rely on every day and Yosemite. Below you’ll find a list of compatibility news related to Mac OS X 10.10. We’ll be updating this list with the most recent information as soon as we learn of it. If you don’t see your software or hardware here, check back in a short while to see if it’s been added.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us here.

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Current Compatibility News:

Ableton

Ableton has announced that Live 9.1.5 or higher is compatible with Yosemite. Also compatible is the latest version of Max for Live (6.1.9).

They have also stated that since Live 8 is a legacy version, there are no plans to update it further and is not officially tested or supported on Yosemite (although it may run). If you choose to use Live 8 with Yosemite, you do so on your own accord.

There are some known issues with the use of 32-bit VST plug-ins concerning the GUI of the affected plug-in. For more information, see Ableton’s Yosemite Compatibility statement here.

AKAI

AKAI has released Yosemite-specific drivers for their products. You can find the drivers on the product page for your product at AKAI’s website.

Allen & Heath

Here is Allen & Heath’s current statement on Yosemite:

In anticipation of the launch of Apple’s latest update to the Mac OS X Operating System (10.10 ‘Yosemite’), please note the following:

The correct operation of the full, public release of this platform is not yet verified by our development and test departments. As a result, support for OS X Yosemite is not currently offered for Allen & Heath digital hardware, software applications, or third-party proprietary software used with our product ranges.

We cannot confirm a date for providing support for this platform at present, but note that full software testing and verification will commence following the official launch by Apple.

As our test programmes are completed we will update this notice.

We hope this helps.

Apogee (updated 12/30/14)

Apogee has released Yosemite-compatible drivers for their products listed here.

Arturia

Arturia has discovered an issue that prevents their V-Collection 3 software from completing installation. See here for more details and how to work around it.

Audient

Audient has confirmed that their iD22 works on OS X Yosemite.

Avid (updated 4/6/15)

Pro Tools support Yosemite as of version 11.3.

Avid Audio Interface drivers are now supported with Yosemite. A list of drivers that have been updated can be found here. Please note that older families of interfaces (like the Mbox 2 family, Fast Track USB, etc.) will not be tested/qualified by Avid with Yosemite.

Media Composer Software v8.2 is supported on Yosemite.

Sibelius 7.1.3 (stand-alone only) and 7.5.1 (stand-alone and network) are supported on Yosemite.

EUCON supports Yosemite with v3.2.2.

See here for more details.

Cakewalk (updated 2/13/15)

Cakewalk has outlined their support for Yosemite:

Notice: Security update 2015-001 included in the 10.10.2 update introduced compatibility issues with Z3TA+ 2 and the CA-2A T-Type Leveling Amplifier. Cakewalk is aware of these issues and is working to find solutions. Compatibility for 10.9 Mavericks and 10.8 Mountain Lion is also affected since this security update was released for these operating systems.

• If possible, Cakewalk recommends waiting to install security update 2015-001 until a solution is released. If the security update has already been installed, restore your Mac to a point before it was installed using backup software like Apple’s Time Machine.

The following list outlines compatibility between Cakewalk instruments and audio effects when running on Mac OS X Yosemite 10.10.1:

• Z3TA+ 2.1.1 is fully compatible with all major DAWs running on Yosemite except GarageBand.
• The CA-2A T-Type Leveling Amplifier is compatible with Logic X, Cubase and several other hosts. There are known issues with Live 9, Digital Performer 8 and GarageBand that we are currently working to resolve.
• The RE-2A Leveling Amplifier is fully compatible with Yosemite and Reason 8.
• Dimension Pro, Rapture and Studio Instruments are not compatible with Yosemite, please see this Knowledge Base article for more information.

Celemony

Here’s Celemony’s official Yosemite statement:

Apple published OS X 10.10 Yosemite. Our tests have shown that Melodyne editor, assistant, essential and also Melodyne studio 3 run without any problem on the new operating system. If you use Melodyne as a plugin, please check whether your DAW is already compatible with Yosemite before updating to the new system.

Focusrite

Focusrite has stated that all of their products EXCEPT the RedNet interfaces are compatible with Yosemite. You can view their compatibility page here.

iConnectivity

iConnectivity’s official statement:

iConnectivity devices: mio, iConnectMIDI¹, iConnectMIDI²⁺, and iConnectMIDI⁴⁺have all been tested and work as expected with OS X Yosemite and iOS 8.

iZotope (updated 12/2/14)

Line 6

Line 6 has updated their product line for compatibility with Yosemite. You can download updated drivers and software here.

M-Audio

M-Audio is working on providing updated drivers for their products to comply with Yosemite. They will update the product page for each product as it becomes updated to work with Yosemite. You can also request to be notified about your product at this link.

For more information, see this article from M-Audio.

Make Music

Make Music has qualified the following products for use on Yosemite:

• Finale 2014
• PrintMusic 2014
• NotePad 2014

Their tests have not revealed any major issues. There are a couple of minor issues they have encountered including:

• Pinch to zoom may be slower, especially in Scroll View
• When changing between tools with a dedicated menu (Staff tool, Expression tool, Chord Tool, etc.), the menu bar may not update right away. Redrawing the screen (COMMAND+D) will fix this.
• Users may encounter a warning that Java Runtime must be installed when launching notation programs for the first time. Java will be automatically downloaded to your computer and the program should open correctly afterwards.

Older software will not be supported. For the full statement from Make Music, please see this article.

Motu (updated 10/22/14)

Official statement from MOTU:

Apple released OS X® Yosemite this week. MOTU has worked with Apple to ensure current MOTU products are compatible with OS X Yosemite, and to provide a smooth transition for your MOTU products when you upgrade to OS X Yosemite.

The latest versions of all MOTU software and audio/MIDI hardware drivers available at motu.com/download(including several driver updates posted this week) appear to be compatible with OS X Yosemite, although compatibility testing is still on-going. In some cases, MOTU software updates may be available soon to achieve 100% compatibility. Check motu.com frequently for further announcements in the near future.

Native Instruments (updated 8/22/14)

An update from Native Instruments:

Native Instruments has conducted compatibility tests with Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite which have shown current NI products to work without any specific issues under standard installations of this operating system.

However, products with a hardware dependency, such as Maschine, Komplete Kontrol, Traktor, Guitar Rig and Controller Editor will not launch when AVIDs CoreAudioManager/Drivers are installed under 10.10 Yosemite. Native Instruments and Avid are working together to resolve this compatibility issue.

Native Instruments is currently conducting further systematic compatibility and performance tests with the release version of Yosemite, and will provide new information as it becomes available.

Overloud

Overloud announces that REmatrix multilayer convolver, TH2 guitar amp simulator,BREVERB 2 reverberation plugin, Mark Studio 2 bass amp simulator, SpringAge spring reverb simulator and VKFX vintage keyboard effects rack are compatible with Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite.

PreSonus (updated 5/14/15):

PreSonus has qualified the following products for use with Yosemite:

• Studio Live AI mixers (as of Universal Control AI version 1.6.0.30286)
• Studio Live RM mixers (as of Universal Control AI 1.6.0.30286)
• FaderPort
• Studio One 2.6.3 (if your Studio One crashes on Yosemite, see here)
• Notion 5
• Notion Conducting
• Classic StudioLive 24.4.2, 16.4.2, 16.0.2 and FireStudio Project, FireStudio Mobile, FireStudioTube and FireStudio Lightpipe with Universal Control 1.7.2
• Capture 2.0
• AudioBox VSL series (with the latest update – see here for more info)

The following products are still under testing:

• Room Control

Please check back for further updates. You can view their statement here.

Propellerhead

Initial testing of the new Mac OS X Yosemite has not revealed any problems with the latest versions of Reason (version 7.1.1 and 8), Reason Essentials (version 2.1.1 and 8), ReCycle (version 2.2.4) or the Balance audio interface.

RME

RME has released driver version 2.03 for their USB interfaces including the Fireface UFX, 902, UCX, UC, Babyface, MADIface Xt and MADIface USB. This update fixes crackling and stutter effects on OS 10.10 Yosemite. It also includes other bug fixes. You can download the driver here.

Roland

Roland has posted a compatibility chart declaring which hardware drivers have been updated for Yosemite. You can view the chart here.

Please note that Rapture LE, SI-Drum Kit, and Cakewalk Sound Center will not work on Yosemite.

Serato

A message from Serato:

We don’t anticipate any issues with Serato software and OS X 10.10, but we won’t be able to officially support it until we can complete full and proper testing. As we haven’t been able to start this testing until the full public version was released, official support will not be immediate. We are unable to give a timeframe for official support at this time.

Since the Serato DJ 1.7.2 beta is now available, we’d really be keen to hear from anyone running the Serato DJ 1.7.2 on Yosemite OS X 10.10. Our initial tests have been successful so far, and we’d like to announce full support with the final release of 1.7.2.

If you are seeing any issues that seem specific to Yosemite when using the Serato DJ 1.7.2 beta, please post your findings or feedback in the 1.7.2 Beta area

We are happy for users to test our software on OS X 10.10 but suggest it not be used in performance situations until we are certain of its reliability.

Softube

From Softube:

As of Softube’s plug-ins version 2.1.45, all our plug-ins are now compatible with Mac OSX Yosemite.

Solid State Logic

SSL has issued an article detailing the compatibility of their products with Yosemite. Click here to see if your SSL product is compatible as well as other details regarding Yosemite compatibility.

Sonnox

A message from Sonnox:

Compatibility testing of Sonnox G5 plug-in software with OS X 10.10 ‘Yosemite” has so far shown no specific issues in Yosemite-compatible host DAWs.

We are aware that not all DAWs are yet confirmed compatible with OSX 10.10 Yosemite, but we will conduct further compatibility and performance testing as necessary, and make further announcements in due course.

Spectrasonics

Spectrasonics has stated that Omnisphere, Trilian, and Stylus RMX are cleared for use with Yosemite. You can view their article here.

Steinberg (updated 12/8/2014)

Steinberg has posted a compatibility table for their products on Yosemite. To view the compatibility table, click here.

TASCAM

TASCAM has posted a list of their products that are compliant with Yosemite. You can view that list here.

Universal Audio (updated 3/4/15)

UAD version 8.0 brings compatibility to Mac OS X Yosemite.

UVI

UVI products are compatible with Yosemite.

Vir2 (updated 6/9/15)

Vir2 instrument installers that come on DVDs will not install on Yosemite. However, you can contact Vir2 and explain that you purchased a DVD product and your operating system is Yosemite, and they will be able to provide you with pre-unpacked library folders.

Waves (updated 10/23/14)

An update from Waves:

We are pleased to announce that all Waves Native plugins V9 as well as the Waves License Center are now fully compatible with Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite.

Please note: SoundGrid plugins and software applications are not yet supported by Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite. We are working to resolve this compatibility issue as soon as possible.

Waves has also included a fix for anyone who had installed Waves plug-ins on a Yosemite-equipped Mac. You can download that fix as well as the Offline installer if you have not yet installed your Waves plug-ins here (the offline installer is required to install Waves plug-ins on Yosemite).

XLN Audio

XLN Audio has posted on their Requirements Guide that their software is compatible with Yosemite.

Zoom (updated 11/20/14)

Zoom has released a list of products that have been qualified for Yosemite. Included on that list are products that are still in testing. To view the list, click here.

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