Source-Nexus I/O Compatibility

This article is part of the Source-Nexus I/O User Guide

Source-Nexus I/O

Version 1.4 

On Mac

• Requires macOS 10.14 (“Mojave”) or higher. 
• Apple silicon native
• Compatible with Big Sur and Apple Silicon Macs.
• Compatible with Pro Tools 11 and newer, 64 bit only.
• Compatible with VST 64-bit DAWs.
• Compatible with AudioUnits 64-bit DAWs.

On Windows

• Requires Windows 10 64-bit or higher
• ProTools 11 and newer.
• Compatible with many VST3 64-bit DAWs.
• Requires iLok License Manager version 5.4 or above.

Version 1.3.2

On Mac

• Requires macOS 10.13 (“High Sierra”) up to macOS 12 ("Monterey").
  • M1 Macs require Rosetta to be installed in order to use Source-Nexus I/O. Source-Nexus I/O does not run natively on Apple Silicon.
• Compatible with Big Sur and Apple Silicon Macs.
• Compatible with Pro Tools 11 and newer, 64 bit only.
• Compatible with many VST 64-bit DAW.
• Compatible with many AudioUnits 64-bit DAW.

On Windows

• Requires Windows 10 64-bit.
  • Windows 11 is functional, but not officially supported at this time.
• ProTools 11 and newer.
• Compatible with many VST3 64-bit DAW.
• Requires iLok License Manager version 5.4 or above.

Version 1.3.1

On Mac

• Requires macOS 10.12 (“Sierra”) or higher. 
  • M1 Macs require Rosetta to be installed in order to use Source-Nexus I/O. Source-Nexus I/O does not run natively on Apple Silicon.
• Compatible with Big Sur and Apple Silicon Macs.
• Compatible with Pro Tools 11 and newer, 64 bit only.
• Compatible with many VST 64-bit DAW.
• Compatible with many AudioUnits 64-bit DAW.

On Windows

• Requires Windows 10 64-bit.
  • Windows 11 is functional, but not officially supported at this time.
• ProTools 11 and newer.
• Compatible with many VST3 64-bit DAW.
• Requires iLok License Manager version 5.4 or above.

Version 1.3.0

• Requires macOS 10.11 (“El Capitan”) or higher.
  • M1 Macs require Rosetta to be installed in order to use Source-Nexus I/O. Source-Nexus I/O does not run natively on Apple Silicon.
• Compatible with Big Sur and Apple Silicon Macs.
• Compatible with Pro Tools 11 and newer, 64 bit only.
• Compatible with many VST 64-bit DAW.
• Compatible with many AudioUnits 64-bit DAW.
• Source-Nexus Control Panel included.

Previous Versions of Source-Nexus I/O

Source-Nexus  I/O Pro

Minimum System Support

Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard).

Supported Configurations

• Pro Tools 10.3.5 and newer (AAX).
• Any VST 2.3 compatible host.
• Any Audio Units compatible host.

Version 1.2.3

• Mac OS 10.9.5 (Mavericks) - 11 (Big Sur).
• 32 and 64 bit.
• AAX, VST, Audio Units.
• Compatible with Apple's M1 chip.
• Note: version 1.2 is not compatible with Logic Pro X 10.7+

Version 1.2.1

• Mac OS 10.9.5 (Mavericks) - 10.12 (Sierra).
• 32 and 64 bit.
• AAX, VST, Audio Units.
• Note: version 1.2 is not compatible with Logic Pro X 10.7+

Version 1.1

• Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard) - 10.14 (Mojave).
• 32 and 64 bit.
• AAX, VST, Audio Units.
• Note: version 1.2 is not compatible with Logic Pro X 10.7+

Source-Nexus I/O Basic

Version 1.1 (manual installer for newer versions)

• Mac OS 10.13 (High Sierra) - 11 (Big Sur).
• 32 and 64 bit.
• AAX, VST, Audio Units.

Version 1.1

• Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard) - 10.12 (Sierra).
• 32 and 64 bit.
• AAX, VST, Audio Units.

Source-Nexus I/O Basic is NOT compatible with Apple's M1 chip.

Source-Nexus Control

Version 1.0

• Mac OS 10.10 (Yosemite) - 11 (Big Sur).
• Compatible with Apple's M1 chip.

Source-Nexus I/O Free (audio driver only)

Version 1.2

• Mac OS 10.9 (Mavericks) - 11 (Big Sur).
• Compatible with Apple's M1 chip.
• Note: version 1.2 is not compatible with Logic Pro X 10.7+

Version 1.1

• Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard) - 10.8 (Mountain Lion).