While there are certain softwares that do not work whatsoever, even with Rosetta 2, like Waves. I would say that unless there’s a software you just can’t live without and it doesn’t work on M1, and it’s manufacturer does not seem to be working on making it happen anytime soon, it’s a great time to switch over to the ARM wagon, especially with M1X / M2 MacBooks being announced in June 2021. You sure wouldn’t want to be holding on to Intel once that happens. It takes time, but once things work out, there’s no looking back. Every new piece of technology has a transition phase, where companies and customers adapt to it. To be honest, It’s just a matter of time when Intel will be history and every software on ARM will work the way it should. If that’s important for you, hold on to your old machine for a while or use alternative plugins that work, like Fabfilter. On the contrary, anything from Waves and certain other manufacturers fail to run, even with Rosetta. More often than not, when a software says it’s not compatible with M1, chances are it’s going to work nicely with Rosetta optimisations, as long as you have the latest update. u-he Diva and Hive run perfectly fine, even though they’re in beta currently. From a Music Producer’s point of view, I’ll say that M1 has come a long way since it’s release. I’ve been a proud owner of an M1 Macbook Air for 4 months now, and I can very confidently say, that if you’re not a creative professional, this is the best laptop you can buy for $999, or for even lesser if you avail Apple’s Education Discount. To be honest, there’s no single answer to this question. Thankfully, by now many big plugin manufacturers have provided either native M1 support, or have optimised their software to run stable through Rosetta.

Thanks to the new M1, this is all the rage these days, kids!

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