AAX on M1

[Dan Korneff]

@Christoph-Hart Protools has a free version you can use.
https://www.avid.com/pro-tools/whats-included-with-pro-tools-intro

[Christoph Hart]

I know I also have a Developer build available in my avid account, but I don't want to install it unless I really really have to.

The last time I installed it the Avid Manager created gigabytes of temporary cache files that ate up my free hard drive space :)

[Lindon]

@Christoph-Hart said in AAX on M1:

@Lindon Protools will become M1 ready in a few weeks / months, so you can start building Universal binaries so you don't have to ship an update when Protools M1 is released.

I've just pushed a fix the enables ARM builds for AAX so you can now export it just like any other format.

Okay yes good point -- therefore;

more details about this please?

"I've just build the AAX library on my M1, ..." I cant seem to get it to work, any quick pointers?

[Christoph Hart]

@Lindon Download the SDK from Avid, extract it in HISE/tools/SDK/AAX, Open the Xcode project in /Users/christophhart/HISE/tools/SDK/AAX/Libs/AAXLibrary then compile the Debug and Release configuration.

After this, just export your project as AAX (or now you can use All platforms as it doesn't make a separate build for AAX as before).

[Lindon]

@Christoph-Hart said in AAX on M1:

@Lindon Download the SDK from Avid, extract it in HISE/tools/SDK/AAX, Open the Xcode project in /Users/christophhart/HISE/tools/SDK/AAX/Libs/AAXLibrary then compile the Debug and Release configuration.

After this, just export your project as AAX (or now you can use All platforms as it doesn't make a separate build for AAX as before).

..hm thats what I've been trying to do... l will have another run at it - thanks.

[orange]

@Lindon said in AAX on M1:

I think 2.4.0 is announced as M1 compatible ....so its something I am (not) doing

AFAIK version 2.4.1 (which is the latest one) is Natively M1 compatible. Are you sure that 2.4.0 is M1 compatible too? I haven't built AAX on M1 yet, I've used Intel Xcode 10 for it.

[Lindon]

@orange well Im getting a ton of errors trying to build 2.4.0 on M1... let me try 2.4.1

[orange]

@Lindon Before using AAX SDK, don't forget to compile the static library on the M1 machine

[Lindon]

@orange you mean compile the SDK itself? Thats what was failing for me... but it was as you said - 2.4.0 = fail and 2.4.1 = success

[Lindon]

@Lindon right now to rebuild the latest HISE and I should be awaaaayyy,,,,

[orange]

@Lindon said in AAX on M1:

@orange you mean compile the SDK itself? Thats what was failing for me... but it was as you said - 2.4.0 = fail and 2.4.1 = success

Before compiling an AAX plugin from Hise, you need to open the below file in Xcode and build that binary. If this is what you're referring to, it's great.

/SDK/AAX/Libs/AAXLibrary/MacBuild/AAXLibrary.xcodeproj

[Lindon]

@orange yes that was failing as 2.4.0 , but works OK in 2.4.1...thanks

[Christoph Hart]

Yes I also built 2.4.1 - just the most recent one that can be downloaded as they announced a few weeks ago that the SDK is now M1 compatible.

[Lindon]

@Christoph-Hart damn it now its telling me..

AAX SDK is missing

so not working...

[Lindon]

@Lindon heres the contents of my SDK folder:

-- the other(well VST3) builds are working...

[orange]

@Lindon

[Lindon]

@orange ok let me try the rename...

[Lindon]

@orange - yep that was it - my you've been my hero today mate - thanks.

[Lindon]

@Lindon damn it again - spoke too soon now I'm getting these errors:

❌  error: unable to create directory '/Library/Application Support/Avid/Audio/Plug-Ins/Grand Piano Suite.aaxplugin/Contents/Resources' (in target 'Grand Piano Suite - AAX' from project 'Grand Piano Suite')



❌  error: unable to create directory '/Library/Application Support/Avid/Audio/Plug-Ins/Grand Piano Suite.aaxplugin/Contents/MacOS' (in target 'Grand Piano Suite - AAX' from project 'Grand Piano Suite')



❌  error: unable to create directory '/Library/Application Support/Avid/Audio/Plug-Ins/Grand Piano Suite.aaxplugin' (in target 'Grand Piano Suite - AAX' from project 'Grand Piano Suite')



❌  error: unable to create directory '/Library/Application Support/Avid/Audio/Plug-Ins/Grand Piano Suite.aaxplugin/Contents' (in target 'Grand Piano Suite - AAX' from project 'Grand Piano Suite')

[orange]

@Lindon Have you installed Pro Tools on your computer? Pro Tools creates this folder automatically. You can create that folder manually, but in the end you'll need a Pro Tools to open the plugin anyway.

/Library/Application Support/Avid/Audio/Plug-Ins/

As @Dan-Korneff sugegsted, you can use this free Pro Tools version which supports 3rd party plugins:
https://www.avid.com/pro-tools/whats-included-with-pro-tools-intro