macOS audio & VST compatibility checker

DAWs & production stack

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02What’s in your setup?

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View import format

JSON up to 5 MB · up to 10,000 components · imported verdicts are recomputed.

{
  "schemaVersion": 1,
  "vertical": "studio",
  "platform": "macos",
  "architecture": "arm64",
  "generatedAt": "2026-10-05T00:00:00Z",
  "host": {
    "name": "macOS",
    "version": "15"
  },
  "components": [
    {
      "id": "my-component",
      "name": "My component",
      "version": "1.0",
      "category": "DAW",
      "critical": true
    }
  ]
}

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03Upgrade verdict

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Your inventory · Missing verified evidence stays UNKNOWN.

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Your entire music production stack

macOS and Apple Silicon upgrades involve DAWs, VST2/VST3/AU/AAX, audio interfaces, drivers, control software and license managers. Import the inventory with a pasted list or scanner JSON.

Native, Rosetta and driver dependencies

Specify the DAW, plugin formats and runtimes in advanced options. Evidence-backed Rosetta/Intel constraints and driver/license dependency failures affect the dependent components too.

Studio Preflight evaluates a music production inventory before an operating-system update. Include the DAW, audio interface, drivers, control software, license managers and audio plugins, not just VST files. Specify the target architecture, available plugin formats and runtimes. Dependencies and source-backed native or Rosetta requirements influence the report. The initial catalog needs additional vendor statements before real product compatibility can be affirmed.

How it works

Music stack: Being listed in the catalog does not establish compatibility.

Music stack: Based on source authority, verification dates and the weakest relevant requirement.

Worked example

A fictional music Mac changes from OS 15 to 26. Its driver is blocked and its audio plugin needs a translated execution mode; the report does not approve the upgrade.

SAMPLE: macOS 15 → 26

Check the result

Music stack: Your inventory · Missing verified evidence stays UNKNOWN.
Music stack: Your setup is analyzed locally in this browser.

Troubleshooting

Symptom	Likely cause	How to check	Fix
Music stack · Unknown compatibility	No verified statement matches the target	Read the vendor link and installed version	Keep the verdict cautious until verified
Music stack · Dependency failure	A required runtime is missing or blocked	Open the component dependency section	Resolve the dependency before upgrading
Music stack · JSON rejected	Wrong vertical or unsupported inventory schema	Check schemaVersion, host and component IDs	Export a version 1 inventory for this vertical

Other ways to do it

Option	When it is the better choice
Vendor documentation	Music stack: Verify target support for with the vendor.

What this page does not cover

Music stack: SAMPLE DATA · Fictional components for demonstration. Not real product compatibility.
Music stack: Browsers cannot scan your PC. Import an inventory JSON from a local scanner, or enter a list.