MacOS Ventura and the Source Elements products
This article contains a list of the Source Elements products compatible and not compatible with MacOS 13 (Ventura)
Last Updated: October, 2022
Below is a table listing all of the Source Elements products with their compatibility status.
Product Suite | Product Name | Compatibility with Ventura |
Source-Connect | Source-Connect 3.9 (Standard, Pro and Pro X) | Yes |
Q Manager | No | |
Remote Transport Sync | Yes | |
Source-Connect Link (RTAS, AAX, VST) | Yes | |
Source-Connect Link (AU) | Yes | |
Source-Live | Source-Live Pro LL | Yes |
Source-Nexus I/O | Source-Nexus I/O 1.3 (AAX, VST, VST3, AU) | Yes |
Source-Nexus Control Panel in 1.3 | Yes | |
Source-Nexus I/O 1.2 (Audio driver, AAX, VST, VST3 and AU) | No | |
Source-Nexus Control Panel 1.0 | No | |
Source-Talkback | Source-Talkback | Yes |
Source-VC | Source-VC | Yes |
Source-Zip | Source-Zip | Yes |
Source-LTC | Source-LTC | Yes |
Source-RTL | Source-RTL | Yes |
DAW Compatibility with Ventura
Below is a list of the most common DAWs and their compatibility with macOS 13 (Ventura). We recommend checking each providers' webpage for up-to-date information.
- Ableton: according to the Ableton help page, there are no versions that are officially compatible with macOS 13 (Ventura).
- Cubase/Nuendo: according to Steinberg's help page, Cubase and Nuendo versions 12.x are compatible with macOS 13 (Ventura).
- Logic Pro: according to Apple's Technical Specifications, the latest version of Logic Pro (10.7.4) is compatible with macOS 11.5 or later.
- Pro Tools: according to the Avid knowledge base, there are no versions that are officially compatible with macOS13 (Ventura).
- Reaper: according to Reaper's technical requirements section, there are no versions that are officially compatible with macOS 13 (Ventura). All versions are compatible up to versions 12.x.
- Studio One: according to PreSonus' Ventura compatibility article, Studio One does NOT recommend upgrading to macOS 13 at this time. They do, however, have a list of products that should work ok with Ventura.
Installers on Ventura
MacOS Ventura included, among other things, a new privacy option called “App Management” for certain installers. Some of the Source Elements products might display the following message when being installed:
If you click “Don't Allow”, you will get an error message saying the installation failed. In order to avoid the error message:
- Go to System Settings > Privacy & Security.
- Scroll down to “App Management”.
- Click the “+” sign.
- Search for the installer on your local machine and add it to the list.
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