Apple plans to officially release macOS 11, codenamed Big Sur, this week. Among other things, the operating system is a prerequisite for switching to the M1 processors, which were presented last Tuesday. However, it should also bring numerous innovations for Intel computers, including performance improvements and stronger safeguards for the Safari browser.

Especially musicians Those who use Macs productively should wait to update to macOS 11 Big Sur. Numerous manufacturers of software and hardware issue warnings in advance that their devices may not work with Big Sur. These include, for example, the synthesizer manufacturer Elektron and the interface provider Universal Audio. So far we are only aware of a few manufacturers such as Celemony and RME who give the green light for Big Sur. whether the appropriate drivers and updates are available for your system. In recent years, the necessary manufacturer updates for new macOS versions dragged on until the Christmas holidays. Due to the current Corona situation, this time could drag on into the coming year. In any case, a complete backup is recommended before the update in order to get back to the current configuration in an emergency. The US supplier Sweetwater gives a quite extensive overview of the overall situation especially for musicians on its website.

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