FabFilter Simplon
Universal version latest seen at v1.42 · Reported by 7 Macs in the community.
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FabFilter Simplon is a filter plugin for Avid Pro Tools and other DAWs, featuring two high-quality multi-mode filters with interactive visual feedback. It provides lowpass, highpass, and bandpass responses with selectable slopes, three different filter characteristics per filter for varied tonal color, and both serial and parallel filtering modes. The plugin is used by mixing and mastering engineers for EQ-like filtering tasks with a focus on intuitive control and warmth. A native Apple Silicon (Universal) build has been confirmed running on Macs in the Rosetta Check community.
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1 suggestionFabFilter Simplon now ships as a Universal Binary with native Apple Silicon support, and a native build has been confirmed running on community machines. The correct update path depends on how you obtained the plugin originally. FabFilter's official site (fabfilter.com) offers a standalone installer that automatically detects your Mac architecture and serves the native build; re-download from there and run the installer, which will update your existing Simplon installation to the native version. Alternatively, if you use FabFilter's installation manager or have it bundled in the FabFilter Total Bundle, check for updates through that channel — FabFilter released AAX Apple Silicon support in March 2023 and has shipped universal builds since then. Most importantly, your copy of Pro Tools itself must be on a current native build (version 2023.6 or later) for the native Simplon AAX plugin to run correctly — if Pro Tools is still on an older Intel-only build, update that first via Avid's Application Manager. After both Pro Tools and Simplon are updated to native builds, you will see noticeably better performance, lower CPU usage, and longer battery life compared to running under Rosetta.
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