VC 160
Universal version latest seen at v1.4.5 · Reported by 1 Mac in the community.
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VC 160 is a vintage compressor plugin from Native Instruments, part of the Komplete Effects suite. It emulates the sound and character of a classic tube compression unit and is used by audio engineers and producers in mixing and mastering workflows. VC 160 is an AAX plugin designed to run inside Avid Pro Tools as a mixing insert. A native Apple Silicon build has been confirmed running on Macs in the Rosetta Check community.
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1 suggestionVC 160 has a native Apple Silicon build available. To get it on your Mac, update Native Instruments products through Native Access, the company's plugin and software manager. Open Native Access, navigate to the VC 160 plugin in your library, and check for available updates — the native build will be offered automatically. Alternatively, you can trigger a manual update scan by selecting the plugin and clicking the update button. Pro Tools itself must be running a current native build (version 2023.6 or later) to load AAX plugins, so make sure Pro Tools is also up to date before restarting with the new native VC 160 plugin installed. Once you have both the native plugin and a native Pro Tools, you will see noticeably lower CPU usage and better stability compared to running the Intel version under Rosetta.
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