Padshop
Universal version latest seen at v2.3.0 · Reported by 11 Macs in the community.
All sighted native versions (2):
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Padshop is a hybrid sample-manipulation synthesizer and audio plugin from Steinberg, designed for sound designers, producers and electronic musicians. It combines two distinct sound engines — granular and spectral oscillator — allowing deep editing and morphing of audio samples at a granular level. The plugin includes over 570 presets and supports importing and redesigning custom samples. Padshop is distributed as an Audio Unit (AU) plugin for use within compatible DAWs and audio applications on macOS. A native Apple Silicon build has been confirmed running on Macs in the Rosetta Check community.
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1 suggestionPadshop is an AU plugin, not a standalone application, so it is updated through Steinberg's official installer and plugin management system rather than as a separate download. To upgrade to the native Apple Silicon build, download and run the latest version of Steinberg Download Assistant from Steinberg's website. The Download Assistant will detect your system architecture and serve the native Universal Binary build of Padshop automatically. After installation, any DAW that hosts AU plugins (Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Reaper, Nuendo, Cubase, etc.) will load the native version of the plugin directly — no manual migration or reconfiguration is needed. If you have a very old version of Padshop installed, uninstall it first through the same Download Assistant, then reinstall to ensure a clean transition to the native build.
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