iZotope Trash 2
iZotope Trash 2 is an Audio Unit (AU) distortion and audio-mangling plugin for digital audio workstations on macOS. It is a modular multi-effects studio that combines 60+ distortion algorithms, a customizable multiband waveshaper, convolution module with over 100 impulse responses, dual filters with formant controls, multiband compression, and delay processing. Trash 2 is widely used by music producers, sound designers, and audio engineers working with synthesizers, drums, and other sources who want to create extreme sonic textures, from subtle saturation to aggressive industrial and experimental sound design.
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1 suggestioniZotope Trash 2 is an Audio Unit plugin and does not run as a standalone application — it loads inside compatible DAWs (such as Logic Pro, Final Cut Pro, Ableton Live, Cubase, or other AU-supporting hosts). To update Trash 2 to a native Apple Silicon build, you must use the iZotope Product Portal, which is the vendor's official plugin installer and update mechanism. However, according to search results from 2021, iZotope has stated they have no plans to ship a native Apple Silicon build of Trash 2. The current version of Trash 2 runs under Rosetta 2 emulation on M-series Macs, but Apple is removing Rosetta 2 support in macOS 28 (September 2028), meaning Trash 2 will stop launching on that release unless iZotope releases a native build before then. If you rely on Trash 2, contact iZotope directly to confirm their current status on native Apple Silicon support. As an alternative, consider native-compatible distortion plugins like Output Thermal, Minimal Audio Rift, or iZotope's own newer Ozone series (which has shipped native builds) — all of which run natively on Apple Silicon. You should also check with your DAW vendor to confirm they offer a native build, as the host application must also run natively for any AU plugin to be useful.
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