Avid have announced that Pro Tools 12.6, 12.6 HD, and Eucon 3.5 are now supported for mac OS Sierra (10.12.0).
We recommend to make sure you make a full backup in case it all goes wrong and do not upgrade in the middle of a job. Wait until you have some downtime before you upgrade.
Even though Avid have now announced support for mac OS Sierra for Pro Tools, some other software and plugins don't support mac OS Sierra yet. We strongly recommend you check to make sure all your software and plugins are supported before upgrading.
Here is a list of Avid's compatibility with Mac OS Sierra 10.l2:
- Media Composer - Mac OS 10.12 (Sierra) is not supported at this time.
- Pro Tools - macOS 10.12 (Sierra) is supported with Pro Tools 12.6. Please refer to the Pro Tools 12 System Requirements and Pro Tools HD 12 System Requirements pages for more info.
- Avid Audio Interface Drivers - macOS 10.12 (Sierra) is now supported, please refer to the Drivers for Avid Audio Hardware page for full information.
- Sibelius v8.4.2 - macOS 10.12 (Sierra) is supported with Sibelius 8.4.2
- EUCON - macOS 10.12 (Sierra) is supported with EUCON 3.5
- ISIS & NEXIS - Mac OS 10.12 (Sierra) is not supported at this time.
- See the following pages for updated drivers:
- Apogee Duet/Quartet
- Digi002/003 Family
- Eleven Rack
- HD Driver (download current version from Avid account products)
- Mbox (3rd Gen)
- Mbox Mini (3rd Gen)
- Mbox Pro (3rd Gen)
- VENUE FWx32
Pro Tools 12.6 Mac OS Requirements
- Intel® Mac with Mac OS X 10.8.5 (only supported below Pro Tools 12.5), 10.9.5, 10.10.5, 10.11.6 or 10.12.0 (only supported with Pro Tools 12.6 and above)
- Intel® Core i5 processor
- 8GB RAM (16GB or more recommended)
- Internet connection for installation
- 15GB disk space for installation
- USB-port for iLok 2 authorization
- USB-port, FireWire-port or Thunderbolt-port for CoreAudio-supported audio device
- Supports 64-bit AAX plug-ins in Pro Tools
- More information here
Pro Tools 12.6HD Mac OS Requirements
- Intel® Mac with Mac OS X 10.8.5 (only supported below Pro Tools 12.5), 10.9.5, 10.10.5, 10.11.6 or 10.12 (only supported with Pro Tools 12.6 and above)
- Intel® Core i7 processor ('Ivy Bridge', 'Haswell' or 'Westmere' recommended)
- 8GB RAM (16GB or more recommended)
- Internet connection for installation
- 15GB disk space for installation
- USB-port for iLok 2 authorization
- PCIe slot for HDX or HD Native card (incl. one power connection on motherboard), Thunderbolt-port for supported PCIe-chassis or CoreAudio-supported audio device
- Supports 64-bit AAX plug-ins in Pro Tools
- More information here.
Avid Device Drivers Alert
- Pro Tools 12.6 added support for macOS 10.12 (Sierra). If you are using Pro Tools HD,
- install HD Driver 12.6 (or later).
- If you plan to use HDX, HD Native or HD Native Thunderbolt interfaces with 3rd-party DAWs,
- please do NOT update to macOS 10.12 (Sierra).
- All audio interface drivers tested with Pro Tools 12.6 are now qualified with OS X 10.12 (Sierra).
- More information here.
Be sure to contact an RSPE specialist with any questions about your Pro Tools Upgrades.
