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The update will absolutely be no cost to people who have a purchased license as well.

Latest updates, the Windows and Mac versions are being tested internally now, that's the only updates I have. If there is going to be a beta testing opportunity or a public beta of course I will announce it here.

All I can say is there will be updates to the plugins with the fixes and features I have mentioned.

It's not a secret that the timeline has not been and is not optimal, it absolutely has been told to the powers that be - but it is what it is there - and I'm not in any position other than the trenches to mitigate customer discontent best I can. I'm not expecting anyone to be happy with the situation either. It's gone beyond the limits of what customer patience and expectations should have to deal with I agree. I've personally moved onto using other plugins in my projects (UA, Valhalla, etc.) until a lot of the issues are resolved.

I'm hoping some of the other developments at Harman will make them take these updates a little more seriously but I'm just as weary as any of you are at this point.

Oh boy... only perhaps a couple months till the native versions... actually I guess "early next year" was the projection. I guess since the dividing line between early and late in a year would be the middle... like say June 15 for example... native versions could come anytime between January 1, 2024 and June 14, 2024.

Not trying to be a pain... trying to inject a little levity into what is a bit of a discouraging situation for users. I come back to this topic every so often just to check as I am hopeful to one day have the Apple Silicon native version of these plugins. Looks like maybe even Audio Ease will get an AS-native version Altiverb 8 out the door before the PCM Native Bundle makes it.

I have to speculate that it seems to me there's sort of a shift in Lexicon's focus. I gather Harman is a big company that has a lot of irons in the fire with car audio, technology licensing, embedded systems, etc, etc. that the pro audio software plug-in market must represent some tiny fraction of revenue... hence maintaining that software gets a proportionate amount of attention. Oh well... some day...

And HAMRAN_EEide... I'm not sure of your actual first name so I'll call you that... I want to re-iterate that I recognize you're sort of in-between a rock and a hard place. You might pass up the chain of command to the people in charge of these things that the delay fuels a lot of rumor and speculation that Lexicon ever intends to update these plugs. I refer those people to this topic and your insistence that it is happening. I believe you implicitly, but of course there are plenty of folks in forums who are so cynical they don't believe it. That said, I too have become weary of defending Lexicon on forums and don't bother anymore. I think someone in a position of authority that has the ability to devote more resources to getting the Apple Silicon native plugs finished should be at least mildly concerned on the hit to Lexicon's image amongst this market segment that is happening. I know I'd gladly pay a reasonable upgrade fee, as it's a big effort and it wouldn't be realistic to expect a free upgrade... at least depending on how long ago the bundle or plugin was purchased.

Thanks for listening/reading. As always, appreciate your efforts here. Every so often I just get antsy.

@HARMAN_EElde said:
Thanks for the information I will pass on to the dev

Thank you for all the continued communication in support emails. Here's hoping the update comes out soon!