Developers can start building apps today and first system ships by year’s end, beginning a two-year transition
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Cupertino, California — In a historic day for the Mac, Apple today announced it will transition the Mac to its world-class custom silicon to deliver industry-leading performance and powerful new technologies. Developers can now get started updating their apps to take advantage of the advanced capabilities of Apple silicon in the Mac. This transition will also establish a common architecture across all Apple products, making it far easier for developers to write and optimize their apps for the entire ecosystem.
Apple today also introduced macOS Big Sur, the next major release of macOS, which delivers its biggest update in more than a decade and includes technologies that will ensure a smooth and seamless transition to Apple silicon. Developers can easily convert their existing apps to run on Apple silicon, taking advantage of its powerful technologies and performance. And for the first time, developers can make their iOS and iPadOS apps available on the Mac without any modifications.
To help developers get started with Apple silicon, Apple is also launching the Universal App Quick Start Program, which provides access to documentation, forums support, beta versions of macOS Big Sur and Xcode 12, and the limited use of a Developer Transition Kit (DTK), a Mac development system based on Apple’s A12Z Bionic System on a Chip (SoC).
Apple plans to ship the first Mac with Apple silicon by the end of the year and complete the transition in about two years. Apple will continue to support and release new versions of macOS for Intel-based Macs for years to come, and has exciting new Intel-based Macs in development. The transition to Apple silicon represents the biggest leap ever for the Mac.
“From the beginning, the Mac has always embraced big changes to stay at the forefront of personal computing. Today we’re announcing our transition to Apple silicon, making this a historic day for the Mac,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “With its powerful features and industry-leading performance, Apple silicon will make the Mac stronger and more capable than ever. I’ve never been more excited about the future of the Mac.”
Family of Mac SoCs to Deliver Powerful New Features and Best-in-Class Performance
For over a decade, Apple’s world-class silicon design team has been building and refining Apple SoCs. The result is a scalable architecture custom designed for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch that leads the industry in unique features and performance per watt, and makes each of them best in class. Building upon this architecture, Apple is designing a family of SoCs for the Mac. This will give the Mac industry-leading performance per watt and higher performance GPUs — enabling app developers to write even more powerful pro apps and high-end games. And access to technologies such as the Neural Engine will make the Mac an amazing platform for developers to use machine learning. This will also create a common architecture across all Apple products, making it far easier for developers to write and optimize software for the entire Apple ecosystem.
macOS Big Sur Enables Transition to Apple Silicon
In macOS Big Sur, Apple is offering a range of technologies to make the transition to Apple silicon smooth and seamless. With everything built into Xcode 12, such as native compilers, editors, and debugging tools, most developers will be able to get their apps running in a matter of days. Using Universal 2 application binaries, developers will be able to easily create a single app that taps into the native power and performance of the new Macs with Apple silicon, while still supporting Intel-based Macs. With the translation technology of Rosetta 2, users will be able to run existing Mac apps that have not yet been updated, including those with plug-ins. Virtualization technology allows users to run Linux. Developers can also make their iOS and iPadOS apps available on the Mac without any modifications.
Quick Start Program Lets Developers Get Started Today
Apple Developer Program members can start moving their apps to Apple silicon today by applying for the Universal App Quick Start Program. The program provides access to documentation, forums support, beta versions of macOS Big Sur and Xcode 12, and includes the limited use of a DTK, which will enable developers to build and test their Universal 2 apps. The DTK, which must be returned to Apple at the end of the program, consists of a Mac mini with Apple’s A12Z Bionic SoC inside and desktop specs, including 16GB of memory, a 512GB SSD, and a variety of Mac I/O ports. Developers can apply to the program at developer.apple.com, and the total cost of the program is $500.
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Audient has announced the release of EVO Control, the new companion application for the EVO 4 audio interface released this year. Offering advanced software control of your hardware and an audio loop-back mixer, it adds remote, computer control to the 2in / 2out audio interface - completely free.
Marketing Director, Andy Allen explains:
We designed the EVO Control app with user experience in mind, to provide our customers with the modern functionality and flexible workflows they deserve.
A small application available for macOS and Windows, EVO Control allows the user to make quick and simple adjustments to EVO 4's hardware directly from the computer.
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From setting and monitoring levels, muting microphones, to even activating Smartgain, the EVO Control app allows users to access EVO 4's comprehensive feature set from their laptop. The sleek aesthetics of the EVO 4 inspire the EVO Control app's intuitive user interface - right down to the 'Meter Ring' of lights on the unit.
Emphasising the concept that EVO helps work smarter not harder, Andy continues:
We wanted to make it even easier to control recording sessions on the fly, without having to reach for and monitor your hardware.
EVO 4's audio loop-back feature is now further enhanced, with the addition of the audio loop-back mixer, which enables the loop-back functionality to be configured via its own dedicated mixer software. Opening a small mixer window on your computer, users can now take audio playback from the computer, balance the levels and capture it in their recording software, or send it to a streaming service.
Andy concludes:
If you're capturing gameplay or recording a Skype conversation for a podcast, for example, the mixer allows you to record your audio on a separate channel, ready to edit or mix. Or you can send directly to your streaming software - the possibilities are endless.
Improving and adding value to our products is important to us here at EVO - and Audient - and we want to ensure customers are getting the very best product experience.
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EVO Control app is available free to download immediately. Full details are available here.
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Audient has also provided three videos for more information: