Installing Sound Radix Plugins Without Rosetta 2 (macOS)

Our plugins are fully Apple Silicon native.

Some installer packages may trigger a macOS Rosetta 2 prompt. This is a false-positive caused by the installer framework, not the plugin code.

To install natively without deploying Rosetta 2 on your system, you can run the installation directly via Terminal.

Terminal Installation

1. Download the latest installer package (.pkg) for your plugin from the Downloads page.

2. Open Terminal (Cmd + Space -> type Terminal).

3. Type sudo installer -pkg  and then drag and drop the downloaded .pkg file directly into the Terminal window (this automatically fills in the correct file path).

4. Append  -target / to the end of the command.

Here is exactly how the final command will look if you are installing Pi 1.1.3 from your Downloads folder:

sudo installer -pkg ~/Downloads/Pi\ 1.1.3\ Installer.pkg -target /

5. Press Enter, type your Mac’s admin password when prompted, and press Enter again. (Note: Terminal will not display characters or asterisks while typing).

Once you see installer: The upgrade was successful, the native binary is installed and ready to use in your DAW.

Have fun.