Prism - macOS Installation

macOS Installation

macOS Installation Guide

Download

Download the latest macOS installer: PrismSetup.pkg

This installer uses universal binaries for the plug-in, which will work for Intel x64 or M1 processors.

Audio Units Support

Apple Audio Units (AU) support is still experimental. Feel free to test it, but there may be breaking changes in the AU version in future releases, so use it accordingly.

Note: If you don't see the Prism AU plug-in in your DAW's AUi list you may need to restart your computer for the system's Audio Units plug-in cache to update.

Run the Installer Package

Once downloaded, run the plug-in installer package PrismSetup.pkg to get started.

The Prism Installer Package will guide you through installation of the Prism plug-in.

Click the Continue button to begin.

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Read the License

Please carefully read the License Agreement

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Note: If you do not agree with this License Agreement please abort the installation process by clicking the Disagree button at this time.

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Choose Install Destination

Select the desired install configuration and click the Continue button.

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Begin Installation

Click Install to start installing plug-in files.

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Prism will install some support files such as readme and changelog files as well as the user's manual to /Library/Prism/{VERSION}/

Note: The plug-in file Prism.vst3 will be installed to the standard directory for VST3 plug-ins on macOS:

~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3

Note: The plug-in file Prism.component will be installed to the standard user directory for AU plug-ins on macOS:

~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components

Note: Any additional files used by the plug-in (such as the license file) will be installed to:

~/Library/CymaticSomatics/Plugins/Prism

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Complete Installation

Once installation has completed you can press the Close button to close the installer.

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Congratulations!

You have successfully installed Prism on macOS.

Note about AU plug-in: If you don't see the Prism AU plug-in in your DAW's AUi list you may need to restart your computer for the system's Audio Units plug-in cache to update.

How to Uninstall

To uninstall the plug-in and its related files, open Finder and browse to:

/Library/Prism/{VERSION}

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Locate the uninstall.app file and double-click it:

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Enter your user name and password to confirm uninstallation and hit the OK button:

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Uninstall Complete!

You have now successfully uninstalled the plug-in and its related files from your computer.

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