Compatibility information for all current products is listed below. Our testing was conducted using various beta versions of macOS Ventura, the "Golden Master" and ultimately the release version of 13. 

Please check that all other software/hardware you use to make music is also compatible before updating and never update your operating system during the middle of a time-critical project.

Based on past experience we would generally advise waiting for a few months after the release of any new operating system before updating in case there are any initial issues that need to be patched.

If you receive an error message stating 'System Extension Blocked' after installing Novation software/drivers then please see this article.

See here for instructions on disabling the new USB Restricted Mode security feature.

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Products using Components: 

Circuit, Circuit Mono Station, Circuit Rhythm

Bass Station II, Peak, Summit

SL MKIII, Launchkey Mini MK3, Launchkey MK3 

Launch Control XL, Launch Control

Launchpad Mini MK3, Launchpad X, Launchpad Pro Mk3

FLkey Mini and FLkey 37

All of these products use Components so their compatibility relies on this.

Works with macOS Ventura? YES

Launchpad Pro, Launchpad MK 2 (with RGB pads)

Works with macOS Ventura? YES

 

Launchkey MK 2 (green base)

Works with macOS Ventura? YES

MK 1 Launch family* (Launchpad S, Launchpad Mini, Launchkey MK 1 (orange base), Launchkey Mini)

Works with macOS Ventura? YES

Note that Automap is no longer supported so Automap functionality is not available for these products on macOS after version 10.15. See here for details.

Launch Control, Launch Control XL

Works with macOS Ventura? YES

The Launch Control editors are 32 bit and will not run on macOS Catalina and above. To resolve this you can now use Components

 

SL MkII

Works with macOS Ventura?YES- standard MIDI functionality works however Automap doesnotwork on Catalina or above.See the section regarding Automap below. 

Impulse

Works with macOS Ventura?YES

Please see our article regarding the update to add additional HUI functionality here: https://support.novationmusic.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360009516479

UltraNova

Works with macOS Ventura? Yes

The Librarian and Editor may continue to work using this  beta build

MIDI can be used with this driver. 

Notes: You may encounter a 'System Extension Blocked' message while installing UltraNova's bundled software. This is related to a feature introduced on macOS 10.13. If you see this message, please refer to this article.

We have ceased development support for the Ultranova. The legacy of the Nova engine lives on through the MiniNova and Circuit Tracks. Fans of our digital synthesisers will also find many sound design possibilities in our Peak and Summit synthesisers, designed by Chris Hugget, that combine digital wavetable oscillators with analogue filtering and distortion to bring about the best of our heritage. 

We cannot guarantee the performance of the Ultranova past Mac OS 10.15.

MiniNova

Works with macOS Ventura? Yes - use this installer first and then this one

Note that the Editor is known to have graphical issues in DAWs like Ableton and Cubase. In these instances, using Reaper is advisable as an alternative. We are currently investigating this issue.

B-Station plug-in

Works with macOS Ventura? No

V-Station plug-in

Works with macOS Ventura? No

We're aware of issues with these plugins caused by the architecture changes in this version of Mac OS. As these plugins are no longer in development support, if you wish to continue using these plugins please do not update to this version of Mac OS.

If your product is not listed, it is not officially supported with macOS Ventura.