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macOS 27 - Golden Gate / iOS 27 / iPadOS 27 Compatibility with Fender products

Date Published: September 28, 2026 

Updated: October 14th, 2027. 

On September 14, 2026 Apple released macOS 27 - Golden Gate and iOS 27 / iPadOS 27

macOS 27.0 Compatibility:

This new OS update may cause compatibility issues with older PreSonus hardware. Please read the information below before updating to Golden Gate. 

macOS 27 / Golden Gate is not supported on Intel Processors. 
Apple announced that Golden Gate is the last version of macOS to feature Rosetta 2.

Systems supported:

  • Apple Silicon Native
  • Apple Silicon Rosetta 2

Supported Fender Software:

Supported Fender and PreSonus Hardware Products:

Universal Control v5.1.1.113315 released on August 2, 2026, supports macOS 27 Golden Gate.

It can be downloaded here or from your MyFender account.

Universal Control includes support for: 

  • StudioLive Series III Consoles and Rack Mixers
  • StudioLive 1602 USB
  • StudioLive AR 22
  • StudioLive AR 16c / 16
  • StudioLive AR 12c / 12
  • StudioLive AR 8c / 8
  • AudioBox Series
    • AudioBox USB (all color variations)
    • AudioBox USB 96 (all color variations)
    • AudioBox USB 96 25th Anniversary
    • AudioBox USB Studio (all versions)
    • AudioBox USB Studio Ultimate (all versions)
    • AudioBox iOne / iTwo
    • AudioBox iTwo Studio
    • AudioBox 1818VSL / 44VSL / 22VSL
      • Note: VSL Software is discontinued and will not work on Golden Gate; read more here.
  • Studio Series
    • Studio 192 / Studio 192 Mobile
    • Studio 1824c / 1824
    • Studio 1810c / 1810
    • Studio 68c / 68
    • Studio 26c / 26
    • Studio 24c / 24
  • ioStation24c
  • Quantum Series
    • Quantum (Thunderbolt)
    • Quantum 2 (Thunderbolt)
    • Quantum 4848 (Thunderbolt)
    • Quantum 2626 (Thunderbolt)
    • Quantum ES2 (USB)
    • Quantum ES4 (USB)
    • Quantum HD2 (USB)
    • Quantum HD8 (USB)
    • Please see this video for installing Quantum on any supported version of Mac OS X.
  • FaderPort Series
    • FaderPort 16
    • FaderPort 8
    • FaderPort (2018 edition)
  • ATOM Series
    • ATOM
    • ATOM Producers Lab
    • ATOM SQ
  • Revelator USB Microphone*
  • Revelator io24
  • Revelator io44

 

Important Tips:

  • Check your third-party plug-in developers’ websites for updates, as many of them may not install or run correctly under macOS 27 and will need updates to work correctly.
  • Some Studio Magic Plug-ins may not run under macOS 27; please check with our partners for compatibility information. 

 

Unsupported Products:

  • StudioLive Ai Series
  • Universal Control 3.1 and older versions are not supported and will not open sample rate settings correctly on macOS X 11 Big Sur / macOS 12 Monterey / macOS 13 Ventura and above
  • Original Series FaderPort has been removed from Universal Control. The USB I/O was too old to support firmware updates over newer USB 3.x chipsets on Mac or PC. This product is out of production and no longer available.
    • Please read this knowledgebase article on how to install updates for the older version of the FaderPort.
    • The Original FaderPort will still be able to be used with macOS 11 Big Sur / macOS 12 Monterey / macOS 13 Ventura and above, as it is a class-compliant MIDI device.
      • Updating is only possible if you have access to an older version of Mac or Windows system with an available USB 2.0 port.
  • FireWire Products on Apple M1 Macs.
    • FireWire Installer will not allow any 1394 products (StudioLive Classic, or StudioLive AI Series) to work with these newer systems.
    • The StudioLive 16.0.2 Classic is not officially supported with Intel-CPU Macs running macOS 12 Monterey. (Update March 2022) We have reports that it does work, you are welcome to use it at your own discretion.
  • Universal Control 1.7.6 - FireWire products still work on Mac OS X 10.8.5—macOS 10.14 Mojave (as well as Windows 7, 8.1, and 10). However, it will not be available on macOS 10.15 Catalina or future macOS versions. Users of the following products are advised not to update their systems beyond macOS 10.14 Mojave:
    • StudioLive 16.4.2
    • StudioLive 24.4.2
    • FireStudio Project
    • FireStudio Mobile
    • FireStudio Tube
    • FireStudio Lightpipe

 

PreSonus iOS 26  / iPadOS 26 Compatibility Statement:

On September 14, 2026, Apple released iOS 26. / iPadOS 26. You can learn more about iOS 26 / iPadOS 26 on Apple's website. PreSonus has been involved with testing iOS 26 / iPadOS 26 during its development phases and found that iOS 26 / iPadOS 26 does not appear to introduce any new issues with any PreSonus apps for the iOS platform.


iPad OS 27 for iPad/iPhone has been tested with current versions of the following applications:

  • MyPreSonus v3.8.0
  • Universal Control v5.1.0.112930 
  • Studio One Remote - v2.0
  • Fender Notion Mobile - v3.5.1.107873
  • QMix-UC - v3.5.0.106756
  • Fender Notion v3.7.1

We will continue to monitor and accept feedback for customer issues/concerns.

To report any issues, please contact PreSonus Technical Support by creating a Support Ticket at My.fender.com/support for further assistance.
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