[Obsidian Dragon]

I totally agree with you that this past year has been problematic with the 2021 versions of Protools on the Mac platform (both M1 and Intel). Avid has not got it right. There are clearly issues when they tried to make it compatible for M1 processors that broke something on Intel Macs. Big Sur is another change they have not been able to conquer yet. I actually don't think they'll get it sorted before Monterey (the next version of Mac OS) comes out and the whole cycle starts again. I may sound negative, but I actually look forward to each release with hope that they will eventually get it right. Like I said, I've been at this for about 17 years. I used to do this professionally but since have suffered hearing loss, so now it is just a hobby for an old tech geek. It is still fun for me so I continue to endure this crazy cycle of upgrades, fixes, and issues.