For insight into Avid's stated M1 "plan" for October:
https://www.pro-tools-expert.com/hom...n-october-2021
They may have new features. Who knows? I do recall doing an ACA survey for them at the end of last year where the results were never announced, but one of thew big ones I was pulling for was (something like) a "re-designed, modern UI". Hopefully that would address a lot of locked-and-dated UI issues (that I have) from decades ago.