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BIAS FX 2

Minimal Requirements (Mac)

・macOS 10.12 Sierra to macOS 13 Ventura
・Apple silicon using Rosetta
・4GB of RAM minimum, 8GB or more recommended
・Audio plug-in formats: Audio Units, VST 2, VST 3, AAX Native
・2GB free disk space
・An Internet connection is required to activate your license and access ToneCloud. Positive Grid software products do not support offline activation at this moment. Offline mode is available after software activation.

Minimal Requirements (PC)

・Windows 8 to Windows 11
・4GB of RAM minimum, 8GB or more recommended
・1.5GHz Dual core processor minimum, 2.0GHz Dual core or more recommended
・Audio plug-in formats: VST 2, VST 3, AAX Native
・1GB free disk space (64-bit)
・An Internet connection is required to activate your license and access ToneCloud. Positive Grid software products do not support offline activation at this moment. Offline mode is available after software activation.

Compatible DAWs

Ableton Live	8.0 or above
Acoustica Mixcraft	7.0 or above
Avid Pro Tools	11 or above
Apple Logic Pro	9.0 or above
Apple GarageBand	6.0.5, 10.0 or above
Cockos REAPER	3.4 or above
Steinberg Cubase	5.0 or above
Steinberg Nuendo	4.3 or above
PreSonus Studio One	Producer/Professional 2 or above
Propellerhead Reason	9.5 or above

BIAS Amp 2

Minimal Requirements (Mac)

macOS Sierra 10.12 to Big Sur 11.6.1
Apple silicon using Rosetta
4GB of RAM minimum, 8GB or more recommended
Audio plug-in formats: Audio Units, VST 2, AAX Native
1GB free disk space
An Internet connection is required to activate your license and access ToneCloud. Positive Grid software products do not support offline activation at this moment. Offline mode is available after software activation.

Minimal Requirements (PC)

Windows 7 (SP1), Windows 8, and Windows 10
4GB of RAM minimum, 8GB or more recommended
1.5GHz Dual core processor minimum, 2.0GHz Dual core or more recommended
Audio plug-in formats: VST 2, AAX Native
500MB free disk space (32 or 64-bit version)
An Internet connection is required to activate your license and access ToneCloud. Positive Grid software products do not support offline activation at this moment. Offline mode is available after software activation.

Compatible DAWs

Ableton Live	8.0 or above
Acoustica Mixcraft	7.0 or above
Avid Pro Tools	11 or above
Apple Logic Pro	9.0 or above
Apple GarageBand	6.0.5, 10.0 or above
Cockos REAPER	3.4 or above
Steinberg Cubase	5.0 or above
Steinberg Nuendo	4.3 or above
PreSonus Studio One	Producer/Professional 2 or above
Propellerhead Reason	9.5 or above

BIAS Pedal

Minimal Requirements (Mac)

OS X 10.9 or later
Apple silicon using Rosetta
Format: Standalone and plugin: Audio Units, VST, RTAS, AAX Native
4GB of RAM minimal, 8GB or more recommended
700MB free disk space
Internet connection is required to activate license and access Tone Cloud, Positive Grid Desktop products don’t support offline activation at this moment. It can run under offline mode after activation and disable Tone Cloud.

Minimal Requirements (PC)

Windows 7 (SP1), Windows 8, or Windows 10
Format: Standalone and plugin: Audio Units, VST, RTAS, AAX Native
4GB of RAM minimal, 8GB or more recommended
1.5GHz Dual-core processor minimal, 2.0GHz Dual-core or more recommended
250MB free disk space per version (32 or 64 bits)
Internet connection is required to activate license and access Tone Cloud, Positive Grid Desktop products don’t support offline activation at this moment. It can run under offline mode after activation and disable Tone Cloud.

Compatible DAWs

Host	Requirements
Propellerhead Reason	9.5 or above
Ableton Live	8.0 or above
Avid Pro Tools	10 or above
Apple Logic Pro	9.0 or above
Apple GarageBand	6.0.5, 10.0 or above
Bitwig Studio	1.0 and above
Cakewalk Sonar	X2 or above
Cockos Reaper	3.4 or above
Steinberg Cubase	5.0 or above
Steinberg Nuendo	4.3 or above
PreSonus Studio One	Producer/Professional 2 or above
Acoustica Mixcraft	7.0 or above