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Why do engineers hold these specific versions in such high regard? The algorithms McDSP built from scratch had "zero (or near-zero) latency" and utilized "double precision processing".

For years, McDSP plugins were exclusive to Pro Tools. The introduction of the Audio Units (AU) format allowed McDSP to expand into Apple’s Logic Pro and Digital Performer. This expansion coincided with Apple’s historic 2006 architecture shift from PowerPC to Intel processors. Developers had to rewrite their entire codebases into "Universal Binaries" to support the new Intel-based OS X systems. The Legendary Plugins of the McDSP Complete Bundle