# Resonance Audio on Apple Silicon

**URL:** https://qa.fmod.com/t/resonance-audio-on-apple-silicon/20558
**Category:** Unity
**Created:** [August 17, 2023, 3:32pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/resonance-audio-on-apple-silicon/20558 "2023-08-17T15:32:25Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![constantinpopp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@constantinpopp](https://qa.fmod.com/u/constantinpopp)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2023, 3:32pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/resonance-audio-on-apple-silicon/20558/1 "2023-08-17T15:32:25Z")

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Hello,  
I am attempting to get Resonance Audio running on Mac 13.4.1 using Unity 2021.3.29f1 and FMOD Studio 2.2.16 running on Apple Silicon.  
After installing the FMOD Unity integration I get this error:  
SystemNotInitializedException: [FMOD] Initialization failed : Loading plugin ‘resonanceaudio’ from ‘/Users/macmini/MacTest/Assets/Assets/Plugins/FMOD/platforms/mac/lib/resonanceaudio.dylib’ : ERR\_FILE\_NOTFOUND : File not found.  
FMODUnity.RuntimeManager.get\_Instance () (at Assets/Plugins/FMOD/src/RuntimeManager.cs:203)

FMOD integration does not come with this file. Instead, it ships resonanceaudio.bundle.  
I’ve enabled this plugin via the inspector and still, the error appears.

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fmod/original/2X/e/e026c5d8d6da8567d5b0b1f6b1100acbbe3c7397.png)

Does Resonance Audio not run on Apple Silicon, yet? Or is there a step I have missed?

Many thanks for your help.

Bests,  
Constantin

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### Author: ![Connor\_FMOD](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/connor_fmod/32/3685_2.png) [@Connor\_FMOD](https://qa.fmod.com/u/Connor_FMOD)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2023, 11:29pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/resonance-audio-on-apple-silicon/20558/2 "2023-08-17T23:29:16Z")

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Hi,

Can I confirm that you have the Resonance audio plugin listed in your integration settings:

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fmod/original/2X/c/cde9e6ec2d6ff2271b1ea5c4d671a9ce6484179b.png)

If you do, could you try renaming the file to `resonanceaudio.dylib` and let me know if that works?

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### Author: ![constantinpopp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@constantinpopp](https://qa.fmod.com/u/constantinpopp)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2023, 8:49am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/resonance-audio-on-apple-silicon/20558/3 "2023-08-18T08:49:43Z")

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Hi Connor,

Yes, I am using the same fmod settings as in your screenshot.

I noticed that the path where Unity looks for the plugin is wrong. It should not read …/Assets/Assets… I don’t know where it gets that from. This was a fresh/empty Unity project with just FMOD imported.

After copying the resonanceaudio.bundle to this location it works. It also works when I copy the .dylib version of this found from the FMOD Studio.app to this location. Yay. And I only needed to move this bundle, not any other files from the FMOD package.

But, do you have an idea why Unity would get confused with the paths?

Bests,  
Constantin

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### Author: ![Connor\_FMOD](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/connor_fmod/32/3685_2.png) [@Connor\_FMOD](https://qa.fmod.com/u/Connor_FMOD)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2023, 3:22am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/resonance-audio-on-apple-silicon/20558/4 "2023-08-22T03:22:59Z")

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Hi,

Good to hear it is working. Unfortunately, I do not know why it would get the wrong plugin path.

If you experience this issue again, please let us know.

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### Author: ![Connor\_FMOD](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/connor_fmod/32/3685_2.png) [@Connor\_FMOD](https://qa.fmod.com/u/Connor_FMOD)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2023, 5:15am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/resonance-audio-on-apple-silicon/20558/5 "2023-08-23T05:15:02Z")

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Hi,

It seems this might be linked to this issue and they have provided a workaround: [FMOD trying to find Resonance Audio in wrong directory](https://qa.fmod.com/t/fmod-trying-to-find-resonance-audio-in-wrong-directory/20569).

Thanks for bringing this to our attention.

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### Author: ![constantinpopp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@constantinpopp](https://qa.fmod.com/u/constantinpopp)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2023, 10:36am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/resonance-audio-on-apple-silicon/20558/6 "2023-08-23T10:36:45Z")

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Many thanks for forwarding the other post. This is the issue I was facing, too.
