MC2000 Multi-Band Compressor Native v7 is the Native format tier of the same McDSP plugin described at 950, and the catalogue treatment of this pair matters more than the entry itself, because McDSP sells one engine in two licence tiers and carrying them as unrelated products creates avoidable buyer confusion. The distinction is documented and is straightforward once stated. HD versions support AAX DSP, AAX Native, AU, and VST3 — AAX DSP meaning the plugin runs on Avid DSP hardware, which matters only to Pro Tools HDX and HD Native users who need the processing offloaded from the host CPU. Native versions support AAX Native, AU, and VST3 — everything an HD licence covers except DSP acceleration, running on the host processor. So the two tiers differ in one capability and in price, not in sound: the DSP version and the native version of a McDSP plugin are the same algorithm, which is why the featurisation lists for both read identically — compression curve modeling, adjustable crossover filters, multiple peak detection circuits, multiband control linking, phase buttons, analog saturation modeling with double-precision processing, mono and stereo components, high-def user interface, zero-latency algorithms, and 1,500+ presets. A buyer without Pro Tools HD hardware should purchase Native, and a buyer with it may choose either, since Native plugins run on an HD system as host-based processing — so the HD tier is a performance choice rather than an access requirement for most users, which is the detail that resolves the decision. Requirements are documented: macOS 10.13 or higher (64-bit only, macOS 12 Monterey compatible), McDSP plugins running natively on Intel and M1 Apple Silicon processors, supported across Mac OS 10.13.x High Sierra, 10.14.x Mojave, 10.15.x Catalina, 11.x Big Sur, 12.x Monterey, and Windows 10, with Mac OS 10.12.x Sierra possibly working but not officially supported, and compatibility with Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Cubase, Nuendo, Ableton Live, LUNA, Reaper, Sonar, Studio One, and other DAWs that support AAX, AU, and/or VST3. One compatibility note affects both tiers and should be carried once: as of v7.0, VST is no longer supported — so an older session using the VST build will not load in v7. Upgrade pricing is documented at $49 for a v4 to v7 upgrade in both the NV and HD tiers, and McDSP also offers a subscription option with a demo available, at $79 for Native v7 as listed by Sweetwater. The v7 improvements apply to both tiers: optimized for Apple silicon and the latest Intel processors, with CPU efficiency as the goal, and two activations per licence or subscription on each v7 purchase. The recommendation is to merge 950 and 951 into one entry — a single listing that names the plugin, describes its features once, and then states that it is available in HD and Native tiers with the format difference explained — since the two pages currently describe identical capabilities, which means a buyer landing on either cannot tell why two listings exist, and the pair also splits the review base. If the catalogue system requires separate SKUs, then each entry should lead with the tier and the format list, and explicitly link to the other, so the difference is the first thing a reader encounters rather than something they must infer from two identical descriptions. It suits mix bus and master bus dynamics, drum bus processing, and frequency-dependent dynamic control, and the format question is the only decision a buyer needs to make, which is precisely the information these two entries should foreground. #MC2000Native #MC2000 #McDSP #MultibandCompressor #Compressor #HDVersion #NativeVersion #AAXDSP #AAXNative #AU #VST3 #Duplication #MergeRecommendation #CompressionCurveModeling #AdjustableCrossovers #PhaseButtons #AnalogSaturationModeling #ZeroLatency #HighDefUI #1500Presets #AppleSilicon #UpgradePricing #TwoActivations #MixBus #MasterBus #Mastering #MusicProduction #FLStudio #AbletonLive #LogicPro #Cubase #ProTools #StudioOne #Reaper