| N4 and N4 Player Comparison Chart | ||
| Features | N4 | N4 Player |
| CORE 17 support | √ | √ |
| UAE (Universal Acqua Engine) | 1.4565 | 1.4.565 |
| Simple user interface mode | √ | √ |
| Integrated Settings | √ | √ |
| Integrated Finder | √ | √ |
| Integrated Presets editor | √ | X |
| Integrated Setups editor | √ | X |
| Include Native Application Tools (NAT) | X | X |
| Support zero latency (via N4 setup) | √ | X |
| Support N4 setups (create, edit, etc.) | √ | X |
| Support for Nebula Server 4 (under development) | √ | X |
| Support Nebula2 libraries *** | √ | X |
| Support Nebula3 libraries *** | √ | X |
| Support Nebula Libraries for N4 ** | √ | √ |
| Support Acqua Libraries for N4 ** | √ | √ |
Support Acqua Effect plug-ins | √ | X |
Support upgrade from N4 Player to N4 | √ | X |
| Support Nebula Libraries and Acqua Libraries for N4 as VST, AAX, or AU plug-in via a setup | √ | X |
| Support upgrade from Nebula3 (Nebula3, Nebula3 Pro, or Nebula3 Server) to N4 or N4 Player | X | X |
| Integration | N4 | N4 Player |
| Full integration in Aquarius Desktop (download, authorization, update, etc.) | √ | √ |
| Full integration in the marketplace for official 3rd party developers* products | √ | √ |
| OS supported | N4 | N4 Player |
| Support Windows 10 (64-bits) Intel 64 architecture | √ | √ |
| Support macOS 10.15 (64-bits) Intel 64 architecture | √ | √ |
| Support macOS 12 (64-bits) Intel 64 architecture | √ | √ |
| Support macOS 12 (64-bits) ARM Silicon architecture | √ | √ |
| Plug-in formats supported | N4 | N4 Player |
| Support VST2 64 bits format | √ | √ |
| Support VST3 64 bits format | √ | √ |
| Support AAX 64 bits format | √ | √ |
| Support AU 64 bits format (macOS only) | √ | √ |
| Library and additional content | N4 | N4 Player |
| Commercial Library (Cross Platform Commercial Library v5) | √ | X |
| YROY Nebula Library for N4 | √ | Trial |
| Rose Nebula Library for N4 | √ | Trial |
| Violet Nebula Library for N4 | X | X |
| Rose Acqua Effect plug-in | X | X |
| Violet Acqua Effect plug-in | √ | X |
| Protection | ||
| On-line authorization required (via Aquarius Desktop) | √ | √ |
| On-line de-authorization required (via Aquarius Desktop) | √ | √ |
| Price and upgrade options | N4 | N4 Player |
| Price MSRP | 499 euros | FREE |
| Commercial Library (Cross Platform Commercial Library v5) | Included | N/A |
| Cross-grade price from Nebula3 (Nebula3, Nebula3 Pro, or Nebula3 Server) | N/A | N/A |
| * With the term official 3rd party developers we refer to all developers listed on our website: https://www.acustica-audio.com/pages/developers ** Nebula Libraries and Acqua Libraries for N4 might work if incorporate a protection system compatible with macOS 12 Intel 64 & ARM Silicon architectures. *** Nebula 2 and Nebula 3 libraries might work if incorporate a protection system compatible with macOS 12 Intel 64 & ARM Silicon architectures. | ||
| All information and prices may change without any prior notice | ||
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