The "internal" tag on an R2R release is interesting. It suggests that perhaps they felt the solution wasn't "perfect" enough for a formal scene release, or perhaps they wanted to keep the method private to prevent Avid from patching it immediately.
This specific "internal" release was designed to provide a "legit AAX unlock," allowing users to run Pro Tools and use third-party AAX plugins without the standard iLok hardware or cloud licensing requirements. Key Details of this Release avidprotoolsv202170legitaaxunlockonlyinternalr2r
This release is now several years old. It lacks the Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) native support found in newer versions and may not run correctly on modern operating systems like macOS Sonoma or the latest Windows 11 builds. The "internal" tag on an R2R release is interesting
: Bug fixes for color palette presets and dialog boxes in non-English languages. Key Details of this Release This release is