Pro Tools M-Powered to Pro Tools 10 Crossgrade

[langford0311]

Hey everybody. I'm looking to upgrade to Pro Tools, and I want to do the M-Powered to 10 crossgrade. I'm wary though because I currently have the M-Powered version 8 not version 9 and I haven't been able to find anything specifying which mp version is accepted in the crossgrade. Does anyone have any info that might shed some light on the situation for me?

[nst7]

You can upgrade from any version of M-Powered. The cost is $499.

As an alternative to crossgrading, you might also consider getting a new Avid interface that comes bundled with PT10, such as the Eleven Rack or the Mbox 3 Pro.

[Touchwood Studios]

$399 on the avid store
http://shop.avid.com/store/product.d...07527273741024

[nst7]

Looks like they just changed it. Either that or I read it wrong in the first place. But yeah, it's $399.

[Spacecho]

Hi all,

I am about to purchase the same crossgrade.

I was using Protools M-Powered 8 on an old Macbook.

Last weekend, the Macbook died so i bought a new one yesterday.

My question is this:

Will i be able to crossgrade on the new Macbook? There is currently no version of Pro Tools installed. I am hoping that the crossgrade will be successful as long as i have the dongle i used with M-Powered 8 inserted in the new laptop's USB port.

Could someone advise?

[nst7]

The crossgrade is a full installer, so you don't need to have a previous version of Protools installed. You'll be able to just download and install Protools 10. And a license will be sent to your Ilok account, where you can download it to your Ilok (which will surrender the M-Powered license).

[Spacecho]

Originally Posted by nst7

The crossgrade is a full installer, so you don't need to have a previous version of Protools installed. You'll be able to just download and install Protools 10. And a license will be sent to your Ilok account, where you can download it to your Ilok (which will surrender the M-Powered license).

Thanks very much for the reply

[thglif52]

Originally Posted by nst7

The crossgrade is a full installer, so you don't need to have a previous version of Protools installed. You'll be able to just download and install Protools 10. And a license will be sent to your Ilok account, where you can download it to your Ilok (which will surrender the M-Powered license).

Hello. I'm contemplating doing this same crossgrade because I recently bought a new Imac running Lion and M-powered 8 won't run on it. One question I have though, is I'm currently running M-powered on a slightly older laptop and want to continue doing so. Will I be able to keep running M-powered on my laptop using my old Ilok if I buy a new Ilok and have the license for 10 put on there? Thanks for any help.

[nst7]

Not if you do the crossgrade. It will make you surrender the M-Powered license.

[thglif52]

Originally Posted by nst7

Not if you do the crossgrade. It will make you surrender the M-Powered license.

Darn. Thanks for the info. Looks like I'm kind of screwed on this one then and I have to purchase the full version of 10. Ugh.