any recommendations?

[luism]

I am installing pro tools 12 fresh on a 2019 Imac. I also got 2 SSD's.

Someone said that it's recommended to save your work on an external and also install your plugins in an external..

Is this true?

Any newbie guides for recommended fresh settings? AM using Mojave

[Darryl Ramm]

Pro Tools 12 is not supported on Mojave.

You always need to check compatibility carefully. http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/e...tibility-Chart

You should also check OS and Pro Tools compatibility with all third party plugins and audio interface device drivers.

If your iMac has a large enough internal SSD you can install everything there, all old advice about separate drives no longer applies with these super fast PCIE/NVMe SSDs... in fact it's often *much* better now to max out the size of that internal SSD drive and deliberately put everything there there, especially compared to slow old SATA HDD or SATA SSD drives.

You need to read up on the Pro Tools systems optimization instructions and do them. Google...

[luism]

Thanks !

[Southsidemusic]

What Darryl said plus never try to install any plugin on a different location and let the computer / installer decide where to put them.

You can set a different location for the sound Libraries of your Virtual Instruments though as that free up Internal drive space too but thats it, not the actual plugin software. All the Best of Luck!

[JFreak]

Originally Posted by luism

I am installing pro tools 12 fresh on a 2019 Imac

AVid does not sell support and update plan reinstatements any longer, so be quick to contact your favourite deaer and ask if they still have old stock left. Otherwise you need a new license.

[Darryl Ramm]

Originally Posted by JFreak

AVid does not sell support and update plan reinstatements any longer, so be quick to contact your favourite deaer and ask if they still have old stock left. Otherwise you need a new license.

If not you can switch to an annual Pro Tools subscription. (and getting upgrades, Avid "support"--for what that is worth, and the complete plugin bundle and a few other plugins (not bad) included).

Or if you don't really need Pro Tools, just give up it, most other DAWS (e.g. Logic Pro X) don't have all these upgrade hassles.

[sned_uses_pro_tools]

Originally Posted by Darryl Ramm

Pro Tools 12 is not supported on Mojave.

You always need to check compatibility carefully. http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/e...tibility-Chart

You should also check OS and Pro Tools compatibility with all third party plugins and audio interface device drivers.

If your iMac has a large enough internal SSD you can install everything there, all old advice about separate drives no longer applies with these super fast PCIE/NVMe SSDs... in fact it's often *much* better now to max out the size of that internal SSD drive and deliberately put everything there there, especially compared to slow old SATA HDD or SATA SSD drives.

You need to read up on the Pro Tools systems optimization instructions and do them. Google...

Is it possible to run PT 12 on a macbook air w/only 4gb of ram for remote recording? Can I then re-download to mac mini for mixing and mastering?

Thanks - another newbie question