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2018.7 better than 12.8.3 on a mac?
Thinking about upgrading from 12.8.3 to 2018.7 on my 2012 MacBook pro
I7 quad 2.7 16 gigs ram on Mac OS sierra 10.12.6... Did you notice a performance boost when going to 2018.7 ? Have you found that most of the plugins are compatible? Id like to keep 12.8.3 on the same machine Do I need to rename 12.8.3 to something else to keep it from being upgraded? thanks! |
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Re: 2018.7 better than 12.8.3 on a mac?
I haven't noticed much of a performance boost with 2018.7 but it is very stable, although I am on High Sierra, not Sierra.
I guess stability is a kind of performance boost but maybe not the kind you were necessarily after. I've had no problems with plug ins. The Pro Tools app in your Applications folder will just be called "Pro Tools" unless you've renamed it. If not then rename it "Pro Tools 12.8.3" and install 2018.7. 2018.7 will then be in your applications folder and will be called "Pro Tools". It will then behave as usual when you use your chosen method to launch Pro Tools.
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Re: 2018.7 better than 12.8.3 on a mac?
No noticeable performance change from 12.8, but stable and working fine.
Dunno about the wisdom of having both versions on your machine - if you're doing it because you're afraid of the upgrade then you should really have at least one bootable clone of your system drive (you should have that regardless).
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Re: 2018.7 better than 12.8.3 on a mac?
Is more stable at low latencey and has better CPU usage on my system.
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Going to download and try out 2018 today, thanks! |
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Of course, bootable clone OS backups are necessary and a good idea no matter what. I use Carbon Copy Cloner for this.
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Re: 2018.7 better than 12.8.3 on a mac?
2nd for CCC
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Re: 2018.7 better than 12.8.3 on a mac?
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I'm on the 2014 model quad 2.8 macbook pro, not much more powerful than yours (around 10% clock for clock from ivy bridge to haswell), and i can finally work in 64 buffer in PT for the first time ever (at 44K) or 128 buffer at 96K instead of 256 buffer. All cores loaded evenly. I highly recommend this release.
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Re: 2018.7 better than 12.8.3 on a mac?
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Thats good to know! I put it on my machine along with 12.8.3.. Thanks for the help! |
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