Does PT ultimate come with older PTHD10+11+12 Licences ?

[groovebrother]

Hello all


all is in the title.


the reason i'm asking this is that i just bought a PT11 licence but i cannot use it with my old 192 i/o

The reason i bought this PT11 licence is that i am still running OSX 10.8.5 & in order to use EastWest sound banks in 64bits mode so the idea was, working with midi using EW, summing the tracks and import them into PHD10 to get Mixed.


But now i am forced to use the mac core audio. I am affraid printing using the core audio will not be as good as printing with the 192.

So i am considering buying a HD Native card which i think will let me use blue 192 BUT i need to do a crossgrade from PT11 to PTHD 11 which became impossible
Or mabe do a crossgrade from my actual PTHD10 licence to actual version ?


any thoughts ?

[JFreak]

AFAIK, the perpetual license bundle comes with PT10 --> current but subscription does not. If you can find a reseller that still has old stock of "reinstatement" (of support and update plan), you can use it to upgrade your PT10HD to current version. Do not buy "renewal" though, it requires your support plan is currently active.

[groovebrother]

Hey JFreak

thanks for shiming in !

well i am not sure to understand when you say i can find a receller that still has a "reinstatement" (of support and update plan)"
Does that mean i can still use PTHD10 &/or PTHD 11 after all ?

I precise as you may remember that i am still on TDM versions for tracking + mixing. My goal is using PTHD11 with my 192 for midi work with EastWest + printing and then get back on TDM with HD10 for mixing.



EDIT : something like this ?

https://www.ebay.fr/itm/Avid-Pro-Too...MAAOSwmU9d6RlQ

[originalscottyg]

It sounds like you are planning on jumping back and forth between PT10 & PT11. Be aware that even if you get a PT 11HD license, you won't be able to use your 192s with the TDM cards on PT11. TDM cards will not work past PT10. I don't think the TDM cards and the HD Native card can coexist in the same computer, even if you're only using one at a time. So, if you wanted to switch back and forth between 10 & 11, you would need to swap the cards in and out of the computer and swap the connections to the 192s each time, which would be a ROYAL pain in the ass. If you planned to stay with the HD Native card, then there would be no real reason to go back to PT10, unless it is for plugins that didn't make the transition to 64-bit. But you definitely wouldn't get the benefits of TDM low latency tracking.

[groovebrother]

ah ... you made a good point there
okay first i was aware of the tdm plugins not working with Hd11 - that's no problem at all

BUT as you just said there might be some incompatibilities with Hd native card and my actual PE6R4-i card.

That i have to check out and have no clue where to find that info.

And yes i still use PTHD10 TDM for tracking + mixing - into almost mixed sessions so yeah : real advantage in terms of comfort for all of us here when tracking

Okay thank you very much Scotty

[originalscottyg]

I don't it's so much a compatibility issue with the Magma chassis as it is an issue with those cards (TDM & HD Native) being able to cohabitate in the same computer at the same time, even if they are not being used at the same time. I think it's driver compatibility and the cards fighting over the PCIe bus.

[groovebrother]

unfortunately : i cannot find any infos

[originalscottyg]

Originally Posted by groovebrother

unfortunately : i cannot find any infos

I would move forward under the assumption that those cards can't coexist in the same computer or chassis. That being said, if you want to keep your TDM cards, then your best bet is to use another interface for PT11. If you're just going to be printing VIs, the quality of the bounce, commit, or print to track using Core Audio as a Playback Engine shouldn't be any different, as long as you aren't sending anything out and back in again through the converters. If you're using the Mac headphone output then what you hear, and the decisions you make based on that, will be affected, however. You could get a small USB interface for monitoring out of PT11 and send it's outputs into a separate input on whatever monitor controller you have connected to your 192s.

[groovebrother]

Originally Posted by originalscottyg

I would move forward under the assumption that those cards can't coexist in the same computer or chassis. That being said, if you want to keep your TDM cards, then your best bet is to use another interface for PT11. If you're just going to be printing VIs, the quality of the bounce, commit, or print to track using Core Audio as a Playback Engine shouldn't be any different, as long as you aren't sending anything out and back in again through the converters.

that's exactly the plan : use one the 192 to record the print with audio out & in again.

So as i have severals 192, i once thought that one connected to the Native card would be okay and then, quit PTHD11 to get back on my TDM rig with PTHD10

Originally Posted by originalscottyg

You could get a small USB interface for monitoring out of PT11 and send it's outputs into a separate input on whatever monitor controller you have connected to your 192s.

i thought about my mbox pro 2 for that but i do not own a 2nd mac pro (i still have PTHD 5 & 6 + 8 on a G4 &/or G5 but that's it)

Originally Posted by originalscottyg

I would move forward under the assumption that those cards can't coexist in the same computer

i do need to be sure of that because in case it would work : then i am saved

Some tech in a shop here told me "on the paper this shouldn't be a problem"
but he also told me he wasn't in the place when PTHD9 + 10 came on the market (he was pretty young as what i could hear on the phone)
My actual pcie mac config is the following :
PE6R4-i pcie card
E4P Sonnettech
Tempo FW+USB sonnettech

So if that might work with a Native card i would get rid of the sonnet FW+USB

[JFreak]

DigiDesign 192 is a DigiLink interface and works with HDN or HDX with PT11 and later. If you want to keep using it, choose from one of the two.

If you also want to keep your TDM, I would strongly suggest you let your old system as is and buy a new computer with HDN|thunderbolt box to connect with the 192. This way you only need to swap cables (and licene key) and have two independent setups.