ProTools 2018.4 Ultimate and macOS Mojave

[BillDog793]

Hey all, I know MacOS Mojave is still in it's beta phase, but I'm wondering what people's experiences were with the two most current versions of both. I'm still on ProTools 2018.3 waiting on news for the current version of MacOs High Sierra (10.13.6) to be officially supported, but will be wanting to switch over to Mojave if it doesn't kill PT

[TNM]

do you need Mojave? really? The latest HS isn't even supported yet! Why cutting edge all the time? If i get the imac pro i am never going to upgrade.. we lose all 32 bit support with mojave... ALL....

HS had so many issues, Mojave will be good this time NEXT year.....

[TNM]

http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/c...m-Requirements

even 10,13,4 not supported, and I don't see any possible way to get an earlier version of High Sierra anyway

WOW avid are officially acknowledging "serious" low buffer cpu issues with HS 10.13.4 which would mean 10.13.5 and .6 are probably the same.

DARN.

This truly sucks. I hope they fix it! I won't have a choice if I get an imac pro! Damn it! Or even the new hexacore macbook pro! Will come with 10.13.6!

[musicman691]

Originally Posted by TNM

http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/c...m-Requirements

even 10,13,4 not supported, and I don't see any possible way to get an earlier version of High Sierra anyway

WOW avid are officially acknowledging "serious" low buffer cpu issues with HS 10.13.4 which would mean 10.13.5 and .6 are probably the same.

DARN.

This truly sucks. I hope they fix it! I won't have a choice if I get an imac pro! Damn it! Or even the new hexacore macbook pro! Will come with 10.13.6!

If one can get an initial release of HS somehow then all that is needed is the combo updater for whatever follow-on HS one wants and apply that. I've done that for previous versions of OSX.

[TNM]

Originally Posted by musicman691

If one can get an initial release of HS somehow then all that is needed is the combo updater for whatever follow-on HS one wants and apply that. I've done that for previous versions of OSX.

how? can't find it, i've looked.

Regardless, avid need to support the latest mac release..

Really, windows getting much more tempting, if it's didn't have that damn FLS slot issue i'd have switched months ago to a 14 core 28 thread desktop beast (7940x).

Now that there are workarounds for the multithread issue in Cubase which can use up to 32 threads in windows, only the FLS slot issue remains which affects PT, Cubase, all daws. So frustrating.. I have too decide soon as the next mac OS drops all 32 bit compatibility (which is why i can't wait for the 2019 mac pro) and i have too many 32 bit plugins i bridge then open in patchworx, as well as 32 bit apps unfortunately that i rely on. As well as lots of 32 bit hardware synth editors that will likely never get updated. That's the other reason.. I mean high sierra might be the last mac os I can ever use..

That said, if avid can fix it, the 10 core imac pro fully tricked out would probably do me for the next 8 years.

[musicman691]

Originally Posted by TNM

how? can't find it, i've looked.

Maybe some kind soul could provide it to you.

Of course there's always Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/10-13-High-Si...BSNHGRYCBAA63X

https://www.amazon.com/macOS-High-Si...erating+system

The first one is a dvd and the second a thumb drive.

[Kam Lion]

The Best company in terms of updates as well as upgrades was Digidesign. They used to send us CD discs with Updates and upgrades via mail with such astonishing speed. Avid, the corporate guys are the slowest in everything. The day Avid took over the audio business from Digidesign, I cried. I was 100% right. Just ask anyone who knew about Digidesign in nineties. For instance, Pro Tools is partially optimized in graphics performance until today.
When Avid takes more than 3 months for any minor solution, it tells you that there is a lack of high expertise in the business. I lost any hope.

[EmilILönneberga]

Originally Posted by BillDog793

Hey all, I know MacOS Mojave is still in it's beta phase, but I'm wondering what people's experiences were with the two most current versions of both. I'm still on ProTools 2018.3 waiting on news for the current version of MacOs High Sierra (10.13.6) to be officially supported, but will be wanting to switch over to Mojave if it doesn't kill PT

Have been testing Mojave for a week with PT 2018.7.
It worked okay. Some glitches with UI like clip name window doesn't show any text until you enlarge the textfield by mouse.
But the UAD Software wasn't stable. I had some routing bugs out of a sudden. So for me it wasn't reliable (which I kinda expected). I was just curious.

Also, 32 bit apps do work. You'll get the warning but they open and work flawlessly.
I'm back at 10.13.6 now and I have to say that Mojave itself felt a little snapier. It is super stable for being a beta.

Btw. I don't have performance issues with HS.
Could it be that newer Macs, like the new rMBPs are more affected?
I had ugly CPU spikes with 10.12 though.
(nMP 6,1 10c 3ghz 32GB ram)

[EmilILönneberga]

Originally Posted by BillDog793

Hey all, I know MacOS Mojave is still in it's beta phase, but I'm wondering what people's experiences were with the two most current versions of both. I'm still on ProTools 2018.3 waiting on news for the current version of MacOs High Sierra (10.13.6) to be officially supported, but will be wanting to switch over to Mojave if it doesn't kill PT

Have been testing Mojave for a week with PT 2018.7.
It worked okay. Some glitches with UI like clip name window doesn't show any text until you enlarge the textfield by mouse.
But the UAD Software wasn't stable. I had some routing bugs out of a sudden. So for me it wasn't reliable (which I kinda expected). I was just curious.

Also, 32 bit apps do work. You'll get the warning but they open and work flawlessly.
I'm back at 10.13.6 now and I have to say that Mojave itself felt a little snapier. It is super stable for being a beta.

Btw. I don't have performance issues with HS.
Could it be that newer Macs, like the new rMBPs are more affected?
I had ugly CPU spikes with 10.12 though.
(nMP 6,1 10c 3ghz 32GB ram)

[TNM]

Originally Posted by EmilILönneberga

Have been testing Mojave for a week with PT 2018.7.
It worked okay. Some glitches with UI like clip name window doesn't show any text until you enlarge the textfield by mouse.
But the UAD Software wasn't stable. I had some routing bugs out of a sudden. So for me it wasn't reliable (which I kinda expected). I was just curious.

Also, 32 bit apps do work. You'll get the warning but they open and work flawlessly.
I'm back at 10.13.6 now and I have to say that Mojave itself felt a little snapier. It is super stable for being a beta.

Btw. I don't have performance issues with HS.
Could it be that newer Macs, like the new rMBPs are more affected?
I had ugly CPU spikes with 10.12 though.
(nMP 6,1 10c 3ghz 32GB ram)

That's great news they didn't drop all 32 bit support.. let's hope it stays in the official release.. That's huge news if so :) Thanks for the heads up, I am not as anti mojave now lol