PT10 w/CPTK to PTHD 11 migration questions regarind old sessions

[Imgoinmad]

i have PT10 w/CPTK and long ago purchased the migration to PTHD 11.

My question is...once i activate my PT11HD license, will i still be able to open old projects I did using previous versions of ProTools? IE i have a powerpc still in the corner and every now and again i fire it up to do something with an old project. Since back then protools didn't require an iLOK, connecting my hardware let it open. I have a bunch of projects done with PT8, 9 or 10 with CPTK and i've archived drives with old OS and old PT version installed. If i needed to open a snow leopard PT9 project i fire up that drive and my current PT10 w/CPTK will open the session. if i activate my PTHD 11 license will it still allow me to open a snow leopard PT9 project with all the tracks and surround features i used at the time? I want to do this because i don't necessarily have all the latest versions of the plugins used and those sessions are authorized with what i owned at the time. Make sense?

Would love a solid answer on this.

[albee1952]

Old sessions will open fine but be aware of 3 details:
1- SD II files are no longer supported and need to be converted to wave format on your older system.
2- some stock plugins have been replaced so your old mixes may need some attention to recreate what you had(Dverb and delay are 2 that have changed)
3-all
Of your current plugins will need updating(expect to spend something for this)

[Imgoinmad]

I get that if imopen PT11 I'll need new plugins and sessions will still open in PT 11 but will i still be able to open a PT10 session on mountain lion and retain the functionality imhad with the CPTK? (You mentioned those obsolete plugins, thats why id want to open an old os/old software install...so,imdont have to recreat anything, just access what i've always been able to open with my owned software)?

[albee1952]

Maybe a mod can chime in, but I thought an 11HD licence would also include 10HD. Sticking the iLok into the old rig SHOULD(in theory) allow the old system to open as 10HD(with all the features of 10+the toolkit)

[Imgoinmad]

That's what I'm hoping. I bought the upgrade to 11HD long ago but haven't activated because i'm afraid of losing access to open previous versions of ProTools while retaining my functionality.

[Bob Olhsson]

You should be able to see what all is in the bundle in license manager before activating it.