Completely Frustrated!

[mwing]

It's been a while since i've used my pro tools setup, maybe a year or so. I'm so frustrated with this piece of junk because there is always some update or compatibility issue and nothing works. Anyway, i'm looking for some advice to get something stable running. Setup is this:
-2012 Macbook Pro 15", 1TB SSD, 8GB RAM, 2.6GHz i7, OSX 10.13.3
-Pro Tools 12.5.1
-Digi002 Rack
-Presonus Digimax LT

Yes, i know the HW is old. I bought it some time ago and have had some good use out of it. Used to be setup with an older PowerMac G5. Anyway, i'm looking for advice on the best route to go with all this equipment i have. I would rather not invest a ton more money into this as it's only used as a hobby at this point. Should I get another SSD and load another OS on it and use it solely for Pro Tools? I've been out of the pro-tools loop for some time and looking for any advice on what to do? Thanks!

-Mitch

[BScout]

Point 1) 12.5.1 is not supported on 10.13.3
Point 2) Not enough RAM

But seriously go to point 1 and read that again. Avid has been absolutely clear about that. Keep your old OS if you want to use an old version of Pro Tools. It's pretty simple.

[zerodistraction]

Originally Posted by mwing

It's been a while since i've used my pro tools setup, maybe a year or so. I'm so frustrated with this piece of junk because there is always some update or compatibility issue and nothing works. Anyway, i'm looking for some advice to get something stable running. Setup is this:

-2012 Macbook Pro 15", 1TB SSD, 8GB RAM, 2.6GHz i7, OSX 10.13.3

-Pro Tools 12.5.1

-Digi002 Rack

-Presonus Digimax LT



Yes, i know the HW is old. I bought it some time ago and have had some good use out of it. Used to be setup with an older PowerMac G5. Anyway, i'm looking for advice on the best route to go with all this equipment i have. I would rather not invest a ton more money into this as it's only used as a hobby at this point. Should I get another SSD and load another OS on it and use it solely for Pro Tools? I've been out of the pro-tools loop for some time and looking for any advice on what to do? Thanks!



-Mitch

If you don’t have access to an older operating system, let me know. I can send you a link to a a version that’s compatible with 12.5.1. Or, you could renew your perpetual licence or just go on the month to month subscription so you can get the latest 2018 version that works on High Sierra.


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[mwing]

Thanks for the input guys. So, I decided to just purchase a 2nd SSD and dedicate it to only pro tools. Also, upgrading to 16GB of RAM. This will pretty much max out the machine I have for now. I don't feel like dealing with all the licensing and constant update BS honestly. So, that being said, the latest version and last version of Pro Tools i plan on running is 12.5.1. What is the most stable OS to run with this? I have read that people had issues with El Capitan. Should I go back prior to that?

[JuelzB]

If memory serves me well, i was a long time on 10.10.5 and PT 12.4/12.5 with a good experience.

[mwing]

I decided to load Yosemite 10.10.5, and seems to be running good so far. However, I seem to be having trouble with the 002r losing comm and also i'm no longer able to sync it with an external clock source. I'm guessing it's probably a driver issue. I installed the latest "legacy" drivers, it recognizes it just fine and will seem to work but will intermittently lose connection. Any advice here?

[TOM@METRO]

First of course, check all of your cables.

Be careful though. Do not hot swap anything firewire. The firewire ports on 002 are subject to burnout if all power is not shut down prior to cables being connected/disconnected.

[gives]

Originally Posted by mwing

It's been a while since i've used my pro tools setup, maybe a year or so. I'm so frustrated with this piece of junk because there is always some update or compatibility issue and nothing works. Anyway, i'm looking for some advice to get something stable running. Setup is this:
-2012 Macbook Pro 15", 1TB SSD, 8GB RAM, 2.6GHz i7, OSX 10.13.3
-Pro Tools 12.5.1
-Digi002 Rack
-Presonus Digimax LT

Yes, i know the HW is old. I bought it some time ago and have had some good use out of it. Used to be setup with an older PowerMac G5. Anyway, i'm looking for advice on the best route to go with all this equipment i have. I would rather not invest a ton more money into this as it's only used as a hobby at this point. Should I get another SSD and load another OS on it and use it solely for Pro Tools? I've been out of the pro-tools loop for some time and looking for any advice on what to do? Thanks!

-Mitch

Not sure on your MacBook, (i.e if you can unscrew the bottom of it), but I have an early 2011 MacBook I have updated to 16 GB of RAM when it was supposedly not able to be with RAM from OWC AKA MacSales. They have great videos online and can also online tell you based on your mac which memory to buy etc. The other thing I would do is get a SSD HD installed, which I did myself which was super easy to do. They have videos for that also. This made my 2011 MacBook run so much faster now I use it on everything here with Sierra and have even run High Sierra on this old MacBook Pro 17". I use this for travel work in LA and just fires up and runs session perfectly! The other stuff is just upgrade your PT.. It's probably worth the investment. I run a Native HD system in my studio now after years of running an HD system. I have a MacPro Cylinder in there. Never a problem-:) That's my 2 cents. G

[tmoc-rocks]

Hey Guys-

I was wondering if any of you with a 002 Rack, running on the latest PT version have noticed that the Hardware setup menu is not accessible. I made the jump from my old G5 to intel and was able to get the 003 driver to work with my 002. Today I tried to hook up a light pipe unit and noticed the Hardware Setup menu does not launch. My guess is that it is a driver compatibility issue because when I turn off the 002 Rack and launch PT it is accessible.

I tried it on my 2011 Macbook and 2009 iMac both on High Sierra. Same result.

Have any of you guys noticed the same thing?

[mwing]

Originally Posted by tmoc-rocks

Hey Guys-

I was wondering if any of you with a 002 Rack, running on the latest PT version have noticed that the Hardware setup menu is not accessible. I made the jump from my old G5 to intel and was able to get the 003 driver to work with my 002. Today I tried to hook up a light pipe unit and noticed the Hardware Setup menu does not launch. My guess is that it is a driver compatibility issue because when I turn off the 002 Rack and launch PT it is accessible.

I tried it on my 2011 Macbook and 2009 iMac both on High Sierra. Same result.

Have any of you guys noticed the same thing?

YES! Same thing on my system, i have been wondering about this issue myself. I am able to use the AUDIOMIDI settings in Mac OS to configure the 002 tho. I basically have made the same upgrade as you, used to have a G5 now i have a 2012 MacBook pro. I agree, it's probably a driver issue, however the workaround is to use the audio midi settings.