What is PACE Anti Piracy

[avaldes]

Hi,

Upgraded to Leopard (10.5.4) and was running MBOX 2, PT 7.1.1. When I start it up I get referred to a site called PACE for an anti-piracy download. What's up with that?

Curiously if I start GarageBand I get directed to the same site. Has PT done something with the guts so that now I can't use GarageBand unless I play their antipiracy game?

The FAQ on the PACE site make me very reluctant to install it. It seems it could irreversibly break lots of things.

A MacBook pro at the same OS level (but no MBox plugged in) starts up GarageBand no problem.

[Slim Shady]

Have you repaired permissions on your Hard Drive recently? I'm assuming you don't have an iLok, so you shouldn't need the Pace drivers, so the fact that you're getting that message means something is messed up with your OS install. How did you go about upgrading to your current OS version? Did you use any automatic software updates, or did you use the Combo installers from Apple's site?

[avaldes]

Slim,

Thanks for reply, but it is off point. The computer is used for general purpose, occasionally PT recording. I upgraded to Leopard in June, and have not seen this message before. I do not think there was any problem with my OS install. I upgraded my laptop (which does not run PT) and it does not exhibit the behavior.

Given what I read about PACE on their own FAQ site, I would rather give myself herpes than install it. I am disgusted that PT has gotten in bed with these pirates, and that they have corrupted garage band and god knows what else.

I paid for an MBOX 2 and PT, and have honored all terms of the user license. I am annoyed that PT, and ONLY PT of all apps I'm running, fails to work on an OS upgrade in the third decimal place of the version. Upgrading to Leopard all other apps except PT have worked no problem.

I paid for recording software and an audio interface, not for an unstable logic bomb.

[BaileyBass]

Originally Posted by avaldes

Slim,

The computer is used for general purpose, occasionally PT recording.

In between your occasional recording, you might also stay up on your rig. PT 7.1.1 is NOT compatible with Leopard.

Originally Posted by avaldes

Given what I read about PACE on their own FAQ site, I would rather give myself herpes than install it.

Unless you know a little more about "compatibility" than most, that is impossible.

Originally Posted by avaldes

I am disgusted that PT has gotten in bed with these pirates, and that they have corrupted garage band and god knows what else..

My Friend... If you did the cursory search, you would find that there are great odds that your garage band corruption is probably pilot error. PT has, in fact, gotten in bed with these Pirates. And the end result is the Ilok, a sort of Prophylactic for plug ins. (not the kind from which you might get your herpes)

Originally Posted by avaldes

I paid for an MBOX 2 and PT, and have honored all terms of the user license. .

You think? I am sure these is something in there about upgrade and compatibility that you missed...

Originally Posted by avaldes

I paid for recording software and an audio interface, not for an unstable logic bomb.

there is an "unstable logic bomb" in this equation, but it is not the hardware of software........ You might also take a look at that preocupation with herpes and getting in bed with pirates.

[Slim Shady]

Lol, I didn't catch the 7.1.1 bit - that would definitely make a difference.

[Phil Ogden]

Originally Posted by Slim Shady

Lol, I didn't catch the 7.1.1 bit - that would definitely make a difference.

Yes. The reference to "Herpes" rather derailed things !!!

http://www.myspace.com/philogg

[avaldes]

OK, apologies for all lame metaphors. The fact remains that I get an error from Coremidiserver when I start garageband. I have not upgraded to 7.4 (not sure I want to, frankly). I should have the option to use garageband, but PT has done something (maybe wrapped coremidiserver with PACE so now garageband can't use it). I consider this stepping out of bounds and frankly a hack of my system, deeply unethical, and should b illegal.

[Phil Ogden]

I think you skimmed over Slim's advice (above). It's very unlikely that there's something malicious here. A corruption of some kind is more probable possibly due to the incompatible version of PT you were(are) running.

If you don't want to go to 7.4 (7.4.2 for Leopard OS), then uninstall PT and download the standalone CoreAudio driver.

http://www.myspace.com/philogg

[Slim Shady]

Originally Posted by avaldes

OK, apologies for all lame metaphors. The fact remains that I get an error from Coremidiserver when I start garageband. I have not upgraded to 7.4 (not sure I want to, frankly). I should have the option to use garageband, but PT has done something (maybe wrapped coremidiserver with PACE so now garageband can't use it). I consider this stepping out of bounds and frankly a hack of my system, deeply unethical, and should b illegal.

You have NO idea what's going on, you're just pulling conjecture out of thin air. A hack of your system? LOL! Do you by any chance work on the Republican election committee?

Anyway, as Phil (and a few others now) have said, you're running an incompatible version, and that's why you're having problems. Either upgrade to a version that is supported for your OS, or completely uninstall the version you have.

[docbop]

Originally Posted by Slim Shady

You have NO idea what's going on, you're just pulling conjecture out of thin air. A hack of your system? LOL! Do you by any chance work on the Republican election committee?

Anyway, as Phil (and a few others now) have said, you're running an incompatible version, and that's why you're having problems. Either upgrade to a version that is supported for your OS, or completely uninstall the version you have.

The techie term for this is PEBKAC.