The most stable version of PT

[sphereman]

Wondering what everybody thinks is the most stable version of PT in the last few years. Is it my imagination or is everything since 7 been slowly heading down hill. Im not trying to bash Digi in anyway. I make a nice living using PT everyday but I cant help but notice that I have the same uneasy feeling these days as I did in PT version 4 and earlier. Pretty hit and miss when recording under the gun. About 3 or 4 times it has been a real show stopper. One that cost me the day. That hasnt happened since pre 5.0 days. Could it be that the paid updates are hard for Digi to resist? $150.00 x several thousand users a couple of times a year is a pretty nice bonus. Seems to me that as OS X matures and PT matures we could start to see crashes become a thing of the past? I guess not.

Just for the record I thought 6.9 was pretty stable as was the near final version on OS 9 PT 5.1.3

[studiojimi]

Seems to me that as OS X matures and PT matures we could start to see crashes become a thing of the past?

interesting way of putting the state of things . . .

hmmmm...what was that Rodney King quote about everybody being friends?

[subwoof]

In my experience, PT 5.1.3 worked fastest and was most stable. It was as fast as I was, never kept me waiting (except maybe fades and rendering) Auditioning was instant, now auditioning in PT 7 I get the spinning ball for 3 or 4 seconds. Same thing for using X-Noise and other Audio Suite plugins. They used to be instant. Now I wait, and sometimes hold my breath..... In fact, in 7.2 if I got editing too fast, it would crash. Haven't had that happen yet with 7.3.1. Still holding my breath....

Mike

[Dog BBQ]

as was the near final version on OS 9 PT 5.1.3

Good Point Just a few more months is all it needed!!!!!

[sphereman]

in 7.2 if I got editing too fast, it would crash. Haven't had that happen yet with 7.3.1. Still holding my breath....

Mike

Would you say 7.3.1 is safe? I went to 7.2 with disastrous results. Could not master the art of the disappearing region. I work everyday in PT and can afford very little downtime. May stay at 7.1 for years!!

[tonepad]

Well since I still have nightmares about the bad old days of OS9, so I have to vote for 6.4 running on a d24 or Mix rig. I ran an entire season of DX/SFX/ADR editing for a TV series with only 1 or 2 crashes the entire 22 episode run. It was OSX but not too fancy and solid as a rock. It seems that the upper 6 software was solid for some users but by the time I went to HD gear the 7.x race was on and I'm still hoping for the stability I left some 9 months ago.

Wilson Dyer mpse

[tonepad]

Well since I still have nightmares about the bad old days of OS9, I have to vote for 6.4 running on a d24 or Mix rig. I ran an entire season of DX/SFX/ADR editing for a TV series with only 1 or 2 crashes the entire 22 episode run. It was OSX but not too fancy and solid as a rock. It seems that the upper 6 software was solid for some users but by the time I went to HD gear the 7.x race was on and I'm still hoping for the stability I left some 9 months ago.

Wilson Dyer mpse

[mr.armadillo]

6.4 with Mix. Never had any issues.

[JFreak]

Stability-wise, PT 6.4 with OSX 10.3.4 was the best in my book.

[crizdee]

Hi,

6.9 on Panther 10.3.8 2 albums about 6 months no quits.

Interestingly i have had NO quits on 7.3.1 it has been very stable for me. lots of RTAS and VI's as well!!

Chris