|
Avid Pro Audio CommunityHow to Join & Post • Community Terms of Use • Help Us Help YouKnowledge Base Search • Community Search • Learn & Support |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
ProTools Ultimate | Big Sur | Upgrade options
We are running Pro Tools Ultimate with High Sierra (2018). Has been pretty stable. We are looking to upgrade to Big Sur and the earlier version does not work anymore. Our support also expired (did not renew) earlier to download any software updates.
Questions: 1. Can we renew our subscription now so we can download 2021.3 version for Big Sur? We want to use a perpetual license as before. 2. Avid is showing us upgrade options "crossgrade" with a subscription. Please help what's the best option. Thanks. |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Re: ProTools Ultimate | Big Sur | Upgrade options
I'll repost this from another thread that might answer your question.
To clarify, to resume your perpetual license, you need to reinstate your perpetual license (which is no longer available from Avid but some retail places may still have existing reinstatements available) and then annually purchase the update plan and support plan (combined and can not be purchase separately). It you switch to the subscription plan, you will forfeit your current perpetual license and must pay monthly or annually for the subscription to use Protools. If you stop paying, you will not be able to use Protools at all (This is different than the perpetual license where you can continue to use Protools, but only up to that version as you've found out). However, you can restart your subscription at any time after stopping without a higher reinstatement fee. I hope that clears things up a bit rather than confusing things. Either way, you need to go one way of the other (unless you go back to a previous OS that is compatible with your current perpetual license of Protools and the plugins that are compatible with that). Good luck.
__________________
Obsidian Dragon
MacbookPro14,3 - Intel Core i7 3.1 GHz, 16 GB MacOS 13.6.6 running Protools 2024.3.1 Mac Studio M1Max - 64GB MacOS 14.4.1 running Protools 2024.3.1 |
#3
|
||||
|
||||
Re: ProTools Ultimate | Big Sur | Upgrade options
Third option to go with the two above: purchase a new perpetual license at full cost - which will give you a year of Upgrades & Updates. So:
1) Find a Reinstatement for your Perpetual License 2) Cross Grade to a Subscription and give up your Perpetual License 3) Purchase a new Perpetual License
__________________
Take your projects to the next level with a non-union national read at reasonable rates Demos: brucehayward dot com SonoBus Source-Connect: brucehayward Options for Remote Direction |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
Re: ProTools Ultimate | Big Sur | Upgrade options
Thank you so much. Very helpful info. Will try to reinstate it if I find a reseller. Please let me know if you know of anyone who can provide the support plan or buy a new perpetual license with support. Many thanks.
|
#5
|
|||
|
|||
Re: ProTools Ultimate | Big Sur | Upgrade options
__________________
Obsidian Dragon
MacbookPro14,3 - Intel Core i7 3.1 GHz, 16 GB MacOS 13.6.6 running Protools 2024.3.1 Mac Studio M1Max - 64GB MacOS 14.4.1 running Protools 2024.3.1 |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
Re: ProTools Ultimate | Big Sur | Upgrade options
Thank you so much for your help.
|
#7
|
|||
|
|||
Re: ProTools Ultimate | Big Sur | Upgrade options
Quote:
Another (almost the same cost option) is to purchase a Windows 10 Machine and run your older perpetual license there. Older versions of PT run just fine in the newest Windows 10 releases - at least to 2019.x. Ultimate is not inexpensive to upgrade, so if you have Windows versions of all your plugins... I know, it's not a Mac. But it is an option. YMMV |
#8
|
||||
|
||||
Re: ProTools Ultimate | Big Sur | Upgrade options
Quote:
Not sure why the PT Expert list says Sweetwater is out ??? https://www.sweetwater.com/store/det...B&gclsrc=aw.ds
__________________
System : Studio - Avid Carbon interface , PT Ultimate 2023.12 Mid 2020 (intel) iMac 27" Ventura 13.2 .1 Mobile - 2021 14 " MBP M1 Pro PT Ultimate 2024.3.0 --Sonoma 14.4 Enjoy the Journey.... Kev... Last edited by K Roche; 06-10-2021 at 10:09 AM. |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
ProTools upgrade options with Digi 003+ Rack | Kajun Kelley | 003, Mbox 2, Digi 002, original Mbox, Digi 001 (Win) | 3 | 07-07-2021 02:28 PM |
Best drive options - 2013 MacPro PT Ultimate | Howardk | Pro Tools HDX & HD Native Systems (Mac) | 33 | 12-20-2020 07:11 PM |
ProTools upgrade options with Digi 003+ Rack | Kajun Kelley | Pro Tools 12 | 17 | 04-10-2020 06:21 PM |
PT to PT|Ultimate Upgrade SALE | domagtom | Pro Tools 2019 | 3 | 05-22-2019 12:10 PM |