Mezzo/PT5?

[Eric Bazilian]

Yeah, I finally took the 5.0 plunge...gotta say, the new screen hurts my eyes, even after I got rid of all the extraneous bells and whistles (like, WHY did they have to replace those tidy little region separations with these big ol' black lines...makes my beautiful waveforms all but disappear...likewise making the region names big and bold everywhere...), and will now bite the bullet and re-learn all those little chores that have become automatic. Kind of like driving in England in an American car...and with the gas and clutch pedal reversed...or some such.

Anyway, the Q. is this...I've heard nast reports regarding some sort of an incompatibility with Mezzo. Is this just with OS9/G4, or is it with PT 5?

Curious minds want to know...



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Eric Bazilian/Dingbat Sound
"Music Is Good"

[Pat Thrall]

Hey Eric,

I've been using 5.0 since January and as you know, I am a Mezzo user. I have not had anything bad happen (that I am aware of) backing up 5.0 sessions. I am still using my 9600 with an NT 466 CPU and running OS 8.6. What have you heard concerning Mezzo and 5.0?

I agree with you about the thick black outlines with regions. An overzealous code writer went too far with that addition. Digi should give us an option not to use them. I like cutting every beat and quantizing drums and the thick black lines consume the the big picture.

There are so many things I love about 5.0 (now that I am used to it), that I can't imagine going back to 4.3.2.

There are rumours of a RAM leak. I have had strange things happen when I'm about 8 hours into a session that have hinted to this. The main thing is that "slip" mode starts acting like "grid" mode. The way to stop this is to reboot PT's.

Any comments Digi?

Take care Eric....you da man.

[meshtheflesh]

Hey there,
I've been using PT5.0 on my 9600/300,OS 8.6 with mezzo for a few months now, and it's working like a dream.
In regards to PT5.0, one of the guys at work is still using 4.3, I looked at it the other day, and it made me realize how much better PT 5.0 is....I could never go back.

cheers

Ramesh

[Jules]

It's boring opening blank tracks just to see the beat grid nearby what you want to edit, why can't the grid overlay onto the waveform, why is it obscured by it?

Jules

[john a]

Hey Eric-
I've been using Mezzo/PT 5, sys 8.6, for some time with no problems. I don't think there are any 5.0/Mezzo- specific issues.

John Anthony
MAJA AudioGroup
PhilaPA

[Danny Caccavo]

There is an incompatibility with os9 and Mezzo - I think an update is available from them (challenge only at this point). Give them a call.