Usual case here, cubase user from sx1, religiously updating and did the same with C12 when it was released, excited to see the new features and get stuck in. And I’ll be watching (and maybe contributing, if all goes well) for updates and perspectives.Īctually really bummed out about this. As it stands, I can’t run RX9 nor the latest update of Nuendo on the laptop, which (as you know) officially peaked out on High Sierra… hence the explorations into potential Windows-land. Knowing that Cubase 12 is working on your rigs is making me want to give it a shot! Aside from Cubase/Nuendo, my main concern would be if iZotopeRX works well with the update. But actually getting Catalina on either or both of these machines would be far preferable. I need an IT person or a child to work that one out. I’ve been banging my head against the wall trying to get Bootcamp to install anything on the laptop in hopes of being able to upgrade to Windows 10, but having replaced my CD drive with another SSD, getting it to do what it’s supposed to has been a real challenge. Looks like we’re on the same basic page here, with me a little behind you in the tech specs department- my 5,1 MacPro is built on a 2008 model upgraded to the same specs as yours (but 64gb), and my laptop’s a late 2011 17”, same basic juice but with 16gb. Thank you for your seriously thoughtful, practical and reassuring reply. Hope this helps, we can’t all afford to rush out and buy a new Mac every few years! I’m still using an iPhone 7… Audio wise I use Metric Halo 3D in the studio and Audient ID14 in the writing room (sharing the same Mac via CAT5 converter cables USB and DVI so I can work without putting the heating on in the control room). If I’m unable to afford a new Mini M1 at least I’ve got the Pro running everything I need for now. I’d say so long as you make a really solid back-up before you patch, go for it. The only question is whether the fact that I cannot see the MIDI Remote tab or see any devices in it for Cubase 12 is down to the Cat patch? But it’s not the end of the world, I’m sure that’ll be fixable, not bothering raising a ticket right now as I’m sure the guys at Steinberg have their hands full, and anyway they may well turn around and say Catalina isn’t supported. This was the install method where you don’t overwrite all your apps etc, so an upgrade not a clean install.Īs far as I can tell now over a week running Catalina, everything is superb. So then I replaced the original SSD and upgraded that. So with extreme trepidation and caution I cloned the main drive, took it out, replaced it with the clone, and directly installed Catalina onto that drive (this was non-SSD and in fact had errors on it, it was relegated to a back of a back up for emergencies, so I was quite surprised how well it ran!) Everything ran perfectly, all DAWs etc worked really well, again probably smoother overall. The Mac Pro was running Mojave (I’d upgraded the graphics to do that a while back). So this made me wary of trying it with the MacPro in the Studio, until I saw the spec needed for C12. I haven’t stress tested it but it way outperforms the other DAWs, so at least I do have a DAW on the MB, and I also have a partition I can boot into High Sierra if needs be. However, it’s interesting to note that Cubase 11, and then this week 12, runs absolutely fine. This didn’t bother me as I don’t use the Macbook for audio so much, maybe a bit of editing. Crackling audio with anything above a basic few tracks. However, I discovered that when I ran audio apps, Studio One & Mixbus 32C, I got reduced performance. At first I was extremely impressed, everything ran very smoothly, apart from a grey background to the menu bar, as the graphics on this model are not metal compatible. It did and so then I installed onto the main SSD drive of the Macbook (Late 2011, 2.8GhZ dual core i7, 8gb ram). Then, following dosdude’s video to the letter I installed to an external drive first, to be sure it would run. I started with the MacBook which was running High Sierra, made a clone of the hard-drive first. The reason I did the Catalina patch was a/ on my MacBook so I could run Dorico 4 (and by good fortune it seems, C12) and on the studio MacPro 5.1 so that I could run Cubase 12. Here is what I did to calm my worries about messing up my system which was running very well. On the Macbook not so positive but read on. Even though I may yet buy a Mac Mini M1, for portability and future proofing reasons. Hi so firstly I’m very happy with the MacPro running Catalina, and really glad I took the plunge.
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