It’s a pain in the ass that apple didn’t release Leopard sooner and instead added on to the current OSX Tiger with their 10.4.10 update (this also including a 10.4.10 v1.1 update). Every time I update my MacBook Pro with the lastest bug fixes Pro Tools never works and I find myself scanning forums all around the world including Digidesign to find out what the hell is going on. The last time I had this problem before I updated I checked to see were there any problems. After seeing no complaints I went ahead and updated. Shortly after I go to load up pro tools but it doesn’t move in my dock. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!! I thought to myself, quite possibly vocalizing it a few moments later and kicking things, basically a temper tantrum. I went to the MacInTouch site and it tells me that there is a problem with the OSX software updater and that I need to go directly to the apple site and download the combo updater. I do this and low and behold problem solved.
The next update that arrives I go directly to the apple site and download the combo updater and ignore the software updater. After I restart I load up Pro Tools and it doesn’t work. Aghhhhhhhh!!!!!! I thought, this time flailing around the house with my hands above my head shaking furiously. I find out later the problem was with Pro Tools, due to them bringing out an update to compensate for apples lack of consideration. So I download the update and low and behold pro Tools works again. Yipeeee!!
Last night I updated my quicktime software and when I went to open up Pro Tools it wouldn’t work. This time there is no information as to why Pro Tools is acting this way. Could it be that apple are a bunch of cunts?? Quite possibly. In saying that I would still never consider buying a Pc. I spit on Pc’s and fart in their general direction. It’s not really the hardware that bothers me because nowadays it’s more or less the same i.e. Intel in a Mac, but the OS; Windows I hate you!! I’ve tried using Pro Tools before on a windows system and I could not count the amount of times it crashed when I tried doing a simple task.
So this is a predicament. Do I stop updating my OS? But then what about the security updates for the airport that I’m more or less responsible for in our house? Do I chance it?
How about apple just cop on to themselves and wait until they have enough updates to release a combo update instead of these dribs and drabs that they have become so fond of pending the release of Leopard. Tell you another thing, I definitely am not buying Leopard for at least 6 months after it’s release for fear of pulling all the hair from my head!!
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Evan
12|Sep|2007 1jesus man i could imagine if you lost pro tools for good,
Actually im doing that right now and i have to admit im pretty scared of you right now
*thinks hard*
Nah daw is a nice temperd guy…………..or is he?
ray
13|Sep|2007 2Id agree dude, the updates are a cunt, cus things always go wrong! The ideal solution would be to have one setup for you protools work station and one for everything else. Get the pro tools setup perfect and working, then just leave it! The only updates you’d need to do is the official digidesign ones.
Actually, when Leopard comes out will your version of pro-tools run or will you need to buy an upgrade?!
daw
16|Sep|2007 3Ah totally Ray, thats my ideal setup, but then there’s always the money problem thats gets in the way. Well the last time that apple brought out a new OS (tiger) it was about 3 months before it supported pro tools. Caused a lot of trouble with Avid and apple for a while there.
And Evan, I ain’t nice tempered. Wish I was but instead I’m always angry. I’m compensating for a lot of things!! lol
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