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ProTools for Mac OS X Released

Posted by pudge on from the audio-schmaudio dept.

destructo666 writes "Woohoo, the wait is over for Digidesign to get with the program. Read the release and then upgrade and toss Mac OS 9. Now MOTU may finally release DP for Mac OS X." I can't find a link the free version for Mac OS X, though. Some of us are cheapskates, you know.

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  1. Upgrade path? by jcsehak · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The article doesn't mention if you'll be able to upgrade from 5.x or you have to buy a full version of 6. If it's the latter, I'll probably just wait till my next Digi audio interface purchase and get it for free. I'd assume they'd let you upgrade for $99 (like in the past), but after Apple's crap with 10.2, I'm feeling very jaded.

    Which brings me to another point--will it require 10.2? I know other audio programs do, and I hear that 10.2 handles audio in a radically different (and much better) way. One of the key points about 10.2 is that you're supposed to be able to use any audio hardware with any other audio software (or did I hear wrong?). If this means I'll be able to use Pro Tools with a MOTU firewire interface, I'll be very happy.

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  2. Screen space by theolein · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Looking at the screenshots I can suddenly see the wisdom of investing in a Cinema Display

  3. Re:In other news... by Dephex+Twin · · Score: 2, Insightful

    What do you mean, you hate to break it to me? I like Macs!

    Dual 1-GHz is great, especially since OS X can take good advantage of it. I'd take a dual 1-GHz PowerPC over a 2.2 GHz Intel any day. That doesn't mean that 2x 1 GHz PowerPC = 2 GHz PowerPC.

    But it wasn't supposed to be a complaint, it was just supposed to be silly. Don't forget to laugh.

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