Leopard/pro tools, what to do?

sonicjosh · 11th May 2008, 01:52 AM

So i just bought a new Imac, and installed pro tools 7.0, then tried to open it (not realizing the leopard/pro tools compatibility problem). It said "pro tools hardware is either not installed or used by another program" did anyone else get the same message?

I just read some info and it sounds like pro tools LE is not compatible with Leopard yet. Some people say it works, others don't. A friend said it will work as long as you have version 7.3, and others say if you install tiger onto the computer, then it will work. I tried installing tiger onto my Imac, and it said "can not install on this computer" so that won't work.

So I'm trying to figure out...

Should I return the Imac and wait until it is compatible (even though i really need a faster computer and its been this long, who knows how much longer)?

Or try and get a copy of 7.3 (assuming it works)?

any other help/info/advice is much appreciated.

jmarkham · 11th May 2008, 05:26 AM

I'm running 7.4 on an Leopard iMac .. there are a couple of quirks, .. but
on the whole .. it works just fine.

Digi posted on the DUC that they plan to have Leopard support any day
now .. so that will be nice.

jeff

sonicjosh · 11th May 2008, 04:34 PM

well thats good news, so, once its compatible, i assume I can't run 7.0 anymore right? I would have to buy the upgrade to 7.4 or possibly a newer-leopard version?

gracejames · 11th May 2008, 05:19 PM

Its been a long wait for many with an 'official' Leopard release.
The solution is either to try the current version on Leopard as some have
had success or install XP/Vista on bootcamp and you shouldn't have a prob running PT7 on that. I'm surprised that many who have been waiting for a long time haven't just installed XP.

emfrank72 · 11th May 2008, 11:50 PM

I can't seem to get XP installed on my new 8-core mac pro. Installs fine on my imac but for some reason the XP installer keeps crashing on the mac pro. Maybe I'm the only one running into that problem as I haven't really heard anyone else have problems with boot camp. I was able to get the same installation to work with parallels but that wouldn't run a DAW too well.

jmarkham · 12th May 2008, 01:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sonicjosh

well thats good news, so, once its compatible, i assume I can't run 7.0 anymore right? I would have to buy the upgrade to 7.4 or possibly a newer-leopard version?

I'm not sure .. sometimes they'll go back one release .. but on this one
(given the troubles they've apparently encountered), I suspect they'll
just support 7.4

jeff

**Geert van den Berg** · 12th May 2008, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sonicjosh

well thats good news, so, once its compatible, i assume I can't run 7.0 anymore right? I would have to buy the upgrade to 7.4 or possibly a newer-leopard version?

Probably yes, but an upgrade for an LE version has always been around $75, so that's not too expensive... you've got to wait for a compatible version, or have faith on the words from others that 7.3 will work...

gracejames · 12th May 2008, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by emfrank72

I can't seem to get XP installed on my new 8-core mac pro. Installs fine on my imac but for some reason the XP installer keeps crashing on the mac pro. Maybe I'm the only one running into that problem as I haven't really heard anyone else have problems with boot camp. I was able to get the same installation to work with parallels but that wouldn't run a DAW too well.

Emfrank, i'm not familiar with the newer 8 core-machines and XP.
I've heard issues with the 8 cores using UAD and Duende with Leopard on
another thread. Are you running PT? Did you try the DUC?

11th May 2008, 01:52 AM	#1
sonicjosh Gear interested Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 26	Leopard/pro tools, what to do? So i just bought a new Imac, and installed pro tools 7.0, then tried to open it (not realizing the leopard/pro tools compatibility problem). It said "pro tools hardware is either not installed or used by another program" did anyone else get the same message? I just read some info and it sounds like pro tools LE is not compatible with Leopard yet. Some people say it works, others don't. A friend said it will work as long as you have version 7.3, and others say if you install tiger onto the computer, then it will work. I tried installing tiger onto my Imac, and it said "can not install on this computer" so that won't work. So I'm trying to figure out... Should I return the Imac and wait until it is compatible (even though i really need a faster computer and its been this long, who knows how much longer)? Or try and get a copy of 7.3 (assuming it works)? any other help/info/advice is much appreciated.

11th May 2008, 05:26 AM	#2
jmarkham Gear addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 369	I'm running 7.4 on an Leopard iMac .. there are a couple of quirks, .. but on the whole .. it works just fine. Digi posted on the DUC that they plan to have Leopard support any day now .. so that will be nice. jeff __________________ http://techbreakfast.com/dvd http://theprojectstudio.com Today, everybody with a brush gets to paint the Sistine Chapel Is that a good thing?

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sonicjosh Gear interested Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 26	well thats good news, so, once its compatible, i assume I can't run 7.0 anymore right? I would have to buy the upgrade to 7.4 or possibly a newer-leopard version?

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emfrank72 Gear nut Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Wenatchee, WA Posts: 138	I can't seem to get XP installed on my new 8-core mac pro. Installs fine on my imac but for some reason the XP installer keeps crashing on the mac pro. Maybe I'm the only one running into that problem as I haven't really heard anyone else have problems with boot camp. I was able to get the same installation to work with parallels but that wouldn't run a DAW too well.