KVR Audio

sqigls · Post by **sqigls** » Fri Sep 23, 2016 4:34 am

Yes, i've crawled out from my rock, partly cos some of my plugins and apps can't be updated any further, partly because I figured it may be a slight security risk if i stay on 10.8.5?? And some things i simply can't demo on Mountain Lion.

Anyway, I run Cubase 6.5… I'm aware there's a workaround or something… fingers crossed… what else am I likely to be irritated by? I've heard 10.9 is more stable, is this correct?

Does anyone know if i'll need to then re-authorise any plugins, if I install it on a cloned drive?

Cheers

bongo_x · Post by **bongo_x** » Fri Sep 23, 2016 4:43 am

Thinking about it too, though I'm not in any hurry. Curious what you hear.

sqigls · Post by **sqigls** » Fri Sep 23, 2016 12:58 pm

anybody somebody?

fmr · Post by **fmr** » Fri Sep 23, 2016 1:03 pm

sqigls wrote: Does anyone know if i'll need to then re-authorise any plugins, if I install it on a cloned drive?

If you install it in a cloned drive, there will may be authorizations that will not work anymore (for example - if you have any soft e-licenser or hard-disk iLOK authorizations, those may be not working with the new drive. The same applies to any challenge-response authorization like the ones from iZotope). Also, authorizations from MOTU or Make Music (Finale) will not work either.

Anyway, OS X 10.9 is a relative safe option. I advise you to try with the cloned drive for a month or so, and if everything works OK, just update the current one.

sprnva · Post by **sprnva** » Fri Sep 23, 2016 1:19 pm

When I want to check out a new OS version, I fresh install it to another disk and then migrate over all my data from my main install. Usually the only thing that will require reactivation is Live. Everything else tends to work fine. iLok, e-Licencer, NI, Arturia, IK, Korg, Waves, etc.

I tried to stay with Snow Leopard as long as I could but eventually decided to move along when Ableton announced they were dropping it. I went to Mavericks first but after a while it got a bit bogged down. I don't know why but it could take over a minute to reboot/shut down. Eventually I went to Yosemite and that's been running good so I'm sticking with it for now.

As for the security risk, those usually come through the browser. If you can avoid having Flash or Java installed that helps. I need Java for Max in Live but it's not enabled in the browser so no danger there. At the end of the day, I'd choose functionality over security, and OS X isn't as bad as Windows when it comes to security threats.

fmr · Post by **fmr** » Fri Sep 23, 2016 8:45 pm

sprnva wrote:NI, Arturia, IK, etc.

These are three examples of software that will require to reauthorize (from my own experience).

fmr · Post by **fmr** » Fri Sep 23, 2016 8:48 pm

sprnva wrote: ... and OS X isn't as bad as Windows when it comes to security threats.

Says who? This is another stupid assertion with no facts to support it. The danger in Windows comes from the same sources as in OS X, as you mentioned (Flash and Java are two of the main problems). Besides, Windows came a long way in what concerns security. OTOH, the user issues regarding OS X have other (much more important) factors, as your own option to stay with an older OS version confirms.

sprnva · Post by **sprnva** » Fri Sep 23, 2016 11:49 pm

From my experiences I haven't had to reauthorise those when migrating over to a new install. But as I'm booting the "new" OS from a secondary disc, the original internal disc is still in place. Maybe that prevents these protection schemes from wanting to be reauthorised (although I would have assumed most would just tie to the computer's MAC address).

I prefer to test new OS versions this way as I can boot back into my existing setup whenever I want.

from Mountain Lion to Mavericks - What can I expect?