KVR Audio

andreasg · Post by **andreasg** » Sat May 13, 2023 6:55 am

Hi,
I know this site https://www.pro-tools-expert.com/apple- ... ield_6|asc

but what are your personal experiences? would you switch to Ventura now or do you already have it?
I myself am not yet sure and do not really dare to do so..

I have Ableton, Bitwig, Reason, Logic and Cubase Pro, some NI stuff, Soundtoys, Izotope, Melda, Waves, Omnisphere and so on

i am not sure if I should wait for MacOS 14 or upgrade to Ventura now..

FranklyFlawless · Post by **FranklyFlawless** » Sun May 14, 2023 12:04 pm

I always keep my operating system updated.

Bombadil · Post by **Bombadil** » Sun May 14, 2023 12:37 pm

I always stay one behind. That's a general rule, especially for pros (I'm not one of them). So, I'm on Monterey, and it works with Logic flawlessly, for me.

andreasg · Post by **andreasg** » Mon May 15, 2023 5:39 am

Bombadil wrote: Sun May 14, 2023 12:37 pm I always stay one behind. That's a general rule, especially for pros (I'm not one of them). So, I'm on Monterey, and it works with Logic flawlessly, for me.

this is normally my preferred way too, but macOS 14 is still taking so long

FranklyFlawless wrote: Sun May 14, 2023 12:04 pm I always keep my operating system updated.

and do you have problems with some plugins or daw's?

FranklyFlawless · Post by **FranklyFlawless** » Mon May 15, 2023 5:45 am

andreasg wrote: Mon May 15, 2023 5:39 am
FranklyFlawless wrote: Sun May 14, 2023 12:04 pm I always keep my operating system updated.
and do you have problems with some plugins or daw's?

No. The most I use is Ardour and Surge XT. Less is more.

andreasg · Post by **andreasg** » Mon May 15, 2023 6:31 am

FranklyFlawless wrote: Mon May 15, 2023 5:45 am
andreasg wrote: Mon May 15, 2023 5:39 am
FranklyFlawless wrote: Sun May 14, 2023 12:04 pm I always keep my operating system updated.
and do you have problems with some plugins or daw's?
No. The most I use is Ardour and Surge XT. Less is more.

okay, I'm not surprised that you don't have any problems, that's very little and does not help me really

Jac459 · Post by **Jac459** » Mon May 15, 2023 6:35 am

andreasg wrote: Sat May 13, 2023 6:55 am Hi,
I know this site https://www.pro-tools-expert.com/apple- ... ield_6|asc

but what are your personal experiences? would you switch to Ventura now or do you already have it?
I myself am not yet sure and do not really dare to do so..

I have Ableton, Bitwig, Reason, Logic and Cubase Pro, some NI stuff, Soundtoys, Izotope, Melda, Waves, Omnisphere and so on

i am not sure if I should wait for MacOS 14 or upgrade to Ventura now..

Fully smooth upgrade for me.
I have bitwig, Reason, some ni stuffs, Izotope, fabfilter, robpapen, kilohearts, Pigments, Serum, U-he, uvi falcon, vps avenger, and many other stuffs.
All is good.

Jac459 · Post by **Jac459** » Mon May 15, 2023 6:36 am

andreasg wrote: Mon May 15, 2023 6:31 am
FranklyFlawless wrote: Mon May 15, 2023 5:45 am
andreasg wrote: Mon May 15, 2023 5:39 am
FranklyFlawless wrote: Sun May 14, 2023 12:04 pm I always keep my operating system updated.
and do you have problems with some plugins or daw's?
No. The most I use is Ardour and Surge XT. Less is more.
okay, I'm not surprised that you don't have any problems, that's very little and does not help me really

You can check my profile, I have 70 vsts, all good....

andreasg · Post by **andreasg** » Mon May 15, 2023 6:37 am

that sounds good, I have all the products you mentioned. I think i will do the upgrade now.
i still have a 2nd , but older macbook in case something is not running

andreasg · Post by **andreasg** » Mon May 15, 2023 6:45 am

I just took another look at the new features of Ventura and, apart from the security functions, there is nothing I need to make music. I will leave everything as it is and wait for macOS 14

sqigls · Post by **sqigls** » Mon May 15, 2023 7:03 am

good call.
I waited from Mojave to Monterey and have had so few problems during that time.
If i didn't have like 500 plugins i might be a bit more carefree.
but, there's really no point.

andreasg · Post by **andreasg** » Mon May 15, 2023 7:09 am

same here (waiting from mojave to montery) .. montery is running fine now.
i wonder why i wanted to upgrade to ventura in the first place, there is really nothing interesting there that i need.

masterhiggins · Post by **masterhiggins** » Mon May 15, 2023 7:30 am

Bombadil wrote: Sun May 14, 2023 12:37 pm I always stay one behind. That's a general rule, especially for pros (I'm not one of them). So, I'm on Monterey, and it works with Logic flawlessly, for me.

Just updated to Monterey last week. Glad I did. My usb-c monitor not working upon my Mac mini waking issue I was having has been fixed. Everything seems to be a bit faster.

One thing I’ve noticed over the past few OS upgrades, boot time seems to take longer than it should. At one time on OSX powering up to desktop took a total of like 10 seconds. Now it takes like 26 or so. Not a dealbreaker, but kind of weird.

Bombadil · Post by **Bombadil** » Mon May 15, 2023 8:40 am

Mine is about 10 secs. The M1 mini boots before various extensions and the BT mouse takes a second or two. Big Sur was that fast, too, but was pretty slow by the time I upgraded.

FranklyFlawless · Post by **FranklyFlawless** » Mon May 15, 2023 10:17 am

andreasg wrote: Mon May 15, 2023 6:45 am I just took another look at the new features of Ventura and, apart from the security functions, there is nothing I need to make music. I will leave everything as it is and wait for macOS 14

Sure, as long as those security functions are not important.

Mac OS Ventura - compatibility status