How seamless is upgrading from Tracktion 6 to Waveform 9?

[MaxC]

I'm curious how seamless the transition is from Tracktion 6 to Waveform 9. Will it preserve my custom plugin organization structure, or will it have to be re-scanned and rebuilt? What about settings and templates? I'm happy with my workflow in Tracktion 6, and while I'm intrigued by some of the new features in Waveform, I don't know if I can justify the transition if it's going to take me hours of effort to get back to where I'm at in terms of workflow.

Also, will it load T6 projects without issue? Is Waveform 9 any heavier on the CPU? I'd appreciate impressions from anyone who has already made the move as to whether you found it to be worthwhile.

Thanks.

[zzz00m]

It's not really a program upgrade, more like a license upgrade to a new version.

Tracktion T7 is available free now. Try installing that. You can install multiple versions of Tracktion/Waveform side by side, as they each have their own program folders, and won't interfere with your current setup.

https://www.tracktion.com/products/t7-daw

[Watchful]

I jumped from T6 to W9 some time ago. I don't know if it will import a custom vst structure...that's a good question.

I was able to open all T6 files, but...there was one hitch. On a couple of projects, it ignored previously recorded pitch bends. I discovered that turning off MPE in just those projects eliminated the problem.

All other aspects...recognizing vst and wav files, opening previous templates, etc., were seamless. And gaining Collective, the multi-sampler, and Melodyne were worth it for me! I was happy to make the switch.

Again, though, if you set up a vst organization system inside T6, not sure what happens there. W9 offers a lot of organization options for vsts but I didn't use anything like that in T6, so there was nothing to convert for me...so I don't know what happens.

However, if you have your vst files in specific or custom locations in storage, like I do, you will need to rescan but that won't pose any problems. My rescan worked perfectly.

[operandx]

Waveform 9 is 64-bit only. This is only of concern if you are using 32 bit T6. However, you can buy 3rd party bridging software, such as jBridge, so that 32-bit VSTs can be used if they don't have a 64-bit version.