atyourlasthourrr
Inspired
I've been running a maxed out late 2012 Mac Mini as my main studio computer for a handful of years now.
With this setup I'm running Pro Tools 12 through some outboard gear on the way in while using mainly waves plugins along with SD3 and other miscellaneous stuff I've picked up along the way. This rig is currently frozen, or as I'd like to say 'dialed in' at OS 10.9.5 (Mavericks), and everything works well for me.
However, I am starting to run into some annoying compatibility issues running an outdated OS, not necessarily with what I'm running in PT, but with other apps, functionalities, etc.
I'm hesitant to upgrade OS for a number of reasons:
1. The Mac Mini is quite outdated and though its maxed out, I'm afraid of general sluggish performance through a new OS
2. A lot of plugins I use were gifted to me many years ago and I do not have access to any of the licensing information for them. Not sure how upgrading the OS will affect this.
3. I'm quite used to this rig and am not sure what kind of adjustments I'm going to have to make to my workflow, if any.
Anyone been in a similar scenario? I'd love to get some advice on how to move forward here. Thanks!
With this setup I'm running Pro Tools 12 through some outboard gear on the way in while using mainly waves plugins along with SD3 and other miscellaneous stuff I've picked up along the way. This rig is currently frozen, or as I'd like to say 'dialed in' at OS 10.9.5 (Mavericks), and everything works well for me.
However, I am starting to run into some annoying compatibility issues running an outdated OS, not necessarily with what I'm running in PT, but with other apps, functionalities, etc.
I'm hesitant to upgrade OS for a number of reasons:
1. The Mac Mini is quite outdated and though its maxed out, I'm afraid of general sluggish performance through a new OS
2. A lot of plugins I use were gifted to me many years ago and I do not have access to any of the licensing information for them. Not sure how upgrading the OS will affect this.
3. I'm quite used to this rig and am not sure what kind of adjustments I'm going to have to make to my workflow, if any.
Anyone been in a similar scenario? I'd love to get some advice on how to move forward here. Thanks!