Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

Thanks,  Chris....that really clarifies things...and explains why I  
can't get this Vsn. 5 installed and running at all.

I need to go talk nice to the Apple folks. Any names you guys can  
drop, that will help me get through the red tape:?

Oh,yeah,  and one other question...Chris, you aren't the standup guy  
from Philly, are you? 'Cause you're very funny if you are :)

Skip

On Jul 19, 2007, at 8:57 PM, Chris Coccia wrote:

>
> On Jul 19, 2007, at 4:25 PM, F Stuart Leeds wrote:
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> > oh, and one other related question -- did Logic 5 run under OS X? Or
> > did that not happen until Logic 6?
> >
> > Skip
> >
>
> Your Logic 5 cd should be hybrid just as mine were, and should have
> no trouble installing on a PowerPC Macintosh.
>
> 5.5 I believe was the first to run under OS 10.2 (cant remember if
> this version carried over to 10.3 or not).
> 6 runs under 10.3 and somewhat half ass under 10.4. Im also talking
> about the PowerPC versions of the OS.
> Youre using a brand new Intel Macbook. Logic 5 is not a Universal
> Binary application, this wasnt even around when 5,6 and 7 were
> initially released.
>
> If you can even get 5 to install under OS 10.4, its probably not
> going to play very nice with all of the CoreAudio changes that have
> happened in the 5 years or so since its release. OS X has come quite
> a loooooooooooong way since then.
>
> Last bit, Logic 5/6/7 were heavily optimized for the PPC Altivec
> instruction set. Right away this means Logic is not going to run
> under Rosetta on your new Macbook. Its going to run rather slow if it
> does at all work (cant remember if you can turn off the Altivec
> optimization or not), and the minute it hits a piece of altivec code,
> its going to crash and burn.
>
> You need to start looking for an upgrade path to 7 if you plan on
> moving forward with your brand new MacBook..
>
> ---
> Chris
> www.monotrematamusic.com
> www.descentrecords.com
>
>
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