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Im looking to purchase DP6 w/Manual/keygen

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Im looking to purchase DP6 w/Manual/keygen. Basically new. Anyone know where? Or possibly sell me theirs?
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Re: Im looking to purchase DP6 w/Manual/keygen

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Ignoring the fact that Buy/Sell ads aren't allowed here (you might want to modify your post), you've aroused my curiosity.

Why 6? What OS would you install it over? It cannot be authorized on a Mac running 10.7 or later.

DP 6 is generally acknowledged as the worst version ever. I tossed mine years ago to make shelf space along with my other old versions. I doubt that I'm alone. If you're set on acquiring a copy, the following book was heavily promoted at the time. I saw this on eBay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/DON-BARRETT-Dig ... SwjKFZPSIV

One of the other issues with 6 is that few of us here remember specifics, myself included. Some of us hated it and ran back to 5 (guilty).

DP 7.24 installs and runs on OS 10.5–10.11 (7 to 7.1 runs on 10.4). Some of us here still use it and, if you have questions, they are easier to answer. It's also easier to find. I see sale ads on eBay now and then from resellers who still have old stock.
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Re: Im looking to purchase DP6 w/Manual/keygen

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What is "keygen"?

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Re: Im looking to purchase DP6 w/Manual/keygen

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magicd wrote:What is "keygen"?

Dave
I'll answer what you know. That's actually a piracy term for a program that generates a key code of serial for the purposes of bypassing copy protection. I'm wondering if the OP realizes this or should I delete post immediately?
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James Steele wrote: That's actually a piracy term for a program that generates a key code of serial for the purposes of bypassing copy protection. I'm wondering if the OP realizes this or should I delete post immediately?
That's what I initially thought, but since the OP offered to make a purchase, I gave them the benefit of a doubt and assumed they meant key code or serial number.
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cuttime wrote:
James Steele wrote: That's actually a piracy term for a program that generates a key code of serial for the purposes of bypassing copy protection. I'm wondering if the OP realizes this or should I delete post immediately?
That's what I initially thought, but since the OP offered to make a purchase, I gave them the benefit of a doubt and assumed they meant key code or serial number.
Right. Not the best choice of words on the part of the OP. I'd also point out that a licensed user cannot legally sell their old version of DP and continue to use their newer version. They'd have to transfer their license and cease using their newer versions of DP. Unless someone is just giving up using DP altogether, that's an unlikely scenario.
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Yea, I didn't get into the keygen nonsense, especially since 6 requires a CD for activation and he wants a manual as well.

I'm still curious. Why 6 of all versions? 5.13 and 7.24 are both so good by comparison. If you're going to run on a PPC or 2006–2007 Intel Mac, those are the way to go. Not that I will ever use either again but 5 is solid and fairly intuitive while 7 is what 6 tried to be.

Of course, none of the 32bit versions installs over Sierra so why not 9? If running on an old Mac and collaborating with another, 7.24 can open DP 8 and 9 files but not everything is compatible. It would surprise me if 6 could—I'm not so curious that I'm going to move a file to my G4 to find out. I'm not that curious.

This idle speculation is something to do while I wonder why I can't get back to sleep at 3am, nothing more... :?:
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Yeah. 6 was a dog. They buried that version really quickly.
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mikehalloran wrote: I'm still curious. Why 6 of all versions? 5.13 and 7.24 are both so good by comparison. If you're going to run on a PPC or 2006–2007 Intel Mac, those are the way to go. Not that I will ever use either again but 5 is solid and fairly intuitive while 7 is what 6 tried to be.

Of course, none of the 32bit versions installs over Sierra so why not 9? If running on an old Mac and collaborating with another, 7.24 can open DP 8 and 9 files but not everything is compatible. It would surprise me if 6 could—I'm not so curious that I'm going to move a file to my G4 to find out. I'm not that curious.

This idle speculation is something to do while I wonder why I can't get back to sleep at 3am, nothing more... :?:
My guess is he's used to other DAWs like Logic that sometimes have problems with backwards compatibility. MOTU did a great job with DP that way, and he probably thinks he needs an older version to open older files..
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This thread is starting to look like a practical joke, as it pushes a couple of well-known MOTUNation hot buttons.

I mean, for real... who would want to buy DP6? Even the metronome was busted in that one!
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