What is first ? S.L, DP7, V.I updates ?

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What is first ? S.L, DP7, V.I updates ?

Post by tobysan »

Hi friends,

What is the installing order in the chain from 10.5.8/DP6
to S.L, DP7 and S.L ready Plugins VI updates ?

do i need to upgrade SL first, then DP7 and then V.I ?

Thank you !
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Re: What is first ? S.L, DP7, V.I updates ?

Post by Frodo »

Unless you're starting with a new drive, it *almost* doesn't matter.

For example, for those who were running Leopard and had DP and their plugins/VIs already installed, the next step was to move to SL. After that, it was a question of when DP7 would arrive, at which time that would be installed. That scenario is based only on release/ship dates with the intent of having DP7 running in SL. I'm sure any number of other scenarios could be imagined which would likewise dictate as many other installation sequences.

A new drive, of course, would probably dictate installing SL first, then DP, then plugins and VIs. The plugins and VIs could be done before the DAW, but I always like to install them one at a time after installing DP to test each one as a plugin before moving on to the next installation. This helps to isolate any possible incompatibilities. It's also a little easier to keep up with what's going on with the Audio Units Cache if it updates itself one AU at a time.

You don't need to have DP6.x installed to install DP7, fwiw, since you'd be installing DP7 from disc.
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Re: What is first ? S.L, DP7, V.I updates ?

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Thank you Frodo !

I have installed dp6.02 / 10.5.8
so iam going to start with S.L then DP7 then V.I Updates.
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Re: What is first ? S.L, DP7, V.I updates ?

Post by dbl »

If you'll be installing Native Instruments' plugs, you'll want to check the instuctions on their site. Some plugs won't install correctly under SL, but will work if installed under Leo.
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Re: What is first ? S.L, DP7, V.I updates ?

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Really ? ok thank you.. i going to looking at in N.I site..
thank you !!
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