brand new mac

[AlephTav]

Hello and glad to be finally progressing into Logic recording.Picking up my new 8 core mac ,logic 9 and NI Komplete 7 on Thursday. Any pointers for loading logic and Komplete on a new system. Do I need to do all the updates on the mac first. Any breakdown of procedures would be well received. Thanks in advance

[MikeyC]

Logic updates with the regular OS update system. So in that respect I'd say install Logic and then click the top left apple -> Software Update...

It will show you everything else that's not up to date, which won't be that much if it's a new computer.

I don't know how Komplete works, but I guess having the OS and Logic set up is a good foundation before installing additional stuff.

[ruari]

I'd get Logic up & running first, then start installing Komplete. Once it's installed the NI service centre will want to donwload all the updates for you.

 

Have a good book or magazine handy, it's going to be a long day waiting for it all to install…

[dave999z]

1. run software update from the osx system preferences and update anything that needs to be updated.

 

2. install logic.

 

3. run software update from the osx system preferences and update logic if it needs to be updated.

 

4. install komplete. [you might not want to install every last komplete instrument on your first pass. it takes forever (though i guess it's really the kontakt and battery libraries that take the most time). maybe just choose which components you think you'll actually use in the near future and start with those.]

 

5. run the NI service center app to register the product and see what updates are available, and update the apps you need to. (you don't need to download every last foreign language user manual though - can skip those)

 

6. quit all running apps, and then run the disk utility app to repair permissions.

 

7. restart, holding down apple-option-R-P, through a few cycles, to clear the PRAM.

[triplets]

I would keep it simple:

 

Like said before, get Logic going first, then install Komplete. Then update anything that's necessary.

[ReinMan]

I would suggest removing MS PAINT first. 8)

 

What?

 

Oh!

 

 

Sorry, wrong website!

 

(good luck with your new gear - bet you'll have some serious fun with it. Remember that when you get to hour #5 in the install! )

[AlephTav]

Thanks for all the help. I don't quite understand the apple option r-p procedure.It looks like the Komplete install will have to wait until this weekend! Thanks again

[dave999z]

Thanks for all the help. I don't quite understand the apple option r-p procedure.It looks like the Komplete install will have to wait until this weekend! Thanks again

 

It's like a 20-year-old (or more) Mac trick/feature for clearing the contents of the physical RAM upon startup. Just hold down those four keys (apple, option, R, P) when starting up or when restarting (sometimes can be tricky with a wireless keyboard), you'll hear the normal startup chime, keep holding the keys down, you'll hear the startup chime again, keep holding the keys down, you'll hear the startup chime again, now let go (two cycles is usually enough).

 

This has nothing to do specifically with logic. Neither does repairing disk permissions. These are just good Mac maintenance practices (or maybe they do nothing, who knows, but they don't hurt anything), which I perform periodically and usually anytime I install software.

[David Nahmani]

I don't quite understand the apple option r-p procedure.

 

See this article: Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM

[Rev. Juda Sleaze]

I don't quite understand the apple option r-p procedure.

 

See this article: Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM

 

Hey wow, you don't take the battery out of the motherboard anymore?

 

I really am living in the future now!