Mojave vs High Sierra for DAW stuff ?

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Got High Sierra running on the dustbin and it's great...

Want to upgrade to Mojave but I cannot be ARSED doing a test install on an SSD - so many licenses etc,..

I don't know if they changed the Core Audio at all ?

Anyone experience any audio issues with Mojave vs HS ?

Tempted to just pull the trigger on the upgrade and do a fresh 'disk wipe' install later in the year

[VNVObit]

Got High Sierra running on the dustbin and it's great...

Want to upgrade to Mojave but I cannot be ARSED doing a test install on an SSD - so many licenses etc,..

I don't know if they changed the Core Audio at all ?

Anyone experience any audio issues with Mojave vs HS ?

Tempted to just pull the trigger on the upgrade and do a fresh 'disk wipe' install later in the year

not sure if you have VMWare but there would be an option to test it via a virtual machine, IIRC you can make a VM of your existing installation too

[Barney]

You should be Ok, as Mojave is an older release now that Catalina is out. I'd also recommend doing it in a VM as a test though, as Apple always break huge swathes of stuff when they update MacOS, and audio is usually one of the first things to go. Quickly followed by VSTs.

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I know I know I should have done a test I did back up..

All seems fine so far!

Liking Dark mode and on the projector too.

[VNVObit]

We all know we should test but sometimes we just say fuck it and plot on regardless (my recent upgrade of my media server , Ubuntu 16.04 to 20.04 in my case)

Hope it keeps working for you

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We all know we should test but sometimes we just say fuck it and plot on regardless (my recent upgrade of my media server , Ubuntu 16.04 to 20.04 in my case)

Hope it keeps working for you

It's been rock solid!

Also zero GPU freezes on the MP 2013. I have been blighted by this issue from time to time. Not enough to deter my appreciation for the trashcan - lovely shiny thing - but clearly an issue Apple could resolve if and when they can be bothered to. Apparently it resurfaces in Catalina. I'm hearing so many bad things about that OS and Big Sur, I will be sticking with Mojave as long as possible!

[VNVObit]

We all know we should test but sometimes we just say fuck it and plot on regardless (my recent upgrade of my media server , Ubuntu 16.04 to 20.04 in my case)

Hope it keeps working for you

It's been rock solid!

Also zero GPU freezes on the MP 2013. I have been blighted by this issue from time to time. Not enough to deter my appreciation for the trashcan - lovely shiny thing - but clearly an issue Apple could resolve if and when they can be bothered to. Apparently it resurfaces in Catalina. I'm hearing so many bad things about that OS and Big Sur, I will be sticking with Mojave as long as possible!

My trashcan is also D300 and been fortunate not to have too many freezes.
Biggest issue with Catalina is its overzealous approach to disk access for apps. At times it is bizarre (particularly as my home folder is on an external drive). Had issues with Setapp (actually like that service as couple of the apps I would have bought outright anyway) as well as Squeezebox server (only ran it on the Mac as was getting frustrated with my microserver - though with the upgrade to 64 bit 20.04 it has been absolutely rock solid and a little more pep in it (now running my comic server on it too )

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Sounds like a drag!

Did you have a reason to upgrade? I haven't read much about Catalina but I'm not sure if I'm missing anything significant.

Thing is I don't know how easy it is to go back. Maybe it's straightforward, but I believe macOS versions may come with a firmware payload. Quite how that is deployed if you retain the existing macOS on main drive and install a newer macOS onto the caddy I don't know.

Mojave has been the best macOS for me to date.

I do appreciate dark mode and the folder clumping on the desktop is a lifesaver.

[VNVObit]

hadn't an urgent reason. did leave it until .1 release but hadn't read anything about the approach to disk access. I doubt I run any software that requires it