Sib. Protools, Mac Mini I5, Katalina

[Vaughn Brown]

Hello listers,

I would really appreciate an answer and it is simply yes or no.

I just purchased a brand new Mac Mini I5 with Katalina installed on
it. I transferred all my programs etc from my iBook pro laptop but
have to go through the re-licensing etc for Sibelius First and
ProTools 2019 or 2020.

Do these programs work on Katalina? I want to make sure before I go
through the trouble of reinstating my licenses and setting up
Flotools.

Also, I am using an old clunky keyboard that is not meant for Mac. Any
recommendations on a full keyboard that is Bluetooth?

Thank you.

Vaughn

On 10/8/20, James <devilmon...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I’m running latest Pro Tools, Keyboard Maestro & Flo Tools. I’m using a Mac
> Mini (2012) which runs macOS Mojave 10.14.6 if that’s useful for you.
>
> Regards,
>
> James
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On 4 Oct 2020, at 8:09 am, Slau Halatyn <slauh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> To be fair, one can simply use Control+p or semicolon to select a track
>> and press Shift R to arm it. However, the process of verifying which of
>> many non-contiguous tracks are either selected or record enabled is
>> laughably tedious without Flo Tools. Naturally, the best case scenario is
>> to be intimately familiar with Pro Tools and Flo Tools alike.
>>
>>
>>> On Oct 3, 2020, at 1:30 PM, Rory McDonald <rory...@rogers.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Figured I'd add to what Matt and others have said. I fail to see how
>>> interacting with a track on the channel strip, then going right about 5
>>> or 6 times to get to the record enable button and then stopping
>>> interacting is faster than simply double tapping R to arm said track, but
>>> to each there own I guess...
>>>
>>> Rory
>>>
>>>>> On Oct 2, 2020, at 5:04 PM, James <devilmon...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>> Wow!
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for the list of tasks Slau! Greatly appreciated mate! Looking
>>>> forward to getting this setup!
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>>>> On 3 Oct 2020, at 2:08 am, Slau Halatyn <slauh...@gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>> A couple of things:
>>>>> If you're having trouble with the space Bar not starting the transport,
>>>>> your problem has absolutely nothing to do with Flo Tools. There's no
>>>>> Flo Tools command that involves the Space bar. You need to follow all
>>>>> the steps that avid recommends for setting up Pro Tools to operate
>>>>> correctly and you further need to follow steps to configure VoiceOver
>>>>> and Pro Tools to work in the best possible way for you as a blind user.
>>>>> If you need a reference for that, here's a document that spells it all
>>>>> out:
>>>>>
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>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ptaccess/FC83F45D-2F3B-466E-9FB6-9F90C82E3F4C%40gmail.com.
>>>>> <Pre-Flight Checklist for Pro Tools, Mac OS and VoiceOver .html>
>>>>> Further, some macros and macro groups in Keyboard Maestro are disabled
>>>>> by default or as a matter of course—that's the way it works. All macros
>>>>> and all macro groups are not supposed to be on all the time. Much like
>>>>> PT and VoiceOver setup, you need to follow the setup instructions
>>>>> carefully to make sure Flo Tools will work properly. With all of these
>>>>> things, there's also a bunch of settings in Security and Privacy that
>>>>> need to be enabled. Whatever's not covered in documentation, you can
>>>>> ask about here.
>>>>> HTH,
>>>>> Slau
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Oct 2, 2020, at 1:40 AM, Devil Monkey <devilmon...@gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm having trouble with what maybe is a conflict in settings somewhere
>>>>>> between accessibility & Flo Tools but I can't be entirely sure.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Macros in Flo Tools appear to turn themselves off in some instances or
>>>>>> appear to have no functionality at all. I've emailed Keyboard maestro
>>>>>> who have sent me back to Flo Tools.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Additionally, when Flo Tools is engaged some of the usual keyboard
>>>>>> functions appear to no longer work eg space bar no longer operates as
>>>>>> start/stop & I have to use the transport controls on the control
>>>>>> surface.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any tips on correct settings would be greatly appreciated.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am running latest Pro Tools on a Mac with Mojave 10.14.6
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Have a great weekend
>>>>>>
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[Slau Halatyn]

Catalina 10.15.6 is approved. If you got a new Mac Mini, it might have come with 10.15.7 on it. If so, you have no real choice to downgrade. You'll probably be OK. There's less to worry about with Sibelius.
Go for a Matias wireless keyboard with numeric keypad. They go for around $100, maybe a bit more.

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[John Covici]

Unfortunately, the Matias wireless keyboard, although very nice, at
least in my experience, seems not to work properly. I had to keep
resetting the keyboard and re-pairing, not sure if it was the battery
or what, so I gave up on that. I finally got a Macally Aceb keyboard
and that works pretty well, you have to keep your battery charged and
sometimes it doubles the key presses.
I wish there were a better one.

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[Slau Halatyn]

I've never had any issues with it and a few people I know have been using the same keyboard for a couple of years with no problems as well. It's too bad it didn't work out for you.

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[Vaughn Brown]

Thank you Slao and John. I really appreciate your inputs. It gives me
confidence that it will work out.
Enjoy your weekend.
Vaughn

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