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Re:macOS Catalina by chrisseaton on Monday October 07, 2019 @05:23PM (#21186110)
But the point is 32-bit apps aren't functional anymore. You either keep up by thinking ahead, or you find yourself suddenly stumped. There's no option to just ignore it.
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Re:macOS Catalina by pier25 on Monday October 07, 2019 @05:26PM (#21186140)
> But the point is 32-bit apps aren't functional anymore

No? How come I can use Ableton Live 10 in 32 bits to make music then?

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Re:macOS Catalina by odmjoevpojewivf on Monday October 07, 2019 @06:11PM (#21186526)
I'm pretty sure you can't. There seems to exist only 64 bit versions of Live 10: https://www.ableton.com/en/trial/
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Re:macOS Catalina by pier25 on Monday October 07, 2019 @09:28PM (#21187799)
When you open Live 10 in Mojave you get this alert:

https://help.ableton.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003076340

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Re:macOS Catalina by odmjoevpojewivf on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @05:10AM (#21190206)
Interesting. So it's still mixed and has disadvantages of a 64 bit program (no 32 bit plugin support 1) and of a 32 bit program (no compatibility with Catalina) while pretending to be a 64 bit program. Sounds great!

1 at least on Windows

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Re:macOS Catalina by chrisseaton on Monday October 07, 2019 @05:29PM (#21186162)
On macOS Catalina?
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Re:macOS Catalina by vetinari on Monday October 07, 2019 @06:29PM (#21186680)
The main objective is to make music. Running macOS Catalina is optional.
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Re:macOS Catalina by renaudg on Monday October 07, 2019 @08:04PM (#21187332)
It's not if you're buying a new Mac from today.
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Re:macOS Catalina by chrisseaton on Monday October 07, 2019 @06:33PM (#21186717)
Ok but we were talking about running on macOS Catalina here - you need to be 64-bit to run there. And if you don't, you're likely to get left behind.
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Re:macOS Catalina by davrosthedalek on Monday October 07, 2019 @07:39PM (#21187171)
Or, you know, having to upgrade anyway, people might switch platforms to one which has a better track record in supporting old software.
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