Upgrading to newest versions

Zeipher wrote on 7/16/2017, 7:40 PM

Hi!

Each time I upgrade my software to the newest version, I find it such a chore I feel I must be doing something wrong.

First of all, I've been using MMM for over 10 years, so I have quite a few versions under my belt, each one registered. I've recently bought a new PC and laptop, and bought and installed MMM17 onto them. I was shocked at the fact that I only had a few soundpools. I've been buying them on DVD, so as long as I find them, I'll be able to install them, but then noticed the lack of instruments as well.

I emailed support, but they weren't really able to help me, but not through lack of trying.

In the end, I went back and installed each and every version before it, and upgraded them (took ages!), then found that both my soundpools and instruments transferred over to the new software. Once satisfied, I went ahead and uninstalled the older programs, then went back to MMM17 and tried to load up one of the instruments (Power Guitar).

An error message appeared:

"Could not find the file MX 014 PC LODW XA1 Y01 Z01.aif in image file Power Guitar/MX014/Power Guitar Content/Long."

They had been working just before the uninstall.

Can anyone tell me what I did wrong? Prior to that, I went into my Common folder, and made sure I copied all of the files, just in case this happened, but unfortunately it hasn't solved anything. Do I really need to have each and every past version of each software installed so that I can use the instruments? When I made the purchase, I even read an article on MAGIX website that read that all of my soundpools and instruments carry over between purchases.

Thanks in advance!

Comments

Zeipher wrote on 7/20/2017, 2:43 PM

Does the lack of responses suggest that it's not possible, and that I very well may have wasted my money on upgrading the software?

emmrecs wrote on 7/21/2017, 3:40 AM

I know that Magix quite recently made changes to the format of audio sample files which MMM could read. I suspect that is why you are having the problems you're experiencing.

Reinstalling those older versions clearly allowed you to access those older instrument samples. The fact that you attempted to "keep" the instruments whilst uninstalling the program versions they originally came with suggests, I think, that any, all or a combination of the following are the cause of your problem:

The change of audio format
The fact that specific instruments "seem" to be linked to specific versions of MMM
The uninstallation of older versions removes the facility to access the instruments linked to those versions, even if the source audio files are retained.

All the above is speculation on my part but I think your only option seems to be to reinstall as many of those older versions as it takes to fully restore your instrument library.

Jeff

johnebaker wrote on 7/21/2017, 1:20 PM

When you installed tha additional effects, synthesizers and instruments in the old version of the program, did you click the Leave installers in the download folder.

If so, then you should only need to run those installers again?

Note that the VST instruments from the old version will appear in Music Maker Premium (MMMP), however the Object synthesizers - Atmos, Beatbox 2, Loop Designer, Livid and Robota have been deprecated and do not appear in MMMP.

There is a work around for these in this topic here

HTH

John EB