Problem With Pro Tools 7.4.2 And Recently Purchased Macbook Options

[j_grim14]

I bought a macbook 2.4 core 2 duo about one week before the new ones came out and I'm having some really annoying issues. I transferred all the files from my old mac mini g4 running tiger via firewire. I ran into some issues with OS 10.5.5, which I had mistakenly assumed was compatible with PT 7.4.2. So I did an archive and install to get back to 10.5.4, but had issues with random programs freezing up on me (ie safari, quicktime). I then decided to just do an erase and install so to see if that was the culprit. It seemed like it worked until I installed pro tools.

It was working fine for about a day, but now I can't get pro tools to load. It just gets stuck at the startup window once the bomb factory plug ins load. Now its not only pro tools that is affected - the mac gets stuck while shutting down and is continuing to freeze up randomly on other programs.

Does anyone out there have any idea what may be happening here? I'm not sure if this is a hardware or a software problem. Any help would be tremendous. Thanks.

[Mac Daddy]

j_grim14

(Thanks for the tips! It looks like the main issue was a Melodyne lite plug-in that is part of the bundled software - I had the old version on my computer. I went to Macintosh HD>Library>Application Support and trashed anything associated with Melodyne (as well as the Melodyne folder in Applications). I've got all the updated software installed and it is running perfectly. I'm very relieved that it isn't the computer itself that's caused all this hassle)

This is the best news I've seen posted in a long time... Bravo! Congratulations!

I know you must be happy.

I am happy for you. Whew, seems like it took a while but it seems you figured it out. "You Know You Badd"!!! (Meaning: Good.)