After updating my Mac (to the latest version of Sonoma from the previous one), in Dorico 5 the Kontakt 7 plug-in disappeared from my VST plugins as did the Native instruments folder, only Native instrument Gmbh remains, (I wonder what it’s doing there, I don’t have any folder with that name in my installation) which doesn’t contain Kontakt 7! How to make this plugin accessible again, as well as VST3 plugins. Dorico’s help was not of much use to me in resolving this issue.
Also following this update to the latest version of Sonoma, the instruments loaded in my songs are no longer recognized. you have to reinstall them and of course, all the settings are lost. The art of wasting time with Dorico. It’s a shame that it’s the only software that is of such remarkable quality for writing and rendering music, otherwise I would do without it. Alas, there is no other at its level.
In general I spend almost as much time running Dorico as I do writing music, because it’s rare to start an assignment without an incident being reported, plugins not being loaded, etc. It’s a bit painful.
Hi @michel.noirret , sorry to hear about the trouble you have with Dorico5.
In regards to the plug-ins, could you please do from Dorico’s menu Help > Create Diagnostics Report and post the corresponding zip file to a reply here. Thank you very much.
I would recommend turning OFF automatic updates on your Mac. If your system is working perfectly well, why update the OS, except for every now and again when you are sure that everything works with the latest OS version. Having a working system is more important than having the latest OS in my book…I’m still happily on Monterrey and I’ll only upgrade at some point with care and caution. It could also be worth having an extra external SSD to test everything out on first, before upgrading your main system.
When I cannot hear instruments after an update, the first thing I do is to re-apply the Playback Template for the piece. That often solves the problem right off.
Another item I had to learn as the Play mode changed a few versions ago was that VST’s were not all available right off the bat as they had been. One had to load the VST from the VST Tab in play before one could assign it to Players.
You may already know these things, but if not, this might help.
Whether you update manually or automatically, keeping up to date is usually the best policy.
Security patches, bug fixes and compatibility with other hardware. Plus, we all tend to use multiple apps, which may have different OS requirements. It’s also usually a lot more difficult to update a few years’ worth of OS changes in one go, when forced to do so, than keep up with a small step regularly.
Realistically, the only way to test is to actually do your work while running the new OS.
I suspect that’s consequence of the missing VSTs, rather than a different problem?
Sorry to hear that. That’s far from the usual experience, so I wonder what’s causing it. Do you have lots of plug-ins? Anyway, I’m sure Ulf will get to the bottom of it, as his support is second to none. Hopefully, you can get back to the music!
Maybe start up Native Access and try updating Kontakt 7 itself? Perhaps there’s a new version of that.
Also make sure that you have Native Access version 2. You don’t always get an automatic upgrade from version 1. In my case I had to manually install the version 2 of Native Access, and I didn’t see new Kontakt updates in Native Access until I did that.
Well, this seems to be what happened in this case, and it’s not working after the upgrade, so if having your system working smoothly is important to you, I would stick to my original m.o. Having a test SSD is also a possible solution if you’re a little nervous about a big OS update.
Why?..That’s just your opinion. You can use an old OS for years without any problems. Your points do have some validity, I agree, but if you have your Firewall ON, I think you’re pretty safe. Most bugs I encounter are in the software and not in the OS, so updating the particular software normally fixes that. I will still keep an older version of something so I can go back to it if the newer one has problems.
I guess everyone can have their own method of navigating constant software updates. I’ve settled on a method which works for me.
You can, but it is unlikely to be a good idea unless the system is totally disconnected and no new or updated software is installed (in security speak, the system is “airgapped”).
Not installing updates means that you don’t get any security fixes for your OS. A firewall is not a guarantee of protection from OS vulnerabilities.
Sorry, but that is an extremely dangerous assumption. This does not protect you from all kinds of phising or other malware stuff, that is already inside your network. A simple email can be enough and that is not seen by the firewall.
Keeping up with security updates is very important these days, unless you disconnect your system completely from the network.
Okay, point taken - security updates are obviously important in this day and age. My main point was that I think it is better to manage updates manually, if having a stable working system is super important to you. There’s nothing more frustrating than running into a situation where all the various finely balanced parts of your setup suddenly don’t work. What happens if one of your plugins hasn’t caught up to the latest OS but your computer nevertheless updates itself?..You’re left pulling your hair out. I think you have to balance the implied risk with the practicalities of keeping your system humming along nicely. But each to his own…
Here’s a couple of screenshots of emails that I have received this year that underline my advice from earlier in this thread, to turn automatic updates OFF, if having a fully functioning system is important to you. Upgrade manually when you are confident that nothing will be broken. This is coming from a Mac user - not sure how it is with a PC.
