Looks like I am the dummy who will be test driving Sequoia for you.
I am normally the guy who waits a year to update to the newest update.
Wish me luck… I will let you know what I find.
First sign of good news is that I was able to launch GP5 and it loaded all my VSTs with no crashes. I will know more tonight when I am able to get setup with my audio interface and run through all my patches.
Test thoroughly 
Well, two users have already reported success on our facebook group but no question, the more the merrier. I’m not too concerned about GP itself as Sequoia itself doesn’t actually seem like a very significant update but who knows what they changed that might break some lower level item (like an audio driver, etc)
Please keep us informed.
I’ve spent the last 4 hours torture testing my setup, and I gotta say… I am impressed. I haven’t gotten it to fail yet.
I think I’ve dodged a bullet this round.
Which machine and audio interface are you using?
Computer: 2023 MacBook Pro M2 Max, 64 GB Ram
Interface: Behringer UMC404HD
No issues here. MacbookPro M3 max, 64GB - Interface: Behringer Flow8
Did check all your plugin also?
In the past there have been some issues with a new OS.
Native instruments, no support yet.
I ran through all of my rackspaces and everything is working as it should. No plugins gave any issues, including a bunch that include Kontakt 7, which was one of the ones I was worried about.
I am wondering what would be a good approach to test an os update and if it fails how to go back?
Last year (newbie as I was) I accidentally just upgraded to Sonoma finding out some plugins crashed on this os version. I winded up completely reinstalling my MacBook with Ventura and I am still on Ventura, because I am not sure if my rackspaces still work on Sonoma let alone Sequoia.
So I am actually a bit scared of upgrading, but there must some point that it is safe to upgrade isn’t there?
Time Machine – no Mac user should be without it. Buy an inexpensive USB drive (a few Terrabytes, say) and just leave it plugged in all the time when you’re working on stuff. (I’ve left it plugged in while rehearsing and never had a problem but if you’re actually doing a show, you probably should unplug it)
The thing is, once Time Machine completes its initial backup, that backup includes the OS itself. So if you install a new OS and it doesn’t work properly, you can just revert back to the day before and have your old macOS restored. This specific use case has saved me on more than one occasion.
Regarding Time Machine Backup.
Last Time I was not able to restore the backup to Ventura after I migrated to Sonoma.
I had to wipe out the disk, then install Ventura and then restore from Time Machine.
Or did I miss something?
Correction: I think my backup was not old enough …
This steps should work fine
Yeah, that would do it — you need to make sure that TM has completed its first full backup before you do anything.
Another data point here: no issues under Sequoia - at least not yet, knock on wood. Rehearsal last night went off without a hitch. Oh, huge shout-out to @Narf, I’m using several songs from the GP5 + Arturia sets, awesome stuff!
14" M2 Mac with a Focusrite 18i20 interface (1st gen; yes, I know… if you have a 3rd gen to get rid of let me know, LOL).
Thanx @dhj and @pianopaul
I think maybe this is for me te most important tip I have had using Gig Performer. Because knowing about and relying on a good backup gives a lot of security and by that comfort.
I am now using a laptop with Gig performer for little over a year. We have a small amount of gigs, maybe about 12 in a year. And now I start to get settled with it. We rehearse every week, so in the studio and at home I am comfortable with it, but on stage it still was a bit scary. But the last gigs were fine and steady and we are having a lot of fun with it. It opens a great range of possibilities.
And for me being able to play with these great plugins and with these retro synthesizers is a dream coming true.
I only got stuck on my OS, but with this tip I can really move on and maybe even help testing new OS versions.
I will start upgrading to Sonoma and test my Rig thoroughly (I have time between the Gigs) Maybe I have to replace some plugins, maybe not, I’ll see.
Last year I know Air tech XPand!2 crashed on Sonoma, so I do think I have to replace that one since it didn’t had an update yet.
This rises another question: what would be a best practice for keeping your plugins updated?
I can’t speak for anyone else but for me, unless I have a plugin that’s breaking, or there is a compelling must have feature in a plugin update, I don’t update my plugins.
I can attest that GP5 works flawlessly on Sequoia 15.0
