Logic Pro 8 Upgrade to 9

You can buy the upgrade, don't need the full version.

Not so fast. I just had this dilemma last night. I upgraded to Lion on my iMac. Launched Logic Pro 8, got the error message that it didn't work. An Apple KnowledgeBase Article suggested trashing Logic 8 from the Applications Folder and reinstalling. Way wrong! The installer that came with Logic Pro 8 is PowerPC Based (runs on Intel in Rosetta), which Lion no longer supports, SO YOU CAN'T REINSTALL LOGIC PRO 8 IN LION. I called local apple store, their genius folks confirmed this, and told me that the upgrade to Logic Pro 9 would not install without a current copy of Logic 8 on the drive.

I was lucky, though. I went into Time Machine, and then restored my apps folder to the previous backup with Logic Pro 8 in it, bought the upgrade, and installed it. When I installed it, it did look for "items on my computer" to determine whether I was eligible for the upgrade install. Finding it, it installed. The Apple Store guy suggested calling Apple, explain your situation, and ask them for an upgrade code that will let you upgrade without the full version CD, or give you the full version CD withough the price.

Here's my dilemma now. What if my HD crashes? Apparently, I can't just install Lion, or I'll be in the same position as the OP. Same thing if I buy a new Mac, which I intend to do in fairly short order. At that point, I won't be able to install Logic Pro 8, then upgrade to 9. I am not sure what the answer is, but Apple needs to fix this hole.

"I called local apple store, their genius folks confirmed this, and told me that the upgrade to Logic Pro 9 would not install without a current copy of Logic 8 on the drive."

That's simply not true. You don't need L8 installed to upgrade to 9. You just need to have it.

Hi HunterOh9,

As Already Stated, you only need to buy the Upgrade to Logic Pro 9...

When you Install it, make sure you have the Serial Number for Logic 8 handy, for when you are asked for it...

After the Successful Install... Run Software Update and Update to the Latest Version of Logic 9...

Or go Here and Download it direct...

http://support.apple.com/kb/dl1014

Cheers,

(After all this.. It would probably be advisable to do a Permissions Repair using Disc Utility... Followed by a Restart ...)

This is true. I installed the upgrade to 9 on my MBA, which did not have 8 on it, and during the install, it looked for 8, not finding it, asked for serial number for 8, when I entered it, 9 installed without a hitch. The local apple store folks were wrong.

You CAN use Logic 8 on Lion. There is a work-around method at the link below. 3/4's of the way down, user "parkcomm" provides a link to download the automator. Use that to start logic instead of the typical Icon. Works great!

http://www.logicprohelp.com/viewtopic.php?p=380632

You don't need a hack to run Logic 8 on Lion, just update to 10.7.2 and Logic Pro 8 launches just fine.

Thank for the head's up! Downloading the update now. It's about time they fixed this problem. I guess they made enough money off of forcing people to download logic 9 😉

Blueberry wrote:

You don't need a hack to run Logic 8 on Lion, just update to 10.7.2 and Logic Pro 8 launches just fine.

That's good news. But they still haven't fixed the problem with 9.x installs that were upgrades using the dongle, even with the latest OS and Logic versions, still asks for the dongle every time.

I have just tried to install Logic Pro 8 on my brand new Macbook Pro which came with 10.7.2 and was greeted with a message saying that it 'no longer supports PowerPC applications'.

I have used the call-back service on my Apple Protection Plan but as its Christmas i will have to wait until Monday to get any answers. Hopefully they will be willing to do some sort of deal to provide me with Logic Pro 9 for next to nothing - In the UK they appear to have discontineud the upgrade option and only sell the full version that weighs in at over £400!

If anyone from Apple is reading this: I hope you are going to sort out this issue so the many users of older versions of Logic, who have shelled out large amounts of money on new Apple computers, will not be put out of pocket and left with no music software.

Logic is now available from the Mac Apps Store...

Ok here it is, I had the same problem. This is what I did, I got out my snow leopard disk out and install Rosetta on my lion OS. It does work although apple saids it doesn't. Then I installed my Logic 8.0.2. And that was it. This should work for you.

But if you have Protools on this same computer you need to follow these steps if you get a error messages that saids DAE need 25Mb of memory.

Go to Mac. HD-Library-Framework and send DAE to the Trash. STOP THERE.

Now open Logic, go to Preferences-Audio and uncheck the enable box. Quite logic open trash then drag and drop the DAE file back in the framework folder. It may ask you to Authenticate it. Just click on Authenticate. And it done. If this works for you please give me some feed back. Thanks Gregg A.

Ok here it is, I had the same problem. This is what I did, I got out my snow leopard disk out and install Rosetta on my lion OS. It does work although apple saids it doesn't. Then I installed my Logic 8.0.2. And that was it. This should work for you.

But if you have Protools on this same computer you need to follow these steps if you get a error messages that saids DAE need 25Mb of memory.

Go to Mac. HD-Library-Framework and send DAE to the Trash. STOP THERE.

Now open Logic, go to Preferences-Audio and uncheck the enable box. Quite logic open trash then drag and drop the DAE file back in the framework folder. It may ask you to Authenticate it. Just click on Authenticate. And it done. If this works for you please give me some feed back. Thanks Gregg A.

Ok here it is, I had the same problem. This is what I did, I got out my snow leopard disk out and install Rosetta on my lion OS. It does work although apple saids it doesn't. Then I installed my Logic 8.0.2. And that was it. This should work for you.

But if you have Protools on this same computer you need to follow these steps if you get a error messages that saids DAE need 25Mb of memory.

Go to Mac. HD-Library-Framework and send DAE to the Trash. STOP THERE.

Now open Logic, go to Preferences-Audio and uncheck the enable box. Quite logic open trash then drag and drop the DAE file back in the framework folder. It may ask you to Authenticate it. Just click on Authenticate. And it done. If this works for you please give me some feed back. Thanks Gregg A.

Hi everyone! I would also like to upgrade my Logic pro 8 to Logic pro 9, but I can only find the full version, not the upgrade. Could someone please help me and tell me where I can find the upgrade. Thank you very much.