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Apple’s macOS Catalina update is a problem for DJs who relied on iTunes

• melling 7y ago
  Seems like a very specific problem not being able to export as XML. I’ve been holding off because I’m afraid I’ve got some 32 bit apps on my 2013 MacBook Pro. I’ve got to go through my list.
• duskwuff 7y ago
  Mods: https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/7/20903391/apple-macos-catalina-itunes-dj-software-breaks-xml-file-support-removal-update https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/7/20903391/apple-macos-cata... is the source story, and has a rather different (and more precise!) title. "Serious MacBook Pro Problems" is ridiculously wrong; this issue has nothing to do with the MacBook Pro, and is only "serious" for a small, specific subset of users.
  • floatingatoll 7y ago
    Emailed a link to this comment to the mods.
  • dang 7y ago
    Ok, we changed to that from https://www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspence/2019/10/08/apple-macos-catalina-broken-update-mac-imac-macbook-pro-fix-mistake/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspence/2019/10/08/apple-mac... and we'll update the title. Thanks!
• skunkworker 7y ago
  That title is clickbait, the problems they are referring to is 1. iTunes removing the xml file (which they announced in 2014) 2. The removal of 32-bit apps. Other than that this has nothing to do with Macbook Pros other than the fact that DJs use Macbook pros and the two issues above affect them.
• kilo_bravo_3 7y ago
  OS X itself was a problem for music producers who relied on OS 9. That's why http://macos9lives.com/ http://macos9lives.com/ exists. I think the prudent solution for DJs is to keep Mojave up to date and not upgrade to Catalina. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/09/an-os-9-odyssey-why-do-some-mac-users-still-rely-on-16-year-old-software/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/09/an-os-9-odyssey-why-...