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Does N4 have the ability to save down to older versions (at least N3)? I have a laptop and a desktop running N3. I wish to upgrade to N4 but I am almost certain my laptop can run N4. I would like to be able to save back for when I need to use my laptop. Advice?

-t

Why not just upgrade and put N4 on both your desktop and the laptop? Each license code allows two installs so you should be fine.

Clarification; I'm sorry, I typed wrong "I'm certain my laptop canNOT run N4.

-t

tubatimberinger wrote:Clarification; I'm sorry, I typed wrong "I'm certain my laptop canNOT run N4.

-t

But it can run Notion 3? I'm pretty sure you'll be ok if your laptop is currently running Notion 3 well....

But it can run Notion 3? I'm pretty sure you'll be ok if your laptop is currently running Notion 3 well....

It barely runs N3. My desktop is my main machine. I need to be able to open and edit on both though. Does it have the ability to save down to earlier versions?

I'm pretty sure the file format is the same.

I have NOTION 3 and NOTION 4 running on the Mac Pro here in the sound isolation studio, and I can open NOTION 3 scores in NOTION 4 and open NOTION 4 scores in NOTION 3, but when NOTION 4 is running in 64-bit mode I use 64-bit VSTi virtual instruments and they are not found or recognized by NOTION 3, which is 32-bit only, so while in some respect you can switch from NOTION 3 to NOTION 4 and vice-versa in a general way, when NOTION 4 is running in 64-bit mode and you use VSTi virtual instruments and VST effects plug-ins, these will not be available if you open the score in NOTION 3 . . .

The strategy I use is based on which VSTi virtual instruments are in score, and if the VSTi virtual instruments are 32-bit, then I use NOTION 3, because it works nicely and I know all the applicable rules and caveats. If I use 64-bit VSTi virtual instruments, then I do the work in 64-bit NOTION 4. And the only time I run NOTION 4 in 32-bit mode is to help someone with a problem which is specific to the 32-bit version of NOTION 4, and once the help is provided I switch NOTION 4 back to 64-bit mode . . .

Summarizing, all my 32-bit scores were done with NOTION 3, and I continue to use NOTION 3 to work with them, but for new scores I use 64-bit NOTION 4 and 64-bit VSTi virtual instruments and VST effects plug-ins, since it nearly always is easier to go forward, which also is the case with the DAW application, where if a project was started in 32-bit mode I use Digital Performer 7 (MOTU) if I need to ReWire or whatever but otherwise I convert the 32-bit projects to 64-bit and use Digital Performer 8 . . .

Being able to go back-and-forth is handy at times, but the primary strategy is to go forward; to move ahead; and then to whip it good, which is fabulous . . .

Fabulous!