No problems here running Mac's Band 2017 ( Audiophile as well as non Audiophile USB's ) in macOS Sierra 10.12.5 .
Therefore I am rather surprised to read about your problems.
However with each Mac OS upgrade my available RAM keeps shrinking which is always the case in my 30+ years of working/using ( playing ) with the Mac going as far back as OS 7.5 and Mac Band version 5 ( those floppy disk days ).
Cubase, Digital Performer, Sibelius, Finale and my many other music programmes all work well with macOS Sierra 10.12.5 . Yes, I am a computer music junkie.
could you please elaborate with some examples because at this point not sure exactly how to help you since not really sure what you mean by Midi functionality.
Well, midi, notation & lyrics actually. I think the big one for me is no Piano Roll Editor. You can export to your DAW, but at the moment dragging to the drop zone is not functioning correctly, but you really shouldn't have to use a 3rd party program to edit basic midi. The Staff Roll is a poor substitute as you can't really "eyeball" things, you can't select and work on multiple events, you can't draw in Velocity & controller information, as far as I can see you can't even delete a note. Not being able to copy your lyrics is also another negative for me. If you have multiple similar sections you have to retype (in windows version you can use the copy special for Chords, Melody & Lyrics, you can also insert beats into note based lyrics). No functioning Lyric editor (but I believe they are working on that for a future patch).
Thanks W. Unfortunately, most of what I mentioned aren't in the Mac version. For example, the Staff Roll (mentioned in the manual) is not at all like the Piano Roll. However, thanks for your help Col
Perhaps you could add / post your requirement to the Mac's wish list forum/request here at Band in a Box Macintosh because they are excellent.
As you may know Mac versions generally if not always are not updated to keep pace with the window's versions and from my purchasing of the Mac Band that has been true for plus30 years.
Thanks W, Yes, I've spoken to PG support they said that the Piano Roll is a big requested item but didn't know if there plans to include one at this stage, not sure how you can work with midi without one. Unfortunately, the drag & drop zone is not working at the moment and that makes it that bit more difficult. Hopefully the next patch will address that. Still, at this stage I have the Windows version working fine with Parallels and will use that until the Mac version catches up with the things I need. Col
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