Hi all

I have BIB 2014 installed. I purchased BIB 2015 but never got around to installing it, and next thing you know, it's that time of year again, so I got BIB 2016. I was just about to start installing BIB 2015, and then BIB 2016, but then got to thinking...

To be honest I bought BIB 2015 and 2016 only to get the new Realtracks and midi styles, not for any of the new program features (no disrespect).

I am also reading now that some users are having problems with BIB 2016. I know, I know, new software is never perfect, it takes iterations to stabilise a release, there are so many variables among user setups, can't please everyone all the time etc.

The thing is, BIB 2014 does what I want it to. It is also what all my projects have been created in.

I have read that at least one person here has had problems playing old files in BIB 2016. Don't want that happening here!

I have also read in response to some of the reports of problems with BIB 2016 that as the software evolves, problems can arise on older computers. Well, my 3 year old PC hasn't changed since I installed BIB 2014, so I don't want to risk any of the gotchas associated with BIB 2016 on my potentially "obsolete" system.

All I want to do is use the new (2015 and 2016) RTs and midi in old and new projects, all within BIB 2014. I really don't want to upgrade the main application from BIB 2014. I know the quirks in BIB 2014 and how to work around them. For me, nothing's broke so no need to fix. And nothing to gain in terms of new features, so no reward for any risk.

Now, as this long, rather difficult year winds down, I'd **really, dearly ** like to just settle in and make music, without any of the (for me, it seems, inevitable; I think Murphy's law was written with me in mind) new release bugs etc popping up like a jack in the box with its tongue out, making me scratch my head and sending me scurrying to the manual, tech support or this forum (as helpful as it is). Completely kills the buzz of music making. It's that "unwrapping reveals the toy under the Xmas tree arrived broken" feeling, tears all around.

As it stands, with my other software (especially the ever-mutating Sonar), de-bugging already occupies an increasingly irritating proportion of what is supposed to be my music-making time. I've had just about enough to be honest. At times I am close to hating my hobby because of it.

I can't control all variables -- after all , Microsoft updates my Win 7 OS every month -- but i can control some, like which programs to install. I really no longer need new software, so apart from the Windows updates I can "lock down" my system because in its present state it basically works.

So ... I have, with my upgrades, purchased the right to use the new content (RTs and midi stuff) which comes with BIB 2015 and 2016. So, can I just install those? They are separate files -- and in fact all are available for separate purchase, no? -- so seems I should be able to. Having purchased BIB 2015 and 2016 to get them, it should be my decision whether I want the new apps as well, no?

Grateful for any advice.


Last edited by lingyai; 12/14/15 06:37 PM.
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