Hello Antoni,
Thanks for the continued interest in v6.
Antoni Scott wrote:Will my sound be improved to the fullest extent that Version VI provides even if I am using a vintage computer (in my case the MacPro 12 core from 2010 or 2011, not sure which one) ? I'm concerned that my computer's internal workings or my external sound card may not be compatible with the latest audio software improvements in Version VI.
If your computer is compatible with v5 then it will also be compatible with v6 -- there are no changes in platform prerequisites between the two versions, so if your computer can run v5 then it can run v6, as I covered in more detail in your previous topics:
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=19390viewtopic.php?f=1&t=19185&start=45#p145935If you want to use Hauptwerk v6's 96 kHz audio output option then your audio interface will need to support 96 kHz. Any professional/semi-professional audio interface made in the past 15 or so years will almost certainly be capable of 96 kHz audio output, but you could check your interface's specifications or documentation to verify that if needed.
The two new higher-quality audio options are more CPU-intensive. Any v5/v6-compatible computer will be able to use them, but if you enable both of the higher-quality options (for maximum audio quality) then you will need to reduce you polyphony limit setting to about 25% of the value that you would use in v5 (or in v6 if you don't have the two higher-quality audio options turned on). Thus you would be able to play considerably less pipes at once. That probably isn't too much of a limitation with a 12-core computer, but it's something to be aware of.
However, bear in mind that the two new higher-quality audio options are indeed options -- you don't have to turn either or both of them on, and one of them ('higher-definition pitch-shifting') is a per-organ option, so you could turn it on for organs that your computer can manage easily, and turn it off for very large organs if you found that those organs struggled with it on your computer.
Antoni Scott wrote:I'm reading about complaints with purchasing Version VI as a subscription (not even sure what that means). Do I get a physical disc to install or is everything a download ? Is this purchase a final one or am I obligated to pay more later on ?
All my Hauptwerk discs were purchased outright.
The Hauptwerk software needs to be downloaded from the main Hauptwerk website -- it's no longer sent on a physical DVD/CD.
As with Hauptwerk v5, you can either buy a standard 'perpetual' licence upgrade, or a subscription. If you currently have a (standard perpetual, i.e. non-subscription) licence for the v5 Advanced Edition, then buying this upgrade would upgrade it to a v6 Advanced Edition perpetual licence:
https://www.hauptwerk.com/upgrade-advan ... perpetual/Once purchased, a v6 perpetual licence allows you to use v6 indefinitely -- you wouldn't subsequently need to pay anything else to keep using v6.
I hope that helps.
Best regards, Martin.
Hauptwerk software designer/developer, Milan Digital Audio.