I'm having the same problem. Strange, since it was working a few days ago. Any reason why it would suddenly stop working?

Apologies for this post--I'm sure this is a very common problem and has been asked many times, although I couldn't find one that helped.

I am running the latest versions of VE Pro 5 on both Macs: a 2010 iMac (master) and 2014 15" MacBook Pro retina (slave).  They are connected via ethernet (for the MacBook, through thunderbolt to ethernet adapter).  Both Macs are on Yosemite.  When I create a new track in Logic Pro X and create a new instance of VEP, I only get the option to connect to local host and my slave doesn't show up as an option.  I've tried manually inputing the ip address of the slave but it still won't work.

Thanks for the response. As for the screen, I would be getting an external 4k monitor. The fully spec'd iMac wouldn't be a bad idea either, but I've read on this forum that some of the users don't like the fusion drive, maybe because it doesn't give them control of where their sample libraries are stored? I would have it custom built with flash storage anyway.

Hey all, I'm trying to decide about replacing my 2010 iMac which is showing its age. I have a 2012 MacBook Pro (non-retina) with 16gb ram, and a custom built fusion drive as my slave. The Mac Pro has obviously been a staple in music production, but I'm thinking the dual graphics cards might be overkill, since I don't do any gaming or video work.

My choices are the 3.7ghz quad core MP with 16gb of ram (will upgrade later as needed) or 2.8ghz quad core i7 15" MacBook pro retina for my master machine. Both machines are sexy. I like the portability of the MBPr and the display is gorgeous. I like the higher speed of the MP but as I stated earlier the video cards are kind of unnecessary for what I do, which is composing music for games and film (finishing up school so I'm hoping for more work).

Any advice would be great!


Jonathan