002/003 Mountain Lion 10.3 driver?

[nukepicnic]

So I see the driver has been updated for the Mbox line for Mountain Lion and 10.3 but the 002 and 003 are notably absent so...If you have a 002 or 003 you should wait until new drivers are available before moving to mountain lion and 10.3, correct?

Will there BE updated drivers for 002R's? or has it reached the end of it's life with Lion? Is it time to "upgrade" to an MBox Pro? or is it time to think about the new (and rather expensive) lighteningbolt option?

any thoughts...

[natural]

Yes good question. I have an 002R with a blacklion signature series upgrade

I have purchased PT 10 but worry about drivers not only for the 002R but my other devices like keyboards.

[gnjlee]

Originally Posted by natural

Yes good question. I have an 002R with a blacklion signature series upgrade

I have purchased PT 10 but worry about drivers not only for the 002R but my other devices like keyboards.

I am using the latest available driver for my 002r with ML and it works fine, 0 issues. I think the driver was updated sometime last year.

[nukepicnic]

I've been using my 002R with Lion and PT 10.2 with no issues... my question is about 10.3 and Mountain Lion.

[sd57deny]

Hey guys!
Recall reading some thing few months maybe more back about avid no longer supporting or supplying driver updates for the 002/003 series after the last update they supplied. As far as these working in mountain lion they work 100% fine on my side running 10.8.2 , BUT i am 90% sure that whats on the avid website will be the last of updates for our beloved 002/003's

[Park Seward]

Originally Posted by sd57deny

Hey guys!
Recall reading some thing few months maybe more back about avid no longer supporting or supplying driver updates for the 002/003 series after the last update they supplied. As far as these working in mountain lion they work 100% fine on my side running 10.8.2 , BUT i am 90% sure that whats on the avid website will be the last of updates for our beloved 002/003's

003 will continue to work with PT11. 002 has not been tested.



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Pro Tools 11.0 Approved Audio Interfaces and Peripherals

Last Updated : April 8, 2013
Products Affected : Pro_Tools_1_6

What Avid Audio Interfaces and Peripherals are supported with Pro Tools 11?
Important Note: If you are upgrading to Pro Tools 11, please download and install the latest drivers for your hardware from the following page:

Driver Downloads and Updates (avid.com/drivers)
Pro Tools Audio Devices, Interfaces, Peripherals and Control Surfaces
The following Pro Tools audio interfaces provide varied supported with Pro Tools 11.0 software:

Officially Supported

Non-HD Audio Devices
003
003 Rack
Mbox (3rd gen)
Mbox Mini (3rd gen)
Mbox Pro (3rd gen)
Eleven Rack
Mbox 2
Mbox 2 Micro
Mbox 2 Mini
Mbox 2 Pro
Fast Track Duo
Fast Track Solo
Avid Control Surfaces
C|24
EUCON 3.0 Control Surfaces

Not Officially Supported (Untested)

Non-HD Audio Devices
Digi 002
Digi 002 Rack
Avid Control Surfaces
Control|24
Command|8
HUI
HyperControl
DeckLink
Not Compatible (Will Not Work)

Audio Devices
Mbox (original)
Digi 001
Avid Control Surfaces
ProControl Main Unit
ProControl Edit Pack
ProControl Fader Pack
Overview page: Pro Tools 11 System Requirements

[CME]

Yep. The 002/3 are EOL'd. There won't be any further development of the drivers. However they could still work. But when the day comes they don't, there'll be no fixing them.

That said I replaced my BLA HD mod 002 with some metric halo boxes and haven't looked back. There are companies out there that done EOL their products.

[gnjlee]

Originally Posted by CME

Yep. The 002/3 are EOL'd. There won't be any further development of the drivers. However they could still work. But when the day comes they don't, there'll be no fixing them.

That said I replaced my BLA HD mod 002 with some metric halo boxes and haven't looked back. There are companies out there that done EOL their products.

I am looking at the Apollo or the UFX right now.

[CME]

Don't look past Metric Halo. Seriously. I don't have any affiliation other than a user. But they sound great and have built in DSP. Can be a lot more than just an interface. The Apollo does look nice, but I'm not changing.

And just for reference. Their original interface, the now 10 year old 2882, is still fully supported and completely relevant. Not many companies can claim that kind of longevity out of their products.

That said there are lots of great options out there. Happy hunting. :)

[Basstian]

I can Double the mh experience. Just got some of their boxes, because HDN is still not working after a year and every possible trouble shooting. Installed a connected the mh stuff and now everything runs stable and without a single issue. And they sound a lot better than the avid hd I/O.