Core Audio and Audio MIDI setup
 

Digi,
I have some questions about the Core Audio Driver. When I plug in my Mbox and open "Audio MIDI setup" application, the Mbox is shown to have only 1 channel in and out?

Thus, when trying to use my Mbox with any software that uses "portaudio" (like, PD), I can only get one channel in and out.

Is this listing from "Audio MIDI setup" correct? Will this be corrected in the next version of the Core Audio driver?

My system:
iBook, G3 (500), 384 RAM, OS 10.2.6, PTLE 6.0.1 w/Mbox, CoreAudio Driver 1.2

Thanks,
Mitch

Re: Core Audio and Audio MIDI setup
 

Mbox on a powerbook over here, Audio/Midi setup showing 2 channels of input/output, works great with Reason 2.5, logic 6.1 and iTunes - sounds like you might need to do some trouble shooting or re-installing.

Re: Core Audio and Audio MIDI setup
 

Mitch, I have the same problem and it's driving me up the wall. I've started numerous threads on this on various boards at the Reason and Live! sites but have no cure as yet. There are others suffering the same problem too.
iTunes, Quicktime and Windows media player all play out the MBox but not Reason 2.5 or Live!. As you noted, in the audio MIDI set up you get 1 chanel and I'd bet it says it's 32 bit. Core audio version 1.0 worked for Live! but not reason however it was way too buggy to use.
So far i've de-installed and re-installed everything but no fix. If you find out anything please post here!
thanks
Don

Re: Core Audio and Audio MIDI setup
 

Slim,
Which version of the coreaudio driver are you using?

Did you use any of the earlier ones?

How did you update to the one you are currently using?

Any word from DIGI on this?

Thank in advance,
Mitch

Re: Core Audio and Audio MIDI setup
 

I'm thinking it might have something to do with installing other 3rd party stuff such as another core audio driver for some other interface orther than digi. at one point I had an M-Audio Duo driver in there and i'm never quite sure how to properly uninstall somethiong in OSX without an uninstall option in the installer. Digi says you must use the Uninstall option for any previous versions of their core audio drivers before installing the new ones. i did this but it didn't cure the problem.
Perhaps some other USB device, printer? mouse, bluetooth?
Perhaps Palm Desktop software? iSync? whoknows???
Don

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I'm using a Mbox with a 17'powerbook. It's working fine now under 10.2.6. and the latest core audio drivers. Both channels show up in the Audio midi set-up. I use the headphone output direct from the powerbook to monitor Reason and Live. As stated before it's important to deinstall the old drivers before installing the new version. Maybe try replacing the USB cable? I'm looking forward to 6.5 with rewire support for Reason.

Re: Core Audio and Audio MIDI setup
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Ok, but can you get Reason and Live! to play out the MBox?
Thanks
Don

Re: Core Audio and Audio MIDI setup
 

Hey DIGI,
Any word on whether it is "normal" for Audio MIDI setup to identify the Mbox as having only one channel?

I'm using the CoreAudio driver ver. 1.2

Please respond with some technical support.

Thanks in advance,
Mitch

Re: Core Audio and Audio MIDI setup
 

OK here's what fixed most of my problems except the audio midi setup setting that shows 1 channel @ 32 bit for the MBox. After getting rid of Unity I can now use the MBox for reason 2.5 and Live! output.
the problem was solved by Adam on the Reason board and here is his email....and thanks again Adam!

:Don,
:
:Finally I've had some luck with this!
:
:I stripped my machine down and did a clean install of OSX 10.2.4, then installed Reason 2.5 , PT & the Core Audio drivers and bingo... Reason actually recognized the MBOX and is successfully using it.
:
:So I started installing everything else I have onto the machine, and it worked fine even updating the OS to 10.2.6. Then I installed Unity Session Demo, then Reason would not recognize the MBOX?? So I checked what Unity had installed. If I remove all the UNITY files from LIBRARY/CFM SUPPORT then Reason recognizes the MBOX.
:
:Maybe this is of some help to you, I'm not sure why it works like this, but it is a real shame as I did want to get an RTAS soft sampler for PT 6. Any ideas?
:
:Adam

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Don,

Reason 2.5 and Live 2.0.3 will work through the Mbox but not if Pro tools is using it, it's an either or situation. Very annoying I wish it worked as well as my motu828.
Rick