[noah330]

Hey Darryl,

Thanks for the good advice as usual!

Here is my system:

Mac Studio (basic model)
OSX 12.4
PCIe HD Native card
Echo Express chassis (thunderbolt)
ProTools 2002.7
UAD-2 (thunderbolt)

I removed HD Driver as well as UAD driver and UAD-2 from my system. Things still were not working after a re-install so I removed the UAD-2 completely and also did the steps in the generic 9093 article you referenced.

That did it. Everything came back to life.

I've reinstalled the UAD-2 and it's daisy chained with my chassis and works fine but I think I'm going to add the Apple adapter and plug it into its own port.

As for the Mac Studio vs the M1, I'm able to load sessions that had to be at top buffer range and would struggle with no issues.

I lucked out because it was tax free day in Massachusetts and I used an educational discount.

Basically I got the Mac Studio for $1799 out the door and also got a $150 Apple Gift Card for Back to School.