Carbon Compatability

[nvtmusic]

Hi Folks
i purchased carbon b Stock from sweetwater,
mac studio pro m2 (from apple)
mac came with os 14 sonoma
i read that it has issues
should i try to down grade to os 13 before
i start trying to load it up - saw some videos on youtube
i am new to mac (switched from an old hd system on pc)
thanks for any advice
mike

[K Roche]

Originally Posted by nvtmusic

Hi Folks
i purchased carbon b Stock from sweetwater,
mac studio pro m2 (from apple)
mac came with os 14 sonoma
i read that it has issues
should i try to down grade to os 13 before
i start trying to load it up - saw some videos on youtube
i am new to mac (switched from an old hd system on pc)
thanks for any advice
mike

No solid answer for that, some have reported issues, some say no issues
there is long thread here that may be worth your time

https://duc.avid.com/showthread.php?t=426021


Also be aware there are some that claim an issue (or difficulty ) with attempting to downgrade the M series Mac's below what the specific OS version was when the specific Machines production run began (not necessarily what it shipped with)

But this is all hearsay I have read. I not have tried either Sonoma or a down grade Sorry not much help other than the thread link

[nvtmusic]

thanks for the reply - appreciate it

[boomspot]

I just added a carbon and m2 Apple studio max running Sonoma. No issues here. I’d stay with the latest os unless you have a specific reason to downgrade.

B

[nvtmusic]

Hi -( wish i saw this earlier !) thanks for the reply - just got done downgrading to 13.6.1, took a while,( i can always upgrade again)
thanks again
mike

[abc1mce2]

Is it working fine after the downgrade?

[nvtmusic]

Hi i never tried it on 14, having trouble though with my set up, can playback
but i cant record - i can see audio coming in on the top meters (in the protools edit window)but dont see any thing on the individual channel when i input monitor it or try to record (only shows up on top meters when i input monitor it) dont know if this is an os problem or not. most likely im doing something wrong just cant figure it out - i will probably post this as a question but saw your post and wanted to let you know

[nvtmusic]

Hi Just a follow up i got it to work was a setting on the mac and reboot

[MCorbin]

FWIW, there is a Sonoma bug that is preventing us from qualifying it. We experience drop outs and clicks and pops during our testing. The bug is assigned to Apple and we're hoping for a resolution soon. There are a few GUI bugs for Carbon Central that are outstanding, but will be resolved by the time we get the AVB fix from Apple.

So my suggestion would be to test your Carbon with Sonoma, and see if it is usable for your situation, but if you experience any drop out or clicks or pops, consider the downgrade.

m