No More Firewire Support (mac Users) |
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Jan 13 2016, 01:13 AM |
fyi, that release is from Apogee, not from Apple. And, I recall some confusion when Apogee released that statement a few months ago. It's not clear if the fault lies with Apple or Apogee. AFAIK, no other audio interface makers have reported any firewire compatibility problems with El Capitan. I suspect you would get a very different story on this matter if you asked Apple about it .
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Jan 14 2016, 07:47 AM |
Not trying to lay blame, just heads up for folks trying to use firewire on mac systems for audio. Apple is very big on proprietary stuff so thunderbolt and thunderbolt 2 are getting full support in EL CAPITAIN and USB is getting better support than ever. However, when folks plugged in their firewire audio Devices, many just stopped working. So it's worth considering if you are a mac guy and use firewire audio bits. Apple has not shown a bit drive to keep firewire audio going. Quite the contrary it seems.
Here is a thread talking about the various problems on the mac forum. In short, make SURE your devices are supported BEFORE you upgrade to ANY operating system. Newer doesn't always mean better I"ve seen many home studios get in to the upgrade quagmire. https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-8801 fyi, that release is from Apogee, not from Apple. And, I recall some confusion when Apogee released that statement a few months ago. It's not clear if the fault lies with Apple or Apogee. AFAIK, no other audio interface makers have reported any firewire compatibility problems with El Capitan. I suspect you would get a very different story on this matter if you asked Apple about it .
This post has been edited by Todd Simpson: Jan 14 2016, 07:53 AM |
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Jan 14 2016, 11:24 PM |
I see, I think this is a simple misunderstanding. Aside from the core audio driver (which nobody except Apogee uses, and which works fine on 10.11 anyway), Apple has never been involved in firewire audio. In other words, "Apple is no longer actively developing the firewire core audio driver" should not be taken to mean firewire audio is no longer supported or is being phased out in OSX 10.11.
But, of course, your advice about exercising caution whenever contemplating an OS upgrade should be printed out and pasted on the walls of all studios . -------------------- Cyber-industrial music and video animations:
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