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Final Scratch 2 and Mac OS 10.6

Since installing 10.6 into my i-mac (which previously ran 10.4) I have been unable to run Ableton Live version 6 but also I have been unable to run Final Scratch 2 as my computer is not locating the scratch amp (USB) even though it is connected via USB and the blue light is on.

Any help at all would be appreciated.

Steven

Mac, Mac OS X (10.6.2)

Posted on Dec 21, 2009 10:06 AM

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Dec 21, 2009 11:41 AM in response to Steven McCreery

Any hardware that requires a driver extension may not work with SL until the driver is properly upgraded. As for software there is also an issue of incompatibility. You need to check with the hardware and software developers to find out if their products are compatible with SL.

If they are compatible then the problem is most likely due to upgrading over an older existing system. I would suggest backing up your system drive then erase the hard drive and reinstall SL. I would then suggest reinstalling your third-party applications and any drivers required for your peripherals. If there are available upgrades for the hardware and software then be sure to install them. If you get everything working then you can restore your data from the backed up Home folder. To avoid permissions problems be sure to use the same username when you setup the initial admin account after reinstalling OS X.

Dec 21, 2009 12:03 PM in response to Steven McCreery

This is what Stanton has to say:

"Please note that Native Instruments Traktor Final Scratch 2.0 software included with the Final Scratch 2 package is not compatible with Universal Binary (Mac Intel computers). The Stanton Scratchamp2 hardware is compatable with the Mac Intel computers. "

Given that their Windows Vista drivers (to which they refer as "Visa") still say that they're in alpha (last updated almost a year ago) when we're years past Vista's release and into Windows 7, that doesn't bode well for any update for Snow Leopard. Posts on the Stanton Final Scratch forum indicate that it won't work and probably never will.

Sorry, but it looks like you're out of luck.

Message was edited by: Dave Sawyer

Final Scratch 2 and Mac OS 10.6

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