Edirol FA-66 audio interface not recognised

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Edirol FA-66 audio interface not recognised

Hello all,

I have recently purchased an Edirol FA-66 firewire audio device to record with. Unfortunately the device is not recognised automatically by OS X, which is strange since it uses the coreaudio subsystem instead of dedicated drivers.

1. Has anyone else had this problem
2. Is there a neat workaround (reinstall coreaudio??)

I don't want to have to reinstall OSX if possible! The box works fine in standalone mode and also (irritatingly!) on my 6 year old PC.

All the best,
Jason

Macbook Late '06, Mac OS X (10.6.2)

Posted on Feb 21, 2010 7:25 AM

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Answer 1

Henry G4

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May 3, 2010 8:43 PM in response to Al Boyd

Hi.

The sample rate switch in the back panel of the FA-66 has to be set at the same sample rate as the internal audio devices (in Applications/Utilities/Audio MIDI Setup).
Also, use a top quality (usually from a reputed brand) FireWire cable, without any adapter. Sometimes, the bundled cables are not up to par with the device. I can tell from experience

Good Luck.

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Answer 2

sig

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Feb 21, 2010 2:38 PM in response to Jason.P.Petrou

Before I start reinstalling an operating system I would contact the manufacturer. You might also check the Edirol FA-66 online forums:
http://forums.m-audio.com/showthread.php?11630-Snow-Leopard-Compatibility/page3

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Answer 3

55plus

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Feb 22, 2010 6:08 AM in response to Jason.P.Petrou

I have to un install the driver [after unplugging my Edirol UA-25] and re install after rebooting because the driver for it doesn't work after system downloads and upgrades-many things will cause Edirol products to just stop working-like the OP wrote,check on their forum and ask directly if this USB problem is also a firewire one.

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Answer 4

Mar 15, 2010 4:03 AM in response to Jason.P.Petrou

Thanks for the suggestions. Unfortunately driver reinstall is not an option as the FA-66 is designed to use the coreaudio subsystem built into OS X (why I chose the FA-66 in the first place!!). The forums have proved unhelpful, there seems to be ni definitive answer. I have asked Roland for some help but, predictably, they are taking their time to reply!

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Answer 5

Al Boyd

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May 3, 2010 11:44 AM in response to Jason.P.Petrou

Hi, I'm having exactly the same problem with newly acquired edirol fa 66 and iMac....not recognised, driver cd rom for windows driver as supposedly should be picked up by core audio.
Did you ever find out how to proceed? Any thoughts gratefully received.

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