Apogee Duet (Firewire) need to reboot

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Apogee Duet (Firewire) need to reboot

Hi,

I'm running Logic Studio, OS X 10.7.2, and a first-gen Firewire Apogee Duet. If I start the Duet (plug into FireWire) and configure the input, I can't get an input signal from a guitar or a mic. But if I then keep the exact same settings and reboot the machine (checking "reopen windows"), then the same apps start up fine and I get an input signal from the Duet. This is a drag, as I essentially need to reboot the machine every time I want to use the Duet. Has anyone else run into this, or does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks.

-J

iMac 24" (Intel), MacBook Pro, iBook G3, iPhone, Mac OS X (10.5)

Posted on Jan 11, 2012 10:25 PM

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Answer 1

Jan 12, 2012 11:39 AM in response to JLip

Hey J,

Make sure you have the latest software from this page:

http://www.apogeedigital.com/downloads.php

It was released in August 2011 and it includes the new Maestro v2, which is compatible with Lion. I've got that same Duet and will eventually be on Lion, so please let me know what works.

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JLip Author

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Jan 12, 2012 2:16 PM in response to sonic sculpture

Thanks. Good point, but I already upgraded and still have the problem.

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Answer 3

Jan 19, 2012 9:01 AM in response to JLip

I'm having the exact same problem as you, same system, same OS, etc. Very demotivating to have to restart the entire machine when I'm in the moment and need to capture an idea. If anyone has a solution I'd love to know!

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Answer 4

Jan 19, 2012 9:10 AM in response to JLip

update: i did some reading today and tried something people were recommending: open Activity Monitor and quit the duetDaemon process (it will restart the process immediately but that's ok). voila the duet works normally again, no need to reboot. Hope they fix this issue but in the meantime doing this is way quicker than restarting the whole machine! (fingers crossed this works more than once). hope that works for you too.

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JLip Author

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Feb 1, 2012 1:35 PM in response to JLip

I uninstalled and reinstalled both components of the software and that seemed to do the trick.

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