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HI just purchased the os x mountain lion upgrade....and ever since my recording software like logic pro and even garageband audion recording is given me a problem .....ive been getting loud static noise during audio recording.....is there an update that will fix these issues...need to know
iMac (27-inch Mid 2011), OS X Mountain Lion
Your problem is that the 1640 isn't officially supported under Mountain Lion... and Mackie don't seem to be interested in making it work... The last OS X version they claim it works with is 10.7.1
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• | Microsoft Windows 7 32 / 64 RTM, Vista 32 / 64 SP 2 or XP 32 SP 3 | |
• | Pentium 4, Celeron or Athlon XP processor | |
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• | Mac OS X 10.4.11 – 10.7.1 | |
• | G4 processor | |
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The other problem is that the Onyx is suppsed to work with OS X without drivers so it's not as if there are any you could try.....
Not sure what to recommend except to contact Mackie and ask for assistance.... but I am pretty sure they will tell you to roll back to Lion...
Focusrite has released an update that will fix this error download the new driver: focusrite usb 1.1 driver - Version 2.6 27/11/2012 from here http://uk.focusrite.com/downloads?product=Saffire+6+USB
Hello Art of Sound,
Thanks for your post on the Makie Onyx Drivers / Mountain Lion incompatibility. I am also in the same situation - love using my Onyx board/interface but out of luck as I have an older serial number. Here's a link to their page if anyone else wants to check their serial number:
http://www.mackie.com/products/onyxiseries/drivers/
I just spent some time on the phone with Mackie tech support and wanted to share this info with you guys:
The tech told me that even though it's not officially supported, they have an Onyx with the older 00 serial numbers working properly in Mountain Lion. However, I can't get mine to play or record without crackling/popping sounds. So I'm guessing someone replaced the chip on that one, I have no idea how they have the one magical one that works in Mountain Lion.
After reaching the conclucsion that I'm out of luck as many of us are with the older Onyx, he did say they sell the newer chip as a part but it would cost $190 plus installation at an authorized service center. So we concluded it would make more sense to buy a replacement Onyx with newer serial number (or another, better interface).
However, there's no way for us to know what serial number you'll get when you order. And the tech admitted to me that the newer ones are only a month or so old so most dealers will be selling the old (not Mountain Lion compatible) ones for a while.
Hope everyone can find another solution. Unfortunately, it seems like a lot of Mackie Onyx's will become paperweights.
Os X Mountain Lion and Logic Pro, Garageband Audio Recording Driver Update
