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derKlecks Author

Level 1

6 points

Massive problem with audio interface

Hi there.

I recently bought a brandnew iMac 27" Haswell i7. I encountered problems with my Focusrite Scarlett 18i8 audio interface. These are buzzing, clicking and noise immediately or after 3 minutes or so. I tried everything, re-installed the driveres several times, nothing, really nothing worked.

Then I bought an RME Babyface audio interface - and guess what? It's the same problem. I also have a massive sound noise after some minutes or the recording channel in Garage Band drops completely.

What is wrong here? I already tried using a different power plug, tried all USB ports, turned off WiFi, HDD sleep mode, etc. Nothing worked.

Do you have an idea?

I appeciate your help,

Adrian.

iMac (27-inch, Late 2013), OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Posted on Oct 25, 2013 1:29 PM

762 replies

Outwish

Level 1

0 points

Mar 5, 2014 3:00 PM in response to derKlecks

Hello guys! Can you recommend some USB audio interfaces those will work fine with my specs? I'm running on a late 2013 MBP 16 GB Ram, 2.0 ghz i7 Haswell processor, 512 GB SSD, 3.0 USB ports only. Thanks!

bpxbrian

Level 1

13 points

Mar 6, 2014 4:37 PM in response to Outwish

10.9.3 seeded to developers today...we'll see if that will cure any lingering audio ailments. Hopefully!

Vadalino

Level 1

5 points

Mar 6, 2014 5:46 PM in response to derKlecks

Hi,

you can check out my post here. OS X Mavericks 10.9.3 (13D12)

Since it's in Italian I recommend you to click straight to the image to read further english infos on this new beta.

Regards,

Giuseppe

Mar 6, 2014 5:48 PM in response to derKlecks

I went ahead and swapped out my 3G fusion mac for a 512 GB SSD late 2013 model 3.2 GHz Core i5 with 16 GB 1600MHz DDR3. No problems with my MOTU 828x TB audio interface. 🙂

Mar 6, 2014 11:14 PM in response to Pete Buchta

I'm curious where you got your fusion drive swapped. I bought my iMAC at BestBuy and they did not sound very friendly about changing the hard drive...except the indicated it would be expensive.

Mar 7, 2014 6:20 AM in response to angelicHealing

I apologize that I was not clear enough. I upgraded to a new machine by swapping it out with an old one.

Mar 8, 2014 4:03 PM in response to Pete Buchta

Hi all - looks like we've all been having a hard time with this one. I just received my 2013 Mac Pro a week ago and had issues galore with my Presonus 1818V. Presonus has noted on their site that some of their units are simply not going to work on the Mac Pro architecture - not sure if this is PCI related or Fusion drive, Mavericks... who knows?

So, my solution - I switched to a Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 and my sound is crystal clear. My Presonus is going to Ebay.

Hope that helps some of you - looks like Focusrite is the way to go for any Mac Pro users out there.

JazzHot

Level 1

1 points

Mar 8, 2014 9:01 PM in response to ukstu

Thank you very much. It was of a great help for me.

Now that we have the final version, how can I uninstall the MavericksSeedConfigurationUtility?

Thanks

grantmcf

Level 1

0 points

Mar 8, 2014 9:11 PM in response to derKlecks

OK, It's official, I'm ******. 10.9.2 has not fixed my audio problem. I'm still get the juddering/stuttering problem on my 27" iMac with a fusion drive. I'm getting ready to drive to 1 infinite loops and throw this $2700 piece of **** right through their ******* front window !!!

Mar 8, 2014 9:14 PM in response to grantmcf

Don't worry, you're not alone. Have hope though... the beta for 10.9.3 explicitly lists audio issues as a focus area.

Mar 9, 2014 8:28 AM in response to grantmcf

I was on 10.9.1 and audio was fine for some time. Yesterday I installed 10.9.2 to fix the ssl issue (not the audio which was good). After that audio was fine again.

Today reboot 10.9.2: white screen issue (no boot but stuck in white screen mode) which lets me re cycle the AC power then try booting again. it works. Finally arrived at Mavericks, IT DOES NO MORE RECOGNIZE MY SCARLETT 2i2 on USB. No sound except for the crappy internal speakers. So Ill try to reboot again.

WHY Apple WHY ??

Mar 9, 2014 11:52 AM in response to ViennaTom

Yep just rebootet and the Audio interface works again. Also no white screen issue at startup. But: TeamViewer can no more connect !!

Is there any more nice "surprises" to expect from 10.9.2??

Mar 10, 2014 6:38 AM in response to derKlecks

I installed 10.9.3 and now when I connect my 15" MacBook Pro Mid-2012, audio output through HDMI is no longer an option in Sound Preferences. This is really annoying.

conorlap

Level 1

4 points

Mar 13, 2014 6:16 AM in response to derKlecks

Hi there,

My setup:

Macbook Pro (15" Retina late 2013 model with OSX 10.9.2)

Traktor Kontrol S4 audio interface (Driver: 2.6.0)

Today while using Ableton Live 9.1 to produce music my whole Macbook Pro crashed. The sound completely cut out and the keyboard and mouse were totally un-responsive, but the screen was still working and showing ableton as playing. The only solution was to force shut down the Macbook by holding the power button. The problem occurs every time I use either Ableton 9.1 or Logic Pro X going through my Kontrol S4 sound card. This is obviously a massive problem for me as I only have my Kontrol S4 to use as an external audio interface in the studio. I've been using it like that since 2011 and had no problems until I've gotten the new Macbook Pro 15" retina (late 2013 model). I previously had the problem while using the DJ software Traktor Pro, but on my last test it seemed to be fixed since 10.9.2 OSX update... but I'm still not 100% confident about it and need to test it out more.

I've endured this problem for many many months now and I'm very very tired of it. I've contacted Native Instruments support almost 20 time now for this problem, but I've not received any definitive answers.

Conor

GSCsBB1

Level 1

0 points

Mar 13, 2014 4:35 PM in response to ukstu

Does anyone know how to delete the Mavericks update seed utility that came through a few threads ago? I really don't want my Mac to download every developer seed that comes by. Any suggestions?

Massive problem with audio interface