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Originally Posted by rolandman  I've had the R16 for a while now. It was working perfectly until I got my hard drive wiped on my MacBook. I loaded the drivers off the A&H website and now it seems that these "newer" drivers are weirding out my Mac. I think I'm good for recording and mixing within Logic. But I've got two problems.
1. Zeddice Control Panel won't open! When I try a error message comes up that says, "Check driver configuration or device connection." I know my mac sees the driver and the Zed because I can record and playback within logic. Why won't the Control Panel open?
2. When I configure my audio set up to play itunes (as well as other things) through the Zed's 17 & 18 output (dig master) the settings never work. I apply the setting and it acts like it saves it, but it doesn't. As soon as I go back into the Audio Setup, it's back to output's 1&2. Is this a driver problem or a Mac OS problem?
What happened on the "new" drivers to make them not work??? I'd think wiping my harddrive and starting fresh would be a good thing.
HELP!!!  |
Hi
I understand your pain - I've had a few issues with my ZedR/G5/Magma Chassis configuration: sometimes Logic/Core Audio will not recognise the ZedR as an audio device and reverts to using the internal outputs. I can usually rectify this by switching the ZedR off and on again or restarting core audio or rebooting Logic, but it's very annoying and seems to be completely random. The ZedR drivers are not as stable as my old MOTU 828: if the 828 was switched off and on again while Logic was running, Logic always recognised it as an audio device - with the ZedR it sometimes happens, then often doesn't - very flaky behaviour indeed.
I have learnt to live with this and have given up hope of new improved Mac drivers. However, this weekend, things went badly awry and the ZedR stopped playing ball with my set up: on the rare occasions I could get Logic to recognise it via a reboot, I was getting Core Audio Error Code -2 and no sound. I tried all the usual tricks: ditching preferences etc, but nothing was working. I could get the ZedR to work without the Magma Chassis being switched on, but that didn't help much, given my reliance on the 3 UAD-1s and Poco Mk2.
After a hair-tearing evening, I decided to uninstall the ZedR drivers and reinstalled them. Hey presto, it works again. Maybe worth a try for you (I'm using the latest drivers).
My problems may not completely be the ZedR's fault, though I never had these issues with my Motu. I do think that A&H have been slow to improve the drivers for Mac users.
In spite of the pain, it's still worth it for me: an amazing piece of kit that I love using. I may not feel the same way if this had happened in the middle of an important session... Good luck - try A & H support, if you can find the link on the ZedR site - I couldn't.