problems with setting up REW

[jason baliban]

REW has been known to have probs with FW. Also it has been known to not play nice with Mac.

I use a Lynx AES16e and could not get it to work with REW and my mac. I installed windows via bootcamp and REW/AES16e worked like a charm.

Hope that helps,

jB

[Coenie]

Ok, thats a bit prehistoric if i may say so. I mean even the bad guys are designing malware and virusses these days for mac, so why does this program having issues with mac?

Anyway, thanks for the tip. I might concider installing windows theu bootcamp.

Is there any other similar software available for mac like rew?

Thanks for your reply.

[fafalio]

room eq on mac with fireface 800 doesn t work. It doesn t see the soundcard.

[jason baliban]

Originally Posted by Coenie

Ok, thats a bit prehistoric if i may say so. I mean even the bad guys are designing malware and virusses these days for mac, so why does this program having issues with mac?

Anyway, thanks for the tip. I might concider installing windows theu bootcamp.

Is there any other similar software available for mac like rew?

Thanks for your reply.

Yeah but its free

jB

[JohnPM]

Originally Posted by Coenie

Ok, thats a bit prehistoric if i may say so.

Completely agree. Unfortunately that prehistoric behaviour comes courtesy of some dinosaurs at Apple who broke their Java runtime's handling of the inputs on Firewire soundcards then managed to go extinct before fixing it.

FuzzMeasure is a good OS X-native measurement app.

[jason baliban]

Originally Posted by JohnPM

Completely agree. Unfortunately that prehistoric behaviour comes courtesy of some dinosaurs at Apple who broke their Java runtime's handling of the inputs on Firewire soundcards then managed to go extinct before fixing it.

FuzzMeasure is a good OS X-native measurement app.

I wasnt going to say it...

I would try bootcamp first. Fuzz is good but compared to REW, its kind of pricey

jB

[DanDan]

REW will run fine on the Mac's onboard Line I/O
DD

[Coenie]

Ok, but i can't connect my monitors to my line I/O from my mac. The sound from the standard speaker in the mac pro is surely not capable for shootng a room with rew.

[DanDan]

Yes you can. The Line Out is similar to a CD player. 2 Volts I would guess.
That will easily drive any amp or active monitors. Make or buy a 3.5 mm Stereo MiniJack to whatever your Monitors will accept.
DD

[Coenie]

Dan, if i understand you correctly: i need to find a cable that has two male xlr's and one mini-jack, insert it in the back of my mac pro?

[DanDan]

Yes. Unless you have nice MiniJacks I recommend buying a Mini to two phonos (iPod to amp cable) and replacing the phonos with XLRs
Ground to 1, signal to 2.
Be sure to select and use the Line Out at the back rather than the Headphone out at the front.
DD

[Coenie]

Thanks for this tip Dan, gonna search dor a cable and i will let you know if it worked. Do you think i could use the measuring mic from the ergo to shoot the room?

[DanDan]

I have no idea. If you could turn off the Software maybe the SPDIF out would give a direct signal from the mic preamp.
DD

[seen-da-sizer]

Originally Posted by Coenie

Dan, if i understand you correctly: i need to find a cable that has two male xlr's and one mini-jack, insert it in the back of my mac pro?

Just FYI: This will not work if your microphone needs phantom power!

[jason baliban]

Another downside to using the IO card from the mac is that you cannot properly calibrate REW for the "color" that your M-Audio card has.

jB

[Coenie]

But if i keep the fw solo plugged in an select it as input, and plug the monitors in the line output that would do the trick wouldn't it?

[seen-da-sizer]

Originally Posted by Coenie

But if i keep the fw solo plugged in an select it as input, and plug the monitors in the line output that would do the trick wouldn't it?

Sorry, for the too short comment above. I had to run out for a minute. The way I connected it, is the following:

Mac -> MiniJack Output -> Adapter cable MiniJack to 1/4" -> Powered Monitor(s).
Microphone -> Audio Interface XLR (for phantom power) -> Audio Interface Output (1/4 Jack) -> Mac MiniJack Input.

Dan mentioned in another thread that the audio output on the audio interface may work. That was not my experience in my case. My audio on the interface (Tascam FireOne) had drop-outs. Guess you have to try what works in your case based on the OS version, driver availability, audio interface type etc.

[DanDan]

I don't think that will work Coenie. The issues are with Apple Java Firewire Multichannel. You have the perfect storm, all of the above.
Perhaps you could get some sort of analogue or digital output from the Solo and connect that to the Analogue or Digital Line In of the Mac.
In any case use the Line In. REW may see the Solo inputs and half work but the Measurements will be gobblydegook.
When you get going, you can Calibrate your soundcard if you wish, although I have found the MacPro I/O to be within 0.3dB of Flat 20-20K
Line Out to Line In can be usefully used to correct for the delay inherent in the Computer. Loopback Correction.
DD