Digidesign 002 Rack Drivers Mac

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The free and lightweight Mac OS X installer which provides the driver needed for your Digi 002 and 003 Firewire audio interfaces Digi 002 and 003 Driver is the the free software package that. Digidesign Core Audio Driver for OS X; Download Documentation. For more information, see Getting Started with Digi 002 Rack and other Pro Tools 6 documents in the Support Tech Support Technical Document Library and included with new Digi 002 Rack systems. Digi 002 Rack Product Information. The guy in the previous posting saying he is using the 002 with PT12 successfully is one of the few lucky ones AND he is running it with Mac OSX 10.8.5 Mountain Lion which does make the crucial difference finally. Besides the hardware issues of 002/003s with some current Macbooksk the main problem/the key is the version of Mac OSX.

I recently upgraded to a Mac Pro and have just installed Logic 8.0.2. I wanted to use a Digi 002 rack as my interface, but Logic does not offer it as a choice when I go to audio preferences > devices > core audio. I get 9 choices of devices, but they are all built-in. At first I thought I could install a Digidesign core audio driver and make the 002 show up. But I did not find any such driver available for download on the Digidesign site. Digidesign does say the new Mac Pros and OS 10.5.6 have been certified as compatible with Pro Tools 8 and the 002 rack.
Does this mean I need to buy Pro Tools 8, install it, and that's where I will get the driver that makes the 002 show up in Logic? Or another way of putting it, are you not able to use Digi hardware as your Logic interface unless you also have Pro Tools installed on your Mac?
Any advice much appreciated,
Jim
Drivers

Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.6), 4 gigs ram

The recommended specifications for both Mac and PC are listed in the 'Hardware Requirements' box, but potential purchasers would also be advised to visit the Digidesign web site, as this contains further information on computer systems that have been tested with the 002 Rack and are therefore known to be compatible. May 27, 2020 Review. The Digidesign CoreAudio Driver is a multi-client, multichannel sound driver that allows CoreAudio-compatible applications to record and play back through the following Digidesign audio interfaces: Pro Tools HD Accel Pro Tools HD Digi 002 Digi 002 Rack Mbox 2 Pro Mbox 2 Mbox 2 Mini Mbox Not Supported with Digidesign CoreAudio Driver v7.x: Pro Tools 24 MIX systems Pro Tools 24 (d24 card.

Posted on May 30, 2009 5:13 AM

Digidesign Hardware Supplied with System

  • Digi 002 Rack
  • FireWire Cable (12')

Digidesign Drivers For Mac

Digidesign Software Compatibility

  • Pro Tools LE 6.9.2 for Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
  • Pro Tools LE software will not work without Digidesign hardware connected
  • Pro Tools LE supports the use of any single supported Pro Tools LE audio interface. Simultaneous use of multiple Pro Tools LE hardware devices is not supported.

Included and Optional Plug-Ins:

Optional Digidesign Hardware

  • MIDI I/O
  • PRE (For use as standalone microphone preamplifier. For remote control within Pro Tools, TDM hardware and software is required)

Control Surfaces & MIDI Interfaces

Digidesign 002 Console Driver

Optional Digidesign & Avid Storage

  • Avid MediaDrive rS300/320 LVD
  • Avid MediaDrive rS146/320 LVD
  • Avid MediaDrive rS73/320 LVD
  • Avid MediaDrive rS36/320 LVD
  • Avid MediaDock Shuttle iS146/320 LVD
  • Avid MediaDock Shuttle iS73/320 LVD
  • Avid MediaDock Shuttle iS36/320 LVD
  • Avid MediaDock Dual
  • Avid MediaDock Dual+
  • Avid MediaDrive rS80
  • DigiDrive MediaDock
  • DigiDrive FireWire 80
  • DigiDrive SCSI Drives
  • SCSI-128 Kit (with ATTO Express PCI-UL3D)

Not compatible with Power Mac G5 or tested with Pro Tools 6.9 and higher:

  • SCSI-64 Kit/ATTO Express PCI-DC

Optional Video Software

  • Sony DV devices
  • Canopus ADVC-110 DV Transcoder
  • Canopus ADVC-100 DV Transcoder
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Maximum Performance Guidelines

  • Recording to the system startup drive is not recommended or supported
  • For Power Mac G5 or G4 desktop models, a separate internal or external dedicated audio hard drive is highly recommended for maximum performance and track count.
  • Although limited recording and playback of audio tracks may be possible using the internal drive in iBook, PowerBook, iMac and Mac mini models, a separate external dedicated audio hard drive is highly recommended for maximum performance and track count. Digidesign recommends the use of FireWire drives for use with these computers.
  • When using FireWire storage with Digi 002, connect the Digi 002 and the drives to separate FireWire ports if possible
  • If only one port is available, connect the drives to the CPU using a 1 meter firewire cable, then connect the Digi 002 to the drives
  • Dual processor users will experience increased performance over single processor CPUs

Known Incompatibilities

  • Recording with the Digi 002 Rack to a FireWire drive connected to any of the 3 built-in Firewire ports on the 2003 Power Mac G4 'FW800' models can result in -6085 errors. On these computers, Digidesign recommends using a dedicated internal ATA/IDE drive for recording. If using FireWire drives with Digi 002 & 2003 G4 FW800 computers, a FireWire PCI adapter card must be used.
  • Digi 002 Rack will not function if any Digidesign PCI cards are installed in the CPU. (Digi 001, Audiomedia III, TDM cards, SampleCell)
  • Pro Tools LE core hardware systems cannot be combined
  • Pro Tools 6 does not work in the OS 9 'Classic Mode'. You must choose Mac OS X as your Startup Disk.

Energy Saver Settings

Pro Tools Does Not Support Sleep Mode

In the Macintosh System Preferences, launch Energy Saver, click the Sleep tab, and disable all Sleep features. Set 'Put the computer to sleep when it is inactive' to Never. Do not manually put your computer to sleep when running Pro Tools.

Processor Performance & Power Mac G5

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For optimal Pro Tools performance, you must set Processor Performance (located in System Preferences > Energy Saver > Options) to 'Highest'. Updating your Mac OS may reset this to the default setting: 'Automatic'. After updating your Mac OS, check to make sure this is set to 'Highest'.

Apple's Mac OS help documentation provides the following info on Energy Saver Processor settings:

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  • The PowerPC G5 processor in your Power Mac G5 can run at various speeds. The default setting for this feature is 'Automatic', which allows the system to run the processor at full speed when required, and at a lower speed during periods of light processing activity. Certain real-time applications, such as audio creation or gaming, may perform optimally when using the highest processor performance setting. You can change the processor performance setting in the Energy Saver pane of System Preferences.