I’ve a typical dac audio interface connected to my Mac for sound OUTPUT. (Simply TBC, I do not use it for enter, solely output.)
It is a MBP 16″ 2019, therefore with 4 Thunderbolt3 (USB-C) ports. I occur to have an AWC 1->3 Thunderbolt4 hub (in truth I attempted the Arturia each on the hub and immediately on one of many 4 laptop computer ports, no diff)
It is a Arturia 2 (however actually they’re all the identical). I join the Arturia to the laptop computer clearly with a USBC-USBC cable.
The Arturia is bus powered. It’s “USB-C interface suitable with PC and Mac, absolutely USB 2.0 suitable”. (You will get precise thunderbolt dacs however they’re nonetheless $costly.)
You merely set System Settings -> “Sound” output to the interface, see picture, and, it really works completely.
HOWEVER on restart – the setting is misplaced and it reverts to one of many requirements akin to headphone out or laptop computer audio system.
Additionally as a curiosity: “sound results by …” is endlessly set to “headphones”, although, I might by no means use that (I’d simply use “laptop computer audio system” if not utilizing an audio interface).
I did strive eradicating every part right here /Library/Preferences/Audio and restarting a couple of instances, however no distinction.
The Arturia (like most dacs) is totally plug and play. You possibly can set up some software program they supply (it does the everyday factor of letting you toggle the leds and many others) however it doesn’t have an effect on in any manner the precise “connection” of the machine; in all occasions I attempted issues a couple of instances each with and with out the equipped software program, no distinction.
Observe that on a Mac annoyingly you’ll be able to seemingly set the audio output machine on EITHER (or BOTH?!) SystemSettings#”Sound” AND/OR “AudioMIDISetup”. I’ve tried all combos of doing one or the opposite or each; would not appear to have an effect on the issue I am having.
The chosen output is misplaced after a mac restart.
Any concepts, TY
