tagmusenmagnus1 Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 When I use Helix for recording and use it as Output device, it really sucks ? It makes weird clipping-noises all the time and some times it actually sounds lige some sick Ring-Modulator. Can Anyone explain this ? Is it due to the fact that USB is outdated ? or what is going on ? Sample rate is set to 44.1 in both Helix and Logic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdmayfield Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 There is something wrong with your specific setup; it's not a flaw in all Helixes. I've been using the Helix extensively for audio playback and it has been flawless, on Mac OS X 10.9 and Windows 8. You may be using Mac OS X 10.11 El Captian, which has issues with the Helix. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tagmusenmagnus1 Posted November 28, 2015 Author Share Posted November 28, 2015 Yeah, I am using El Capistan... Do we know when this Issue will be fixed ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radatats Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Yeah, I am using El Capistan... Do we know when this Issue will be fixed ? as soon as you switch to Win 10... LOL (sorry, couldn't resist) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDaveDaveDave Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Yeah, I am using El Capistan... Do we know when this Issue will be fixed ? The latest developer preview of El Capitan seems to have fixed it for me, but the poblem is complex. Basically the kernel is wrapping up access to the USB hardware in a completely new technique, and it's causing different bahavior across different models of apple hardware. There's no telling when Apple will cut the official update, but I'm crossing my fingers for next week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axewarrior Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Strangely I was having the same problem running OS X Yosemite. Im running Logic X on a Macbook Pro. Its killing me....i just want to get on with recording and using the Helix as the Audio Interface really would be the best way to go. Very disappointing. @Davesheremata....Do you know this to be fact Dave? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbraman Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Does anyone know if Helix will play nicely with Maverick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDaveDaveDave Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Strangely I was having the same problem running OS X Yosemite. Im running Logic X on a Macbook Pro. Its killing me....i just want to get on with recording and using the Helix as the Audio Interface really would be the best way to go. Very disappointing. @Davesheremata....Do you know this to be fact Dave? About the Kernel/USB wrapping or about whether the next release fixes it? As for what's causing the glitches in El Capitan, I can't %100 say that the kext/hardware wrapping is the root cause, but I did believe what I read when I read it, and I'm a pretty dang good software engineer. I wish I could find the thread again on the mackintosh forums... As always, no one has any idea when Apple will cut a release candidate. I had all the same issues on the latest official El Capitan release, and also on beta3. With both Beta 4 and Beta 5 on my 2010 iMac the USB glitches have been gone, having played and listened to it for many many hours, and I've left the Helix running as the audio device for several days - where upon I return, the audio still functions properly without degradation. Anyhow, I'm going to be much more careful about future upgrades to OS X on my DAW box in the future! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axewarrior Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Hey Davesheremata After reading about the USB problem I did a search and found an article about it...I have to say it was quite compelling. I'll look for it again and post the url here if and when i find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasdave Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 I just tracked a couple minutes with PT10 and had the same issues on playback OSX 10.8.5 . (mid-2010 Macbook Pro, 8 gig of ram) The longer I let it play the worse it got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelForbin Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Yeah, Helix not on the list for the new driver.. http://line6.com/support/forum-30/announcement-73-updated-new-mac-os-1011-el-capitan-driver-757-released/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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