Problem: audio interface

hi, i've got a new mac book pro 13' retina os x 10.9.3. everything is ok
but
i've got some problems with my audio interface. an M-AUDIO FAST TRACK ULTRA.
i've downloaded the driver , it works with mic and guitars using garage band...
but
when i turn off the FAST TRUCK ..the MAC turns off as well (not always, but most of the times)!!!!
someone knows if i make some mistake?
thanks

Its just that it does not recognise that it is connected via the Firewire. After using it for 3 days the first day it was working fine, the second day i had the problem of it not being recognised as being ther but after fiderling with the leads it worked again, and today its doesn't want to acknoledge that its there, even though it still get power through the Bus. its might be just a faulty Box, its just a pain.

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(note: I did not have this issue on my G5 running OS 10.4x, which is what I was on before I switched to this new laptop setup - the laptop is a 2007)
Anyone else have this issue, or know about a fix for it from Apple?

Thanks for that info, but that is not the problem. Obviously the first thing I did was check the FW cables and connections and shut down my computer and rebooted. And like I said, the FW 800 drives work fine when no FW 400 device is connected, and the FW 400 audio interface works fine when no FW 800 devices are connected.
The problem is that when the FW 800 drives are connected AND the FW 400 audio interface is also connected on the same bus (as this is a laptop there is only one bus with both 400 and 800 ports). The drives still seem to work fine, but the audio interface does not work. It's connection lights flash and will not hold a connection or process sound (there is either no sound, or clicks and dropouts). The flashing lights indicated a failed clock sync. M-Audio is aware of this issue as is apparent from my quote on the original post, but the only work around seems to add a secondary FW bus via an adapter card.
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bbbberny wrote:
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For that to happen you also have to open the Sound panel in *System Preferences* and designate your Tascam as the output (and input-) device.
On the 'audio midi setup' in utilities (under applications in finder), it has the device listed, but doesn't necessarily say it is connected...
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Here your Tascam manual should shed light on what is what. Or you may have to assign those in the control software.
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Does this mean that the output routing is incorrectly set up, or something along those lines? I'm pretty sure it should work, it says it is leopard and intel mac compliant.
Yes, probably.
And it does still work with the PC, leading me to believe i just need to change some settings?
Yep.
Could it be anything to do with the fact that it is a FW-400 device, with a 6 pin connection, and I am using a 6 - 9 pin cable to connect it to the FW-800 bus on the mac?
No. If the cable was faulty, it would not have shown up in the AMS utility.

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I dont think this is just a logic problem but my audio interface keeps on stuttering and stopping, especially when using logic. Sometimes the time bar will be moving but there will be no sound then if i stop it might play a stutter or snippet of sound. There is no problem when listening through the laptop speakers. This has started happening with i tunes also.
interface= tascam us-122
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Buffer is set to 1024, cant find more recent drivers.

Hi,
I found this inside the installer package:
"This is version 3.4.0 of the Mac OS X Driver for the TASCAM US-122. The version you are installing requires Mac OS X 10.3.9 ("Panther") or later. This version is also compatible with Intel-based Macintosh computers using Mac OS X 10.4.4 or later."
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I'm not being lazy, i've spent hours trawling through forums and google trying to find a fix but cant so hope someone here can help.
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I have a brand spankin' new iMac G5 recieving July 27th, 2005, and a pair of Behringer Truth B2031A Studio Monitors, and then of course my M-Audio 410.
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Ummm ---- given that you have a G5, maybe it's better that you post this is the iMac G5 section of the discussions (this is the flat panel iMac G4 section that you have posted in). That way, you have a greater chance of a G5 iMac user familiar with your issue picking it up and being able to help you.
All the best, hope you find a solution.
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