Audio Type dropdown missing on Mac

[saudvet]

I have SD3 installed on both a windows 10 os and a Mac os, on my Windows install, when I am setting up my Audio Out device I can choose my Audio Device type, i.e. ASIO, Build In, on my Mac, I do not have that Drop down, I only have the next 2 selections, Output Device and Buffer Size.  Any ideas why that first option selection, “Device Type” is missing?

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.3.7
Operating system: macOS Catalina (10.15)

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[drumjack52]

Not needed on a Mac. The selection for Output Device on a Mac gives you all your possible output devices. There is no ‘Device type’ on a Mac.

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.3.7
Operating system: macOS High Sierra (10.13)

Jack
aka musicman691 on other forums
Superior Drummer 3.4.0
Area 33 1.0.0
Death and Darkness 1.0.1
PT 2021.6
OSX 10.13.6
3.46 GHz hex core 2012 MacPro 48 gig ram

[Bear-Faced Cow]

As Jack said, it is not a requirement. CoreAudio manages all devices on a Mac. All devices report to it.

jord

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Jordan L. Chilcott

Web Site: https://jordanchilcottmusic.com/

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[saudvet]

Just to verify, I saw another post with a screenshot of a Mac that had the drop down.  Did something change?

 

[Bear-Faced Cow]

The thing that changed was probably Toontrack’s realization that the drop-down was about as useful as a screen door on a submarine.

CoreAudio is the main audio framework within macOS. All of the devices that you see, including your internal speakers, are all going through CoreAudio.

jord

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Jordan L. Chilcott

Web Site: https://jordanchilcottmusic.com/

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[drumjack52]

saudvet wrote:

Just to verify, I saw another post with a screenshot of a Mac that had the drop down.  Did something change?

 

Do you know what revision SD3 was in this screenshot as well as what Mac OS was run?

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.3.7
Operating system: macOS High Sierra (10.13)

Jack
aka musicman691 on other forums
Superior Drummer 3.4.0
Area 33 1.0.0
Death and Darkness 1.0.1
PT 2021.6
OSX 10.13.6
3.46 GHz hex core 2012 MacPro 48 gig ram

[saudvet]

Looks like the poster has Mac os Catalina and the post is old, 2020, so that would be version, what, 3.1.7, so that probably explains it.  Sorry, coming from the windows world here.  I am trying to hook up a Roland td20 and run it back into the td20 as the audio device. I think I will need the special Roland midi to usb adapter to do that unfortunately.  It isn’t working in that direction.

[Bear-Faced Cow]

Sounds more like you should get a decent audio interface.

jord

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Jordan L. Chilcott

Web Site: https://jordanchilcottmusic.com/

[Mark King]

You can’t use a td20 as an audio interface. It doesn’t have one! You are getting mixed up here. You need a midi interface to get midi from the the td20 into your computer. Better still as mentioned above an audio interface but one that has midi ports as well.

SD3 with older sdx,s plus Rooms of Hansa and Death & Darkness. Cubase and wavelab current versions. Roland TD50x using all trigger inputs for triggering SD3 only. Windows 11 computer. Various keyboards and outboard gear as well as VST instruments. Acoustic drums: Yamaha 9000 natural wood and Pearl masters. Various snare drums. RME BabyFace Pro FS and Adam A7X monitors

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