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A Quesition For Mac Users From A PC User

Big Benner

Big Benner

Mar 11, 2004
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Mississauga, ON, CANADA
#1
Hey all,

I'm having a lot of problems with my home PC. It is a "put together" box with a - shoot, I don't remember all of the specs so I'm going to guess here - P4 2.1, 1 gig of ram, Asus mother board and a legit version of Windows XP Pro. The computer had been running terribly slow, had been off of the internet for 8 - 10 months then got connected without any virus protection software for about 2 - 4 months. About a week ago I formatted EVERYTHING, both internal hard drives and loaded up XP from scratch. I immediately had to go to another computer to download drivers for the Ethernet and on board sound from Asus.com. I have yet to get my Steinberg 24/96 to work properly (some things work sometime).

MAC USERS READ THIS - I work as a digital photographer and have a Dual 800MHz PowerPC G4 with 1.5 gigs of RAM running OSX 10.3.9 at work. I also have a legit version of Cubase LE for the MAC that I can install. Can I put the ST 24/96 sound card into the MAC and see if it works? Do I need to find drivers on the internet for the MAC or does the core audio (?) provide this? I'm trying to figure out if this card still works or not .

Any help or suggestions would be really appreciated. Thanks,

Benner
 
#3
Hey hey, thanks bassguitar.

So I guess I can't just plug in and play with the ST24/96 card,... I still need to download drivers? It's worth a try. I need to figure out if the card is flaky or is it the computer.

I have a 1.7GHz, 256 RAM Toshiba laptop that runs the video game Castle Wolfenstein better and seems to be running a freshly bought Presonus Firebox better with lower latency times and better firewire connectivity - I plug it in and the Firebox light turns blue,... with the desktop I'll have to plug, re-plug and then sometimes re-boot.

Are you playing anywhere around T.O.? My band just played Ciao Edie on Colleg west of Bathurst,... great small, fun gig.
 
#7
Isn't the card older than 10.3? I'd recommend download the most recent appropriate driver...


Jaguar is 10.2x, but I'm pretty sure the driver will work with 10.3.x . There's a readme included with the driver that should tell you either way.
 
#8
fingers said:
I think the drivers are on the install disc that came with the card.
Click to expand...

I bought the Steinberg ST24/96 sound card in 2000 with a PC running Millenium. It was fantastic! I was always recording,... not spending my time trying to get the thing to work along with other computer problems.

:bassist: and lots of it!

I should have just left it and bought another computer for gaming, surfing and other personal stuff. :hmm:
 

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