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VAD SUPPORTED macOS

*Mojave 10.14.1 to 10.14.6 are supported with VAD v2.1.46186 and higher
*Catalina 10.15.1 to 10.15.7 is supported with VAD v3.0.47300 and higher 
*Big Sur 11.3.1 to 11.7 (Intel and M1/Silicon) is supported with VAD v3.0.47300 and higher (recommended to run VAD 3.2 >)
*Monterey 12.x (Intel and M1/Silicon) latest certified 12.6.1 is supported with VAD v3.2.0.50895 and higher
Ventura 13.x latest certified 13.6 supported with VAD v3.2.5.55784 and higher
Sonoma 14.x: Supported as of version 14.4.1 or 14.5.0 and above recommended with VAD 3.3.0.58708 and higher 14.6.1 to avoid, rather update to 14.7.x
Squoia 15.1: Supported VAD 3.4.0.59675  and above. We do not recommend the use of Sequoia 15.0 but rather as the 15.1 update .

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  • Do not upgrade to macOS Sequoia until you’ve confirmed compatibility for your hardware and software by the manufacturer. 
  • Starting from macOS 10.15 Catalina, 32-bit software is not compatible and will not be supported on future versions of macOS, including Big Sur. 
    • Recent macs are built-in with10Gb Ethernet Adaptors, those are not supported for RAVENNA VAD or Core Audio usage.
    • Please consider the use of an Ethernet adapter, Merging highly recommends the Sonnet Thunderbolt Adaptor.
      https://www.sonnettech.com/product/thunderbolt-avb-adapter/overview.html
      Warning: This is due to an       Apple's USB performance weakness Belkin adaptors are no longer recommended on recent macOS and/or on M1/M2/M3/M4 Silicon  family.
    • Apple M1-M2-M3-M4/Silicon VAD installation requires a specific procedure, follow our VAD our VAD Guide for all details details here


ANEMAN v1.6.x (or above)recommended

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INSTALLATION NOTICE

Important notice for installing the VAD or Core Audio driver on macOS High Sierra, Mojave, Catalina, Big Sur, Monterey, Ventura, Sonoma, Sequoia.
Those recent macOS introduced a new security measure that requires user approval before installing third-party driver software.
When installing the MERGING TECHNOLOGIES RAVENNA / AES67 VAD or Core Audio driver on those OS you must enable the driver software installation as describedhere.
This should not affect drivers that were already installed before updating your system to a new macOS.

About Sequoia
macOS Sequoia 15 introduces several new features and improvements, mainly focused on productivity


Sequoia: M1 - M2 - M3 - M4 (Silicon)

VAD installation

Install an application such as the VAD required to be in Reduced Security mode.
Follow the VAD Guide for all M1, M2, M3 or M3 M4 installation details, this is subject to chage change as Apple often changes the procedures.. Click here

Procedure to change boot drive security settings on Apple M1/M2/M3/M4:

  1. Shut down the Mac
  2. Press and hold the power button until you see “Loading startup options”
  3. Click Options
  4. Click "Continue"
  5. If asked, select a user > Click Next > Enter password for admin account
  6. In the menu bar at the top, Select Utilities > Startup Security Utility
  7. Select the startup disk
  8. If the disk is encrypted, Click Unlock > Enter Password > Click Unlock
  9. Click "Security Policy"
  10. Select "Reduced Security"
  11. Put a check next to “Allow user management of kernel extensions from identified developers”
  12. Click "OK"
  13. Enter admin password > click "OK"
  14. Once changes are applied, click the Apple icon and Restart

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VAD panel not opening as a System Setting Settings pane. 

Workaround: Force Quit the System Settings if the VAD panel is blank. See image here.
Next opening the VAD panel will show up.



Authorize the VAD - Kernel ExtentionExtension

By default, the security and privacy preferences of your Mac are set to allow apps from the App Store and identified developers. For additional security, you can chose to allow only apps from the App Store.

In System Preferences, click Security & Privacy, then click General. Click the lock and enter your password to make changes. Select App Store under the header “Allow apps downloaded from.”

In recent macOS, when an app fails to install because it hasn’t been notarized or is from an unidentified developer.

First select "Open System SettignsSettings" when prompt, this will open the System Preferences > Security & Privacy, under the General tab. Click "Allow" to confirm your intent to open or install the app. You have about 30 min to do so otherwise the application might not run and it could require an uninstalll uninstall and reinstall of the VAD.

  

Note: it is possible since Ventura to have a double notarization message box, as per below.

in such case type in your password and "Allow" In some cases the "Allow" can be done automatically. After the restart just make sure immediatly immediately that under Security under Security & Privacy you no longer have a pending Merging Technology message.

     

The app is now saved as an exception to your security settings, and you can open it in the future by double-clicking it, just as you can any authorized app.

More details can be found here.
Kernel extensions 
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202491

The installation should be sucessful successful and require a reboot afterwards

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VAD installation Issues
1. Open Finder and go to Application>Merging Technologies and run the Uninstall_All if present there.
2. Reboot
3. Authorize the Download Folder under Privacy and security > folders and files > installer > click right arrow > turn on downloads folder
(p.s. some recent mac OS updates no longer have that choice)
4. Make sure you are in Reduced Security Mode (M1/M2 M-series macs, see procedure above)
5. Re-install the VAD.

Accessories not seen: If you did not Allow an accessory to connect (such as a Sonnet Network Adaptor) it is possible that the message does not pop up. 
To force the message to show go to Privacy & Security and scroll down the page. 
Select “Allow Accessories” to connect and select "Ask Every Time"

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Note: On macOS the NVRAM can be reset to address your audio issues. folllow Follow Apple procedure for this. Verify once again our  system configuration guidelines afterwards.


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The most important rule to maximize your computer’s resources for working with audio is to quit all the apps that you are not using while you work in your DAW.
Any apps you leave running take up space in memory and take away from your system’s computing power. They may also run background processes that interfere with recording and playing back audio.



iCloud Settings
Go to System Settings

On the right pane, click on iCloud Drive. Click Turn Off.

Under Advanced Data Protection Turn Off.

 

Notification of Background Items

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Note: Always allow Merging Technologies Software background items.

Loging items are listes here below, Merging  Technologies should be enabled.

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Disable Stage Manager

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  • Turn off and remove the Thunderbolt/Firewire networking when not using their port for a network connection, unless of course using an Network INterface Interface connected to those ports for your RAVENNA/AES67 network. 
  • If you have two network interfaces use one dedicated to the RAVENNA/AES67 network and use the second Ethernet connection instead of the built-in Wi-Fi for internet access.
  • If internet access is required and you’re using network devices like Eucon Controllers, choose an Ethernet/Thunderbolt connection for the devices and Wi-Fi for internet access.
  • When using the built-in Wi-Fi for Remote Control, then choose the Ethernet/Thunderbolt network connections for internet access.
  • On the network interface connected to the RAVENNA/AES67 network, make sure Duplex setting is set to full-duplex (and not full-duplex, energy-efficient ethernet), and Speed is 1000baseT.
    Those settings can be access in the Advanced > Hardware tab.
  • Disable "Limit IP Address Tracking"

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  1. Open System Preferences.
  2. Click on Network.
  3. The sidebar on the left lists all recognized network interfaces. Click the gear symbol underneath the sideb ar sidebar and select select Set service order...
  4. Drag the name of the Network Interface where you RAVENNA?AES67 network if connected to at the top of the service orverorder
  5. Click the Apply button to save changes.

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The Sound preferences are for selecting the default audio device for the audio output and input. Your Mac’s built-in speakers and microphone are selected by default. Select your audio interface here (MERGING RAVENNA/AES67 VAD) to use it as the default audio device for your Mac. Apps that have unique software settings, like DAWs and Skype, have additional settings for their audio input and output device(s).

If you simultaneously want to monitor the Mac Sound and the DAW, using MERGING+ANUBIS we recommend that you use two different sources, one for the DAW and one for the Player or Online sound (Music), refer to the Anubis User Manual the  source creation chapter for more details.



Display

Use the optimal resolution for your monitor display. You can choose Default for display, which is automatic, or Scaled to select all of the available resolution configurations. Using the maximum available resolution will give you the most screen real estate. If you find the display too small, try using a smaller resolution

Network and wireless connections

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The entire process takes place in the background, and may impact performance. Verify your applicaitons applications running on Rosetta 2.

  1. Go to Applications > Utilities > Activity Monitor
  2. In the Activity Monitor select the Kind column (if not present enable it from the menu option)
  3. Applications running in "Intel" kind are the ones running on Rosetta 2
  4. Verify the comsumption consumption of CPU and Memory of your Intel/Rosetta 2 appllicationsapplications

It's been known that some DAW, Plugins or even the Dolby Renderer remain compiled for Intel processors, in such case we warn you that those are not optimals anc optimized and could take some performance bandwith bandwidth away from your overall system performance.

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Once a DAW and audio device are configured for each other, they will retain their settings until configured differently. Most DAW’s and newer audio interfaces have saveable savable and recallable routing or input/output settings. Consider saving these settings to a dedicated studio folder for easy recall and as a backup.

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Apple made a fix as of macOS 10.14.5 for such issue.


Warning: Sound Enhancer

The Sound Enhancer increases the perceived “wideness” of the stereo effect by modifying bass and treble response.

It is located in the Music app on your Mac, under Music > Preferences, in the Playback options. If Sound Enhancer is selected the Audio will not be the original referenced Audio, thus its not recommended to listen back to a Mastered Referenced Audio File using Apple Music if Sound Enhancer is enabled.



MISCS

Latest macOS supported

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