FYI folks I updated to Tahoe at home (Mac Studio M1 Ultra). Anybody got any weirdness to report? Initially I had trouble with the OS seeing some ADAT channels on my audio device - a Cranborne 500R8 - but it turns out you just need to enable it in Audio MIDI Setup.
are those in class compliant mode or relying on drivers?
I want to upgrade too asap but not sure about the current motu driver vs tahoe, maybe worth waiting a bit
Iāve only noticed transparent icons so far ā¦ and a few new things in search function
Is this what the entire mac community have gone ape shit over for months ? ( yes I know there are videos and websites full of ātop new thingsā , all full of affiliate links and the need for constant engagement )
Iām not running any audio hardware ā¦ just downloading tv and browsing the web ā¦ ableton seemed to work . Overbridge apps loaded up but Iāve not tried it connected to hardware .
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Dont update to MacOS Tahoe until you absolutely must. This happens with almost every new macOS version, it breaks stuff until software devs can catch up. On a critical work machine, its better to stay at least one macOS version behind the curve IME.
This has been the same thing since macos 7 to my recollectionā¦
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Your results may vary but Iāve been running the Tahoe Beta for months with no issues from my UltraLite mk5.
Presonus is always a problem for me with macOS updates though.
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audio interfaces are not the only bits which might be affected. All your DAWs and VSTs need to be compatible as well, and depending on your studio, that might be a long list of itemsā¦
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that is good news as Iām also running ULmk5, the buzz about how bad tahoe was overwhelming so I thought Iād be cautious this time, usually I upgrade as soon as the update appears in the settings.
Iāll wait a bit until next week and update.
Iām still putting off upgrading to Sequoia, Iām terrified my Clarett 8pre will stop connecting!
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Mac mini m1 with RME Babyface Pro here. Gave not updated yet but the last few updates never brought any trouble.
Sequoia works great, why upgrade when everything works smoothly, after all macOS Sequoia will still have all the security updates and bug fixes. I wonāt upgrade to Tahoe before Q1 2026. Apple liquid glass BS is the last thing I want.
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For the past decade or so, Iāve kept my Macs one major revision behind, but always up to date on minor releases and security patches. So, for example, now that Tahoe is out, Iām about ready to move to Sequoia. There might be some odd exceptions, but usually by the time Iām ready to update, all the audio software has had a chance to catch up.
I also do this for my work Macs (not audio work) and have never had any issues.
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I updated to iPadOS 26 just to get a proper mouse cursor for the iPad, but I dont use my iPad for anything serious so it was worth the risk. Not going to touch Tahoe until macOS 27 comes out, thats just me
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Not much noticeable āLiquid Glassā effect on the MacOS.
Also changing / customising folder colours and icons is nice but as soon as you drag a folder to the menu bar or finder sidebar the customisation goes out the window
Class compliant. Cranborne 500R8 and SSL BiG SiX. And itās only ADAT, but if you use ADATā¦
This is a general thing, nothing to do with Mac per se. Releasing a new OS version will inherently cause bugs and regressions. Thereās no way for a QA team to be able to test all scenarios and variables the customers will introduce before release. I would consider a release a beta until 6 months in, and donāt update unless itās critical before that point. Bro.
Somebodyās gonna do it, and itās better they know beforehand if thereās problems. Bro
I updated my work laptop (office apps, statistical apps, mail app, web browsers), all that stuff generally works just fine. Windows are round and bubbly.
Iāll wait for whatever the equivalent of a .1 release for my music workstation. Itās always safest to do that with major OSX releases.
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They do be bubbly!
Iāve upgrade my Mac mini M1 to Tahoe and so far everything seems to be fine.
I have my Digitakt 2 and A4 MKI connected to a beta version of Ableton Live 12.3 with all the tracks of both devices going in via Overbridge and it all works fine.
Even my aging Focusrite Clarett 4Pre is working as expected.
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Yāall are brave. Not touching the new macOS anytime soon. Glad you early adopters are taking one for the team. I updated the iPad and iPhone. Absolutely hate the Liquid Glass nonsense so had to search out how to defeat it which was easy enough. āReduce transparencyā in accessibility display text settings. Also they made the clock on the lock screen transparent for some dumb reason. Ya have to customize the lock screen to get rid of it. No big deal. Astoundingly bad UI decisions for this update
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