Audirvana Direct Mode?

[leggoslave]

Has this stopped working for anyone else after the latest security update (2017-001) in High Sierra?

 

I have performed the whole kext replacement process twice now with a fresh install of Audirvana as well and can't get Direct Mode to work.

 

I can select Direct Mode on its own but don't get the nested Mode 1 or 2 option...the track loads and plays fine. Is this still Direct Mode?

 

Or I can select Integer Mode together with Exclusive Mode and that plays fine.

 

However when I select Exclusive, Integer and Direct the track loads into memory in Audirvana but will not play.

[leggoslave]

Thanks for the reply RHS. I managed to get it going. I think A+ gets itself into a muddle sometimes and won't play in DM although it's available.

 

Your post about unchecking the various options got me thinking that unchecking all the options is like a reset. So I did just that and then started checking them on one by one.

 

First the Exclusive Mode only was checked and the program restarted.

 

I then added Direct Mode to Exclusive mode and restarted.

 

Finally i checked Integer Mode together with EM and DM and got the nested mode 1&2 options ..and the track finally played.

 

I'm not sure if it was the sequence or just unchecking all the options as a soft reset or both that got it to work.

 

[leggoslave]

Just an update on my engaging DM travails. I believe I've found the culprit and it's simply the fact that the Preferred Audio Device ie, the DAC or DDC in A+ demands exclusive access and cannot share duties with say System Audio. So make sure another device is assigned to output system audio in System Preferences Sound or in Audio Midi Setup.

 

So the sequential checking of boxes in my post above appears an utterly false solution now and should be dismissed.

[leggoslave]

Has the latest 'Security Update 2018-001 High Sierra' broken the ability to restore DM for anyone else?

Tried a couple of times to restore using the El Capitan kext file to no avail.

[leggoslave]

1 minute ago, RunHomeSlow said:

 

nope...still all good with 10.14.1

 

 

 

 

Appreciate the quick reply RHS..and great that it's working in Mojave. Have you tested it in the latest High Sierra (10.13.6) by any chance?

 

 

 

 

[leggoslave]

1 hour ago, RunHomeSlow said:

 

Mmm, can't really be sure if i latest tested with 10.13.5 or last 10.13.6, but if it is still going well with 10.14 and 10.14.1, i can't see why it will not work with 10.13.6, but with Apple, anything could happen... just upgrade to Mojave

 

My mac isn't upgradeable unfortunately.?

 

23 minutes ago, AudioDoctor said:

I didn't know it had changed with the new update, so I went ahead and made the change, again... and it worked just fine in 10.13.6

 

Ok, thanks for this. I'm probably doing something wrong then.

[leggoslave]

Success!

 

I keep forgetting that System Audio is really fussy and effects Exclusive Access mode in A+ -- even if using a separate DAC/Soundcard etc..

 

I'd had Loopback audio software assigned as output in System Audio and that was preventing exclusive access/DM from being optionable in Audirvana.

 

Selecting  >> System Preferences  > Sound > Output > Internal Speakers >> did the trick.

 

Cheers for your help above guys.