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PROBLEM SETTING MY AUDIO KONTROL 1 SOUNDCARD ON A MAC !
alright
so i got a new laptop (Macbook Pro) and I've connected my Audio Kontrol 1 soundcard to it, installed the drivers and all went and worked well: until a week ago.
never had a mac of my own so bear with me

For some reason the sys. pref. will not change to the Audio Kontrol:
1. when I switched back to "Audio Kontrol" in the sys. prefs. it didn't really switch to it -> (the internal speakers still worked - although the audio kontrol soundcard was definately chosen).
2. On top of that: every time I close and re-opene the system preferences, the default returns to the internal speakers.

I have tried installing with 2 different installers, both didn't solve the problem.
I have tried to "Repair Disk Permissions" -> didnt fix the problem.

The only suspicious things that happened here before last week is that maybe (just maybe) somebody has hit "Enter" (wasn't me! ) on the system updates -> (either im stoned or somebody hit the update button an OK)..
but anyway - installing the soundcard driver again doesnt help.
Another thing --> When i try to run the Audio Kontrol application, it crashes (hasn't been crashing before).

Help?

Try changing the default Input and Output device in Audio/Midi Setup, not in system preferences.

You find it in : Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > Audio Midi Setup

whoops... your screen shot tells me Snow Leopard... have you checked that the drivers for your Audio Interface are Snow Leopard compatible? looking at the NI website it doesn't look like it... That should be the issue:

http://www.native-instruments.com/forum … hp?t=96314

Cimabot
aha!! i think thats it
i have no idea how my mac "just up and updated itslef" like that - i mean i've checked out about upgrading to Snow Leopard and decided NOT to update. damn.
anyway i will still try the update again, and if not, (ouch) format back to the OSX..

baz -
thnx.. i never had a problem with the soundcard inteface (if thats what you mean..) - just the fact that it wouldn't work with my mac all of a sudden..

thanks a lot guys!!

ronin -
i have used the latest audio kontrol installer from their site and it hasnt helped..
this mac is half a year old - i bought sec hand and it had osx at the beginning..
somebody pressed the red button lol

it must be the snow leopard. ill check that anyway

Revert to Leopard and I suspect you won't see the issue

yeah its a good idea i'll contact them too
will inform you guys later
thnaks guys!

NI is a major company so I doubt they don't have the drivers .. I'm sure it'll get sorted out

I just discovered that this little program can overrule audio-interfaces so maybe it would work with your problem (you select the card but nothing happens...) but best is of course to contact NI instead of doing all kinds of workarounds...