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User's Guide Digiface Dante © RME
13. Driver and Firmware
13.1 Driver Installation
Connect computer and MADIface using the supplied USB cable. Mac OS X detects the new
Hardware as Digiface Dante (serial number). Install the drivers from the RME Driver CD. The
driver files are located in the folder Fireface_USB Sierra. Installation works automatically by a
double-click on the file Fireface USB.pkg.
RME recommends downloading the latest driver from the RME website, http://rme.to/usbe
.
Note
: The driver for High Sierra and higher, V 3.x, must also be installed if 10.11. is used as
OS. Driver 2.x does not support the Digiface Dante.
A double-click onto driver_usb_mac_3xx.zip expands the archive file to Fireface USB.pkg.
Installation works automatically by a double-click on this file.
During driver installation the programs Fireface USB Settings and Totalmix (TotalMix FX) are
copied to the Applications folder. They will automatically start into the dock if a Digiface Dante is
connected. A reboot of the computer is not required.
The Digiface Dante includes a module (Brooklyn II) from Australian company Audinate which
provides all the Dante network technology. The software to control and access the Dante
network, Dante Controller, needs to be installed on at least one computer in the Dante
network. It is available from Audinate directly, http://www.audinate.com
.
Driver Updates do not require to remove the existing drivers. Simply install the new driver over
the existing one.
Possible reasons why a Digiface Dante is not found after driver installation:
x The USB port is not active in the system (check in System Report, USB)
x The USB cable is not or not correctly inserted into the socket
13.2 Uninstalling the Drivers
In case of problems the driver files can be deleted manually by dragging them to the trash bin:
/Applications/Fireface USB Settings
/Applications/Totalmix
/System/Library/Extensions/FirefaceUSB.kext
/Users/username/Library/Preferences/de.rme-audio.TotalmixFX.plist
/Users/username/Library/Preferences/de.rme-audio.Fireface_USB_Settings.plist
/Library/LaunchAgents/de.rme-audio.firefaceUSBAgent.plist
Under the latest Mac OS the User/Library folder is not visible in the Finder. To unhide it start
Finder, click on the menu item Go. Hold down the option (alt) key, then click on Library.