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Main Index .: Current Saffire Range .: Whenever I boot up my Mac running Snow Leopard, it defaults to the internal Soundcard

Whenever I boot up my Mac running Snow Leopard, it defaults to the internal Soundcard

If you are running the latest version of OSX, version 10.6 (Snow Leopard), and you are having to reselect your Focusrite interface in Audio MIDI Setup every time you reboot, please do the following:

- Open up Macintosh HD>Applications>Utilities>Audio MIDI Setup

- Select your interface as the default input/output device

- Delete the following 2 preference files:

Macintosh HD>Library>Preferences>Audio>com.apple.audio.DeviceSettings.plist
Macintosh HD>Library>Preferences>Audio>com.apple.audio.SystemSettings.plist

- Reboot your computer.

If you continue to experience problems, please contact Focusrite Technical Support.

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