Ive just got a DacMagic, and have been reading some of the threads here about the device, using iTunes for playback, etc. Ive got a question regarding the Audio MIDI Setup settings. When I look at the available settings for the digital out (Im connected to the DacMagic via Toslink), it shows 44.1. Testing to see if a MIDI device is recognized on Mac. Open Spotlight by pressing Command + Spacebar, or clicking the magnifying glass in the top right corner of your desktop. Type in Audio MIDI Setup. Hit Enter or select Audio MIDI Setup from the list. Two windows should open the Audio Devices, and MIDI Studio. If not click on Window at the top. How to Output Mac Audio to Two Audio Devices Make sure that the headphones you want to use together are paired with your Mac over Bluetooth and/or connected via the headphone jack. The Audio MIDI Setup (AMS) application is found in the /Applications/Utilities folder. Shortcut: Apple-Shift-U in the Finder. Choose Show MIDI Window from the Window menu if it is not already open. You'll need to create a new AMS configuration for yourself. In the Audio MIDI Setup app on your Mac, choose Window Show MIDI Studio. In the MIDI Studio window, click the Choose MIDI Configuration pop-up menu (it may show Default), then choose New Configuration. Enter a name for the new configuration, then click OK. To add a new external MIDI device, click the Add button in the MIDI Studio toolbar.
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If you want your icon to look nice and pretty, you should create a TIFF with a transparent background. The built-in scaling these icons are subject to can make some pretty ugly results unless you take care to make decent graphics to start with, and the panel expects the image to have an alpha channel.
You can find a wonderful tutorial on how to create your own instrument icons for Apple's Audio MIDI Setup here:---
The world sounds better through headphones.
Audio Midi Setup Mac Pro Tools 12
If you don't like to draw the icons yourself, here is some prepacked artwork:- Real synth icons (lots of stuff, recommended)
'Audio MIDI Setup' icon | icons
There might be more but I'm just lazy... Cheers!


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I'd like to share these icons I made with an action script:
TritonRack.tiff, Korg EA1.tif, Karma.tiff, JV-1010.tiff, JStation.tiff, Emu MoPhat.tiff, Kurzweil K2500R.tiff
Download them here:
http://homepage.mac.com/brutus/
Wow, nice work, brutus. Thanks :-)
Actually, at least for MacOS 10.5.5, you can create user specific icons (which will move with the User area if you move the account to another machine) by creating a directory path at ~/Library/Audio/MIDI Devices/Your Chosen Icon Library Name/Images and placing the images in there.

Hi, I wonder if anyone can help please , I have been using an Edirol UA-4fx to access logic 8, but most recently my young son has put the midi audio set up icon in the trash ( and its gone!)
I have tried reloading my osx 10.4.11 (mini Mac) platform (both discs) but still there is no midi audio icon in the utility folder and obviously my interface unit is not working..
Any response would be a great help thanks Steve
Audio Midi Setup Mac
And I agree with Andrew, where is the audio/midi forum? There is none, you're kidding right?
Audio Midi Setup Mac Bluetooth
Oct 12, 2007 10:35 PM