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Digital Audio Workstation & MIDI / Plugins (VST,TDM,RTAS,MAS) / McDSP on NuBus Pro Tools — Confirmed Plug-ins, Versions & Compatibility
on: September 23, 2026, 09:00:54 AM
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McDSP on NuBus Pro Tools — Confirmed Plug-ins, Versions & Compatibility
Confirmed NuBus-capable: FilterBank CompressorBank Analog Channel AC1 Not NuBus: Analog Channel AC2 MC2000 Chrome Tone McDSP Compatibility Archive McDSP's compatibility archive contains a dedicated NuBus column. * = Limited Support [McDSP Compatibility Archive — 2006 Wayback capture](https://web.archive.org/web/20060902190057/http://www.mcdsp.com/support/compatibility.html) Confirmed NuBus Versions
Last McDSP-listed NuBus versions: FilterBank — 2.0 CompressorBank — 2.0 Analog Channel — 1.0.1 / AC1 only NuBus gone: FilterBank 2.1 CompressorBank 2.1 Analog Channel 1.1 FilterBank Introduced: 1998 McDSP archive 1.0.4 — Mac OS 8.1 — NuBus* 1.1.1 — Mac OS 8.1 — NuBus* 2.0 — Mac OS 9.0.4 — NuBus* 2.1 — no NuBus indication Electronic Musician — November 1999 FilterBank 1.04 TDM/AudioSuite Pro Tools 4.0+ NuBus-based Pro Tools — limited support Challenge/response or key-disk authorization Sweet Notes — 2000
Sweetwater explicitly lists: NuBus PCI MIX host-based Pro Tools Formats: TDM AudioSuite RTAS CompressorBank McDSP archive 1.1.1 — Mac OS 8.1 — NuBus* 2.0 — Mac OS 9.0.4 — NuBus* 2.1 — no NuBus indication Installer/CD 1.1.1: The Banks Green Disk 3 Green Disk 4 Green Disk 5 2.0: Green Disk 6 Sweet Notes — 2000 Supported: NuBus PCI MIX host-based Pro Tools Automation: Pro Tools 4.0+ DSP figures documented for newer hardware: MIX — 16 mono / 12 stereo per DSP PCI — 8 mono / 5 stereo per DSP NuBus — ? No surviving NuBus instance count located. The Banks McDSP associates The Banks with: FilterBank 1.1.1 CompressorBank 1.1.1 Both: Mac OS 8.1 NuBus — Limited Support Key installer package for a period NuBus McDSP system. Analog Channel — NuBus McDSP compatibility archive: Analog Channel 1.0 — NuBus* Analog Channel 1.0.1 — NuBus* Mac OS 9.0.4 generation. AC1 — analog channel / preamp / saturation AC2 — tape modelling Contemporary AudioTechnology review:
MIX DSP — 24 mono / 16 stereo PCI III — 9 instances NuBus — 2 mono AC1 instances Analog Channel NuBus = AC1 only. NEW — Analog Channel 2.2 Installer Evidence Original: AC_Installer_2_2_1_OS9.hqx Filename version: 2.2.1 Embedded ReadMe: 2.2 ReadMe date: 10/15/2003 McDSP's embedded ReadMe states: Quote Nubus support has been removed as of version 1.1. Therefore: 1.0.x — NuBus generation 1.1+ — no NuBus support This independently confirms the transition shown in McDSP's compatibility database. The same ReadMe lists: d24 MIX MIX-plus HD HD Accel Digi 001 Toolbox PowerMix OS 9 OS X Minimum Pro Tools 3.2 Pro Tools 4.0+ for control automation 2003 Mac OS 9 Installer Forensics Six original McDSP HQX installers examined:
Common installer facts: Classic Mac APPL Creator: VIS3 Installer VISE 8.2.1 PowerPC PEF present McDSP Authorizer resources present iLok / iLok.com resources present DAE / Plug-Ins / TDM installation resources present Important: current forensic pass covers the HQX + Installer VISE resource/documentation layer. The compressed VISE payload has not yet been unpacked into the final installed DAE plug-in binaries. These 2003 installers document the later Mac OS 9 generation; they do not establish NuBus compatibility by themselves. MC2000 — NO NuBus McDSP documentation discusses: ProTools|24, Nubus, and MIX DSP hardware MC2000 exceeds the processing capability of the classic Pro Tools|24 / NuBus DSP hardware. MC2000 — NO NuBus Chrome Tone — NO NuBus McDSP documentation states its processing requirements exceed the capability of classic Pro Tools|24 / NuBus DSP hardware. Chrome Tone — NO NuBus Other McDSP Products No documented NuBus path found for: Channel G Chrome Tone MC2000 Revolver Synthesizer One Documented NuBus McDSP family: FilterBank CompressorBank Analog Channel AC1 Digidesign NuBus Host Limit 1994-11-28 — Pro Tools 3.0 — Pro Tools III NuBus 1997-03-21 — Pro Tools 4.0 — NuBus + PCI; AudioSuite 1998-06-23 — Pro Tools 4.2 1998-09-25 — Pro Tools 4.3 — MIX introduced; NuBus dropped Digidesign Technical Support: Pro Tools 4.2 is the last Pro Tools version supporting NuBus hardware on a PowerPC Macintosh. DAE Limit Pro Tools 4.2 = DAE 3.3 Sweetwater's preserved DAE compatibility information: DAE 3.3 is the highest DAE version supporting NuBus machines. Last officially supported Digidesign NuBus stack: Pro Tools 4.2 DAE 3.3 Cleanest Documented NuBus Setup PowerPC NuBus Macintosh Pro Tools III NuBus Pro Tools 4.2 DAE 3.3 Mac OS 8.1 FilterBank 1.0.4 or 1.1.1 CompressorBank 1.1.1 McDSP explicitly lists these releases for Mac OS 8.1 with NuBus limited support. Mac OS 9 / Late NuBus McDSP McDSP's matrix lists: FilterBank 2.0 — NuBus* — Mac OS 9.0.4 CompressorBank 2.0 — NuBus* — Mac OS 9.0.4 Analog Channel 1.0 / 1.0.1 — NuBus* — Mac OS 9.0.4 Sweetwater still documented FilterBank / CompressorBank NuBus support in 2000. Confirmed: McDSP retained NuBus support through FilterBank 2.0. McDSP retained NuBus support through CompressorBank 2.0. Analog Channel 1.0.x AC1 supports NuBus. Analog Channel 1.1 removed NuBus support. Digidesign's official NuBus host line ends at PT 4.2 / DAE 3.3. Not proven: An officially qualified combination of: Pro Tools 4.2 DAE 3.3 Mac OS 9.0.4 FilterBank 2.0 / CompressorBank 2.0 / Analog Channel 1.0.x McDSP's matrix documents these compatibility dimensions; it does not prove every possible combination was officially qualified together. NuBus Cut-off Summary
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on: September 23, 2026, 08:56:10 AM
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Howdy all!
This is my first post in the MacOS9Lives! forum, despite being a lurker for ages before ever making an account. I'm a vintage Mac collector (certainly not an unusual thing around these parts) and I've hit an odd roadblock with one of my newest additions, a 500MHz Pismo. She works like a dream, first off. I'm dual-booting OS 9 and OS X 10.4, though with the latter on a much smaller partition. Part of that has to do with an inability to USB Boot via OpenFirmware, try as I might. All my troubleshooting in that department failed and I elected to use the drag & drop install instead. The only actual issue with my machine, and the one instigating this post, is that my Pismo goes "comatose" when I place it in sleep. Whether it's selecting sleep from the Apple menu or simply closing the lid, when I do attempt to wake the computer it whirs to life before transitioning to a simple grey screen with no pointer or other signs of life. I've let it sit in this state for ~5-10 mins with no change. The workaround is quite simple, of course. Like that episode of M*A*S*H* where Hawkeye has a concussion, I simply prevent my Pismo from going to sleep at all  This is a bit of an annoying fix, though, and I'd like to figure out the root cause of the issue and see if its fixable. A few things worth noting: 1. My first assumption was that it had something to do with the drag & drop install. Doing a wipe & normal install via CD still presents the same issue. 2. The 10.4 partition can sleep and wake just fine. 3. I have upgraded the RAM beyond the listed max (stuck a 512MB stick on the underside of the CPU daughtercard in addition to 512MB on the upside of the card). I wondered if this could be an issue, but I don't see how unless sleep in this state is somehow invoking a memory register that MacOS doesn't think exists? Appreciate any insight y'all can give. Also glad to be a part of the community and wish my first post were more introductory than pleading  If you're around on MacRumors, CQII, or a few other places you'll likely recognize my username. Still the same me!  |
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on: September 23, 2026, 08:47:29 AM
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McDSP — Last Mac OS 9 Versions
Final Mac OS 9 generation: Green Disk 10 McDSP's Green Disk 10 contains the final Mac OS 9 versions. Later Green Disk releases are Mac OS X only. Pro Tools: 5.1.1–5.3 Mac OS: 9 / X Authorization: iLok Hardware: MIX · HD · HD Accel where supported McDSP Green Disk 10 — archived compatibility/download page McDSP Compatibility Archive Last Mac OS 9 Versions
Analog Channel 2.2.1 Last Mac OS 9 version: 2.2.1 Installer: Green Disk 10 Pro Tools: 5.1.1–5.3 Mac OS: 9 / X Formats: AudioSuite · RTAS · TDM Hardware: MIX · HD · HD Accel HD sample rate: up to 192 kHz DOWNLOAD — AC_Installer_2_2_1_OS9.hqx [GUI] CompressorBank 3.2.1 Last Mac OS 9 version: 3.2.1 Installer: Green Disk 10 Pro Tools: 5.1.1–5.3 Mac OS: 9 / X Formats: AudioSuite · RTAS · TDM Hardware: MIX · HD · HD Accel HD sample rate: up to 192 kHz DOWNLOAD — CB_Installer_3_2_1_OS9.hqx [GUI] FilterBank 3.2.1 Last Mac OS 9 version: 3.2.1 Installer: Green Disk 10 Pro Tools: 5.1.1–5.3 Mac OS: 9 / X Formats: AudioSuite · RTAS · TDM Hardware: MIX · HD · HD Accel HD sample rate: up to 192 kHz DOWNLOAD — FB_Installer_3_2_1_OS9.hqx [GUI] MC2000 2.2.1 Last Mac OS 9 version: 2.2.1 Installer: Green Disk 10 Pro Tools: 5.1.1–5.3 Mac OS: 9 / X Formats: AudioSuite · RTAS · TDM Hardware: MIX · HD · HD Accel HD sample rate: up to 192 kHz DOWNLOAD — MC_Installer_2_2_1_OS9.hqx [GUI] Chrome Tone 1.0.1 Last Mac OS 9 version: 1.0.1 Installer: Green Disk 10 Pro Tools: 5.1.1–5.3 Mac OS: 9 / X Formats: AudioSuite · TDM Hardware: MIX · HD · HD Accel Sample rate: up to 96 kHz DOWNLOAD — CT_Installer_1_0_1_OS9.hqx [GUI] Synthesizer One 3.0 Last Mac OS 9 version: 3.0 Installer: Green Disk 10 Pro Tools: 5.1.1–5.3 Mac OS: 9 / X Format: RTAS / TDM Hardware: MIX · HD · HD Accel Sample rate: up to 96 kHz DOWNLOAD — S1_Installer_3_0_OS9.hqx [GUI] No Mac OS 9 Version Channel G — introduced after McDSP's Mac OS 9 generation; no OS 9 release. Revolver — introduced with Green Disk 16 / Pro Tools 7; no OS 9 release. Green Disk 10 — Mac OS 9 Cutoff AC 2.2.1 CB 3.2.1 FB 3.2.1 MC2000 2.2.1 Chrome Tone 1.0.1 Synthesizer One 3.0 McDSP Green Disk 10: Wayback Machine McDSP Compatibility Archive: Wayback Machine |
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Mac OS 9 Discussion / Mac OS 9 on Unsupported Hardware / Re: Mac OS 9 booting on: PowerBook G4 17" Aluminum 5,1 (Detailed Posts)
on: September 23, 2026, 07:47:46 AM
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Hi, no change Bummer. At this point I think I will have to punt. If/when I ever get my hands on a 17" AlBook, I will revisit this conundrum; in the meantime, I think having the CardBus slot alive and functioning at any capacity is a big win, even if it's just USB 1.1 for now. Thanks for your testing and patience @LarsG5, you and @vectrex helped make this breakthrough possible for AlBook owners everywhere  |
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on: September 23, 2026, 03:23:07 AM
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Macintosh MIDI Interfaces — Post 3: Driver / Software Archive + Research Queue
Generated from the same canonical records as Posts 1–2. New package-level findings below come from the 2026-09-23 Mac OS 9 Lives Hotline acquisition and forensic pass; full hashes, acquisition notes, source trails and rejected/conflicting claims remain in the Research Dossier. Recovered package evidence — 2026-09-23
Driver / software index
Research queue — unresolved fields Rows below still contain an explicit ? or an unresolved/check-earlier statement in the canonical record.
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Mac OS 9 Discussion / Mac OS 9 on Unsupported Hardware / Re: Mac OS 9 booting on: PowerBook G4 17" Aluminum 5,1 (Detailed Posts)
on: September 23, 2026, 03:12:56 AM
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on: September 22, 2026, 02:08:43 PM
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Very sad that chivanet disappeared - Siena was providing quite a nice service for us retro folks: email, AIM, USENET, forums. Something to have a look at is Marisa Giancarlo's 'complex' of 'Retro OS' sites, list at https://retro-os.live/index.php/retro-os-sites. https://macos.retro-os.live/ and the hypercard sister site are likely the most appropriate and includes a whole bunch of services: email, BBS via http or telnet, FTP site, Hotline server, as well as forums.
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Mac OS 9 Discussion / Mac OS 9 on Unsupported Hardware / Re: Mac OS 9 booting on: PowerBook G4 17" Aluminum 5,1 (Detailed Posts)
on: September 22, 2026, 01:24:07 PM
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You are right, I didn't think to mention that before, but yes, it was indeed FAT formatted. Perfect, I'm glad that was it. Also, the USB Disk Log was a diagnostic file that I had generated in earlier builds but I forgot that I removed it, sorry about the wild goose chase, haha. We're super close now to getting USB 2.0 working. I'm thinking maybe there was some weirdness somehow with the Tiger formatting of the drive... it's strange that even with the correct formatting, your drive still did not mount. This could just be OS 9 being picky about it. So I'd try formatting it directly in OS 9: 1) Boot without the USB drive inserted 2) Once the desktop is loaded, plug it into an on-board USB port, not the card 3) Assuming it mounts, go Special > Erase Disk... (or initialize it if asked) 4) Format as HFS or HFS+ 5) Try plugging it into the card Let's see if that works. My hope is this is the last hurdle and you'll have USB 2.0 in Mac OS 9 at that point. |
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Mac OS 9 Discussion / Mac OS 9 on Unsupported Hardware / Re: Mac OS 9 booting on: PowerBook G4 17" Aluminum 5,1 (Detailed Posts)
on: September 22, 2026, 08:56:25 AM
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