Mac OS 9 Lives

Digital Audio Workstation & MIDI => Audio & MIDI Hardware => Topic started by: supernova777 on April 09, 2015, 04:37:23 PM

Title: Apogee Minime (2003) supports mac os 9!
Post by: supernova777 on April 09, 2015, 04:37:23 PM

found something i missed!!  :o

(http://media.soundonsound.com/sos/jun03/images/apogeeminime1.gif)
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jun03/articles/apogeeminime.asp
Two-channel Preamp & A-D Converter

http://www.apogeedigital.com/drivers/MINI-ME/
http://www.apogeedigital.com/drivers/MINI-ME/apogee_usb_mac_v2_09.sit

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The USB connector allows direct interface with Windows PC and Apple Macintosh systems, although only at 44.1kHz and 48kHz sample rates.

Title: Re: Apogee Minime (2003) supports mac os 9!
Post by: Protools5LEGuy on September 02, 2015, 12:02:21 PM

Are these drivers the Ploytec OS9 ones?

Title: Re: Apogee Minime (2003) supports mac os 9!
Post by: MacTron on September 02, 2015, 01:01:18 PM

Quote from: Protools5LEGuy on September 02, 2015, 12:02:21 PM

Are these drivers the Ploytec OS9 ones?

No, they aren't, AFAIK:

Title: Re: Apogee Minime (2003) supports mac os 9!
Post by: rvense on August 15, 2026, 03:18:32 PM

I just got one of these (200 screwroes). Haven't plugged it into my OS 9 Macs yet, but listening to an old track of mine from my modern machine, the playback quality on headphones is astounding. It requires external power, output is mini-jack only and you have to use the XLRs for line-level in (the jacks have gain for bass/guitar DI according to the manual) so it's maybe less convenient than many other USB interfaces, but it cost six times what an M-Audio USB Audiophile did and I think there might be a reason.

Title: Re: Apogee Minime (2003) supports mac os 9!
Post by: IIO on August 15, 2026, 05:46:11 PM

the current situation (europe) is acceptable, you can get the ME for 200 and a replacement PSU for 20.

however, for the same price you can already get the ensemble, which is a firewire, 10 in 12 out.

only thing missing would be OS9 support. :)

so to use an emsemble, you would need to run a motu or digi interface in addition and connect the ensemble in standalone mode to the motu via adat.

it limits you to 8/8 at 44 kHz but you will get a great sounding interface for some 450 euro total.

and of course you can also use the motu´s in and out channels in addition.

in theory that combo, motu mk II and apogee ensemble, can be daisychained 4 times for a total of 80 inputs (at 44 kHz).
in practice, the firewire port of a G4 will quickly get hot from all the distribution work, mainly because of the lack of preemptive multitasking of OS9, so using only 2 is more safe.

Title: Re: Apogee Minime (2003) supports mac os 9!
Post by: cyberish on August 16, 2026, 02:40:07 AM

Does the Firewire option card replacing the USB connectivity on the Mini-Me still make it run under Mac OS 9?

Title: Re: Apogee Minime (2003) supports mac os 9!
Post by: IIO on August 17, 2026, 10:10:16 AM

nope, not supported.