Panther Ate My Music?, Synchronization error in Logic 6 Options

[dgrotbo]

I'm a new user (started with Logic 6 Big Box, an old Yamaha keyboard that I use as a MIDI controller and a Tascam US-122 interface) who decided to trade up to Logic Pro 7. First step was to upgrade to Panther. After doing so - I could not get any sound out of my old Logic 6 songs. I just get the error message with something about not being able to synchronize audi and MIDI tracks. It looks like Logic may not be communicating with my keyboard.

Somebody told me I need to update "the drivers." I tried updating the US-122 drivers, but still no sound. Logic seems to recognize the US-122 (it shows up in the audio preferences menu). Did Panther do something to my settings that I need to restore or do I need to reset something else. Sorry if this is a dumb question, but I did not find anything about this using the search function. Thanks for any help you can provide.

I have postponed my Logic Pro upgrade until I figure out what happened to my Logic 6 which was working just fine before Panther came along.

[dgrotbo]

Since i-tunes is not working either -- could it be as simple as updating the US-122 drivers to work with Panther?

[lepetitmartien]

Let's try something wicked and unmerciful

Are you on an admin account on OS X?
If not, create one for music, install everything, do your stuff in the audio system preferences and in audio midi set up, repair permissions and try.

Go to /library/cache and trash com.apple.Components.LocalCache.AudioComponents
(it'll be recreated at restart)
Then go to ~/library/preferences and trash com.apple.audio.AudioMIDISetup.plist (you'll have to remake your set up)
While you're into the 2 libray folders, try to find the US-122 driver, make sure you have only one copy, at the relevant folder of the root library folder.
Repair permissions.
Once done, shut down the mac, wait and start it up again. remake the set up in system preferences, audio midi setup and logic…

(hypothesis: either a pref/cache file is corrupted in some way, or the driver is misplaced)

[dgrotbo]

Um, this is why it's tough to be (or to try to help?) a newbie. My laptop is not connected to the internet (maybe if it were, I would not have had these troubles?) and so I have to take to the local Apple Store to access the internet. Last night I uploaded the most recent US-122 drivers from the Tascam website.

When I launched Logic Pro - guess what? It seems to be working fine. I can access all of the software instruments, the old Logic 6 songs play just fine and I can record audio and MIDI tracks.

Sorry for taking up so much precious real estate in these forums, but I was really frustrated and anxious about getting my setup working again.

Thanks for all your help.

Regards,

Mike Goodson