[Ardour-Users] new user--connecting Focusrite Saffire

[Paul Davis]

On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 10:57 AM, Eli Keszler <elikeszler at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just bought a  new Saffire Pro LE intreface and am trying to connect it to
> Ardour on a powerbook g4.  I seem to have gotten/configured Ardour to
> receive input from the microphones I've set up.  But, I can't get any
> playback sound.  I've seen some user discussing this problem and about
> creating an aggregate device--I'm confused as to where I should select my
> Saffire pro in the audio set up, because it comes up next to aggregate as an
> option.  In general is there step by step instructions anywhere for
> configuring an interface with Ardour--Might have missed it on the web
> site---

as is clearly indicated in http://ardour.org/first_time_osx_native the
aggregate device stuff is ONLY relevant when using a *builtin* audio
interface on an *Intel* Mac.

you choose the device that JACK will use in either JackPilot (if you
use it to start JACK before Ardour) or in the Audio Setup tab of the
dialog that shows up when you start ardour.