Due to changes in macOS, the Apogee GiO is not compatible with macOS 10.15 Catalina or higher.
However, the USB Audio portion of the device DOES WORK because it is “class-compliant” and uses an Apple CoreAudio driver that is built into macOS.
Audio input and output
All control surface and MIDI functions
Buttons or switches
Lights
For full functionality of all GiO’s features, please remain on macOS 10.14 Mojave or earlier.
Question:
Do Apogee’s current USB products (Groove, ONE for Mac, ONE for iPad & Mac, Duet 2, Duet for iPad & Mac, GiO, MiC, MiC 96k, JAM, JAM 96k, Quartet) work with the 2015/2016 12″ MacBook?
Answer:
Yes. The 2015/2016 12″ MacBook includes a USB-C port. Since USB-C uses a different size port and connector than traditional USB ‘Type A’, you will need to use an Apple USB-C to USB adapter to connect any USB device with a traditional ‘Type A’ connection, such as Apogee’s line of USB audio interfaces, to this port.
Apogee’s line of USB audio interfaces are also fully compatible with the 2016 MacBook Pro, as outlined in this post.
*It should be noted that Apogee’s Thunderbolt products will NOT work with the 2015/2016 12″ MacBook.
Click for more information on the differences between USB-C ports and Thunderbolt 3 ports.
Question:
Do Apogee’s current USB products (Groove, ONE for Mac, ONE for iPad & Mac, Duet 2, Duet for iPad & Mac, GiO, MiC, MiC 96k, JAM, JAM 96k, Quartet) work with the 2016 MacBook Pro?
Answer:
Yes. The 2016 MacBook Pro with Touch Bar includes Thunderbolt 3 ports, which can also be used to connect USB devices. Since Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C use the same size ports and cables, you will need to use an Apple USB-C to USB adapter to connect any USB device with a traditional ‘Type A’ connection, such as Apogee’s line of USB audio interfaces, to these ports.
Apogee’s line of USB audio interfaces are also fully compatible with the 2015/2016 12″ MacBook, as outlined in this post.
*It should be noted that Apogee’s Thunderbolt products will NOT work with the 2015/2016 12″ MacBook.
Click for more information on the differences between USB-C ports and Thunderbolt 3 ports.
Yes! The following products have been tested and are fully compatible with Pro Tools 12 (every version of 12):
No. The GiO is a digital audio interface as well as a USB control surface, which means it requires a MIDI driver to be installed on your computer to work correctly. This fact makes it unusable with the Core MIDI Input on the Quartet.
Workaround: Use a different USB port on the Mac or a USB Hub
No. The GiO is a digital audio interface as well as a USB control surface, which means it requires a MIDI driver to be installed on your computer to work correctly. This fact makes it unusable with the Core MIDI Input on the Duet for iPad & Mac.
Workaround: Use a different USB port on the Mac or a USB Hub
Yes, Apogee interfaces including JAM, JAM 96k, MiC, MiC 96k, GiO, Groove, Duet 2, Duet for iPad & Mac, ONE, ONE for iPad & Mac, Quartet, and Symphony I/O have been tested and work well with USB 3.0 ports.
Note-
Although Symphony I/O works as an audio interface with USB 3.0 ports, you will need to use a USB 2.0 port or a USB hub to run the Symphony I/O firmware updater.
Yes, your Apogee interface will work on a Mac booted from OSX on an external hard drive. Please note the following requirements:
Yes! GiO works with Reason, Cubase, Ableton, and any other Core Audio Compliant application.
GiO is compatible with Pro Tools 9 and up. It is not compatible with Pro Tools 8 and lower, or Pro Tools LE.