conanthewarrior Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 Hi everyone, I have a old Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 that I have been using with my new M1 14 inch MacBook Pro, I haven't had any issues until today. I am using it with an adapter from standard USB to thunderbolt/usb 3 size. Today I thought on a video the voices sounded odd, then got a notification on Facebook and that was also down tuned. If I put YouTube to 1.25 speed it sounded about right. I restarted the Mac and also changed from the right thunderbolt/USB port to one on the left and it has gone away. Has anyone else had this issue? I know my interface is old but it works, so wondered if this is a one off or something I need to look into as I only got the Mac recently. Thank you all, Conan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 Anything is possible with USB and adapters. Could be a random thing. If it starts happening more often, then it can be a hardware issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analogika Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 Anything is possible with USB and adapters. Explain please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 Anything is possible with USB and adapters. Explain please. Adapters can be unpredictable. I've seen more issues with adapters than with dedicated cables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analogika Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 Explain please. Adapters can be unpredictable. Sometimes they work perfectly, sometimes they don't. Just like with any cable. Ah, okay, just the general feeling that weird things happen, then? I definitely concur. Though my Metric Halo MIO 2882 was more of a diva under Firewire than she is now. I was hoping you might perhaps have a slightly more technical explanation for what appears to have been a sample rate mismatch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 I was hoping you might perhaps have a slightly more technical explanation for what appears to have been a sample rate mismatch. Not enough of a tech geek to explain it. I've seen more issues with USB not communicating correctly with audio interfaces than Firewire or PCIe. YMMV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conanthewarrior Posted April 16, 2022 Author Share Posted April 16, 2022 Anything is possible with USB and adapters.Could be a random thing. If it starts happening more often, then it can be a hardware issue. Ok thank you for helping and explaining. When I pulled out the cable, the actual in built audio was fine on the Mac, so it must have been the interface or adapter. I didn't realise they could cause issue, I will have to get a new interface when I can afford it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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