Hello All,
Had nothing to do this afternoon and after the 10.14.1 new update,
i decided to put back Direct Mode on in Audirvana
It is still working with A+ 3.2.12 and Mojave 10.14.1
Hi RunHomeSlow,
just tried to use your link for High Sierra, but I got following message in terminal (chmod: Invalide file mode: -R) as I paste the “sudo chmod -R 755 IOAudioFamily.kext” . Any idea, whats wrong?
Maybe it is normal, can’t remember. I just made the text to read more clearer for people…
i can try it myself, but i’m on Mojave.
in Sierra i was doing the three lines in one shot… but some have trouble with it and not when pasting them in 3 shots ??
you can try in one shot… copy this like it:
It worked now. Thx.
The problem had been, that I did copy the text from my “Vorschau” preview.
I then opened the file in rtf, and then paste/copied and it worked.
Where could I get the original IOAudioFamily.kext file? As I replaced it, it is lost??
Any source in the net, just in case.
Also with any update of Apple for High Sierra,
you will have to do the trick again as it puts back an original .ktext
everytimes it updates macOS High Sierra or Mojave
but i sent you a link anyway.
Thanks for this. Has anyone done the kext patch for the latest version of Audirvana+ 3.5? I am not sure if you would need to, to retain access to Direct Mode.
I have resisted upgrading MacOS and Audirvana until I hear there are others enjoying Direct Mode with 3.5 Anyone tried it?
I noted the comments about the different sound of 3.5 and wonder what the procedure would be for reverting, if necessary.
Yes the patch still works with Audirvana 3.5.9 and 10.14.5.
For the better sound, you’ll have to decide if it is a + for your setup.
For reverting the real .ktext in Mojave, just copy it before replacing it with the old one,
or just wait to the next macOS update (10.14.6) that will replace the old one, and by the same time,
remove again the Direct Mode in Audirvana
After I installed Catalina in one APFS volume and Mojave in another APFS volume of my SSD, I am comparing Audirvana without Direct Mode on Catalina and Audirvana with Direct Mode on Mojave. It seems I prefer Audirvana with Direct Mode in terms of clearness and resolution of the sound although the difference is small. So, I have decided to stay on Mojave desert for a while.
Can someone please give me the “in a nutshell” version of what exactly Direct Mode does?
I run a 15" MacBook Pro (mid 2014), 2.8GHz Intel Core i7, with 16GB ram on Mojave 10.14.5.
Mostly, I use Audirvana USB out to a SMSL SU-8 DAC, into a Sony STR-DE925 Receiver and out to a pair of JBL Northridge N28s.
For my money, the music always sounds great.
Question is… what is Direct Mode, do I need it, and will it make this particular setup any better?
It “simply” bypass the Apple Core Audio, which means that Audirvana does all the audio work. The core audio is the deepest layer of audio treatment on macOS.
I try with & without, i prefer with (direct mode i mean), the sound is better, sorry i don’t have the words in english, but clearer, more spatial and defined.
The trick is done in 10 minutes, so try for yourself that’s the best way