Lynx Core Audio Driver Build 54 for OS X Released

Lynx Studio Technology is proud to announce the availability of the Lynx CoreAudio Driver Build 54 for OS X. The driver may be downloaded from Lynx_OSX_54.zip.

Installation Notes

1. If you installed a previous version of this driver, please uninstall it first. To uninstall the driver, please download the Lynx OS X Driver Uninstaller application and run it. Once you have uninstalled the previous driver, please be sure to restart your computer before installing the newer version.
2. Double-click on the ZIP file to decompress the OS X driver package.
3. Double-click on the Lynx_OSX.pkg file to start the driver installation process.
4. Simply follow the instructions presented. You will be prompted for your administrator password and you must enter the password to install the driver.

Starting with OS X 10.7, the Preferences folder is now marked as Read-Only by default. This prevents Lynx Mixer from saving the last known scene so that upon restarting the computer it can be restored. To fix this, you must manually change /Library/Preferences to allow Read-Write to everyone.

Revision History

Version 1.0 Build 54   August 1, 2012

1. Added full support for OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion).  Installer is now digitally signed (which is required by OS X 10.8).
2. Installer can now change from one channel mode to another (16/24/32) without rebooting the computer.  Please note that you may need to uninstall the previous driver using the Lynx OS X Driver Uninstaller (see link above) before installing this driver to allow the channel mode change without reboot feature to work properly.
3. Added support for 24-channel mode.
4. Lynx Mixer now supports 16/24/32-channel mode and shows all controls for each mode.  The channel mode currently selected is shown in About Lynx Mixer.
5. Audio/MIDI Setup can now control the output volumes, output mutes, input mutes and feed-through mutes.  This allows the user to change these controls without launching Lynx Mixer (and also allows applications other than Lynx Mixer to change these controls).
6. Lynx Mixer now saves/restores all 32-channels upon exiting Lynx Mixer which allows channels 17-32 to remember the input routing through a reboot.
7. Increased the number of active devices to match the maximum number of devices available (except for 4X rates where it maxes out at 8 devices / 16 channels).  Previously it was set to 8; 8 and 4.

Since only the AES16e (as well as -SRC and -50) can be used directly with a Mac Pro or Magma ExpressBox, testing for the LynxTWO/L22/AES16 is no longer being done.  It is possible that Lynx Mixer would have an issue with the LynxTWO/L22/AES16 and the driver would still function properly.  

Also, make sure you have Uninstalled the older driver so the old Lynx Mixer isn't still being used as that would certainly cause an issue.

That is probably best for now.  There were no significant changes for Build 54 if you are staying on OS X 10.7 and PCI.  I just tested an AES16 (PCI) with Build 54 and the Mixer came up, but with the wrong outputs page (it came up with the AES16e outputs page).  That will be corrected for the next version of the driver.  For what it is worth, I'm testing with an old Magma expansion chassis.


Edited by David A Hoatson - August/16/2012 at 3:54pm

I already have the Lynx Mixer fixed for the AES16 and L22.  Send an Email to support@lynxstudio.com and we can send you the fixed Lynx Mixer.

Just emailed you the link.

Thanks for the update.  Glad it is working for you.