It's absolutely okay not to know the details, or not to be an "IT nerd". It is also absolutely okay to ask questions and ask for help. But for me it is not okay to make insinuations against others due to ignorance, to condemn them and to spread dangerous half-knowledge. By this I am referring to your statement to recommend old systems.
"...Use macs for makin music (and stay offline, period) nothing else..."
The information that you operate your devices offline came only after my post. I don't know your workflow. But most people work online.
"...And now i have to investigate about kernel and driverkit bulls*it!..."
Apple alone has already introduced the System Extensions (DriverKit) in 2020 (for a good reason, and people like you seem to be).
The kernel extensions can still be used with all macOS and processor variants. Since Ventura/Sonoma (ARM/Intel) Macs, Apple "forces" users to explicitly allow 3rd-party signed extensions in the SIP Settings. To limit accidental malware by users. It is a matter of time before Apple blocks Kernel Extensions completely.
The differences and functionality are clearly explained in the video. Apple explains it in deeper detail on their support pages - but that's too much here.
I therefore don't understand your displeasure with RME or any other company which provides both variants. Instead of being happy to be able to decide (still) by yourself, you behave like an angry customer in the supermarket who insults the cashier that there are red and green apples. Nowhere does it say which of them are healthier...
"btw: Mind your own frigging business!"
I provoked to make you think. all good!
"True that! And without this forum no one would have any idea wich driver he has to download! Is it to much asking for information about the issue on the download section site?"
Ahem..."No one..." I think it's just you yourself.
Both, the link to the video and an installation guide are displayed thick and bold on the main website. If you click on downloads. First and third picture.
https://www.rme-audio.com/downloads.html
"...The problems i got obviously began with ventura on a second hand bought mac mini...
... I am quite shocked that my beloved RME hardware that NEVER had any hiccup in the past began to run unstable..."
You have never described concrete details of what exactly is unstable.
Which unit, what type of driver, which version, which system is installed on. How could you be seriously helped?
"Is it fair to say that ventura is categorically no good? RME statet under the video that under sonoma everything will be fine?"
No one has said that Ventura is categorically bad.
"As a (personal) rule of thump it is not suggested to use the latest OSX"
Exactly. It's your "personal" rule. Many people think different.
"(still waiting for a Roland silicon Integra-7 editor)"
For Integra-7, there exist drivers for both Intel and Silicon Macs. And the AU and VST3 plugins for the Integra-7 Editor (v2.0.5) run on both architectures in Logic, and Cubase, etc.
In Sonoma, too. Sure, (Like all x_64-only plugins, Integra must be validated in Rosetta mode on Silicon Macs). And if Roland has not managed to adapt the plugins after 4 years since Silicon was released in 2020 - you can wait, but i think they will never do it (consider the Integra-7 was introduced in 2012)...
"is it better to downgrade to monterey and use the kernel driver(wich runs super stable) or to update to sonoma an use the driverkit?"
As I said, it's up to you! From MacOS 11, there are both driver variants. My suggestion is: if you use older Hardware, with low resources, kexts could be a better choice, as they are directly implemented into the kernel, resulting in lower security and stability. SystemExtensions are the opposite of this. But there is no general rule. How would it be to try it out?
And if there are problems, describe the problem in a friendly way and as detailed as possible.
regards, maggie
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