Hi all,

I upgraded to a Mac Studio with M2 Max one month ago. Installing the FF400 drivers and connecting via TB3->TB2->FW800->FW400 worked without any problems. I was super happy that my dear Fireface 400 worked absolutely flawlessly, with 3.41, 1.71 drivers/firmware. I made three new tracks with Ableton Live 11 and newest version of my 3rd party plugins and was super happy as this new machine seems to have endless power.

Three days ago I upgraded and installed Native Instruments Komplete 14. I used a instance of Reaktor with Forms and could finish my track and record it without any problems. Then the next day, my system started to produce audio glitches when playing around with another instance of Traktor (Forms) although system monitoring only showed 20 % CPU load. I first thought, ok, maybe NI Reaktor is the problem and started a new project only with 2 plugins I used before, when everything was working fine.  The glitches now occur randomly when working with Ableton, also with only three active tracks. The CPU meter stays at e.g. 2% load and doesn't change when the audio glitches happen. So, the NI plugin seems not to be the problem.

This problem is driving me crazy. It seams not to appear when using other audio apps, e.g. Apple Music. And it is not related to CPU load, as I also checked with activity monitor. No spikes in CPU, memory or whatsoever when the glitches appear. I checked the connection of every cable and adaptor. The PSU of the FF400 is completely new. Has anybody have a similar setup like me or facing the same issue?

Thanks,
Timo