Over the last week we've covered lots of compatibility issues and feature updates with OS X Panther; now here's your exclusive music-centric guide to upgrading, all in one place. The good: better audio, lots of updated software from MOTU, Tascam, Edirol, BIAS, and others, including new features and new functionality from MOTU enabled by the OS the day of the release! The bad: FireWire 800 drive problems, roadblocks with compatibility. The ugly: Digidesign users are advised to stick with Jaguar for the near future.

General Information and Upgrading:

Warning: Panther Disables FireWire 800 Drives; Apple to Address Problem
Night of the Panther: Preparing for the Upgrade
OS X 10.3 Panther: A Step Forward for Audio

Confirmed and Suspected Incompatibilities:


More on Digidesign G5/10.3 Compatibility
Digidesign + Panther: Warning !!
M-Audio + Panther Incompatibility?
Alert: Panther Compatibility with BIAS Products (see fix below)

Updates and Compatibility:

MOTU Updates Drivers, DP for Panther; New Hardware Features Enabled by New OS
Peak X 4.02, Peak DV X 4.02, Peak LE X 4.02
Tascam posts Panther driver updates for US-series
Edirol updates for Panther
Make Mine MPEG-4 updated for Panther
Detour & Audio Hijack for Panther
Mac the Scope 4.1 for Panther
Ritmo 1.1 upgrade for OS X 10.3

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