Cannot select quality of any Core Audio output format

[DaniFilth]

Hi,

running Max under OS X 10.11, I cannot select quality settings or bitrate for any Core Audio output format in the preferences.

Encoding with the selected Core Audio output still works fine but on minimal quality setting.

[sbooth]

I can confirm this is a bug but as of yet I'm not sure what is causing it. Apparently parts of Core Audio changed in OS X 10.11 without accompanying documentation for developers.

[bryanjwilson]

Was this ever resolved? I just had this issue pop up after years of using Max with no problems! Thanks in advance!

[fortinmike]

I'm also seeing this and unfortunately it completely breaks Max for me (one of the apps I systematically install on every Mac I own). Is a fix planned for this?

I see that the last release was in 2009... but surely such a breaking bug justifies an update after all this time?

[mattn]

I'm having this problem too. This is a major disaster. If you so much as open the settings for the encoder, the settings are destroyed (you can see this by examining the preferences plist afterwards).

[mattn]

Because of this bug, Max is completely dead.

[Fuga]

On one had, it being 32 bit, mostly I'm thinking 'Meh'. But in truth, it makes me sad. I wore out Max back in the day.

It makes me wonder which sbooth apps are regularly used these days. I loved Play and both versions of Tag but turned to other apps that are supported and developed. I do still use Decibel albeit rarely.

I have this site in a batch of bookmarks I load just to check in and can not bring myself to delete it.

[Loeffler]

Because of this bug, Max is completely dead.

That's such a shame. I loved this program back in the day. Made an account to ask some questions, but what's the point...