08-26-2021, 06:02 AM
If the update involves simply sending a sysex file from the Mac (using Sysex Librarian for example) to the target machine, it should all just work. Some devices need handshaking so you'd have to make sure the To and From routes are set up, but that's about it.
If you are using a 3rd party app like Arturia's MIDI Control Center, those types of updates will not work via USB through the MRCC. From what I gathered talking to Darryl and company is that it has to do with the USB port naming and protocol conventions. The App would have to be made smarter/more generic to have the user define the port rather than looking for the specific device name.
I was disappointed with this as well since I have some gear (Arturia, tc electronics, Electra One, and more) that use their own app on the Mac to communicate with their hw devices and I have to re-cable every time I want to do an update (or in the case of the tc M4000, I cannot use the remote editor).
If you are using a 3rd party app like Arturia's MIDI Control Center, those types of updates will not work via USB through the MRCC. From what I gathered talking to Darryl and company is that it has to do with the USB port naming and protocol conventions. The App would have to be made smarter/more generic to have the user define the port rather than looking for the specific device name.
I was disappointed with this as well since I have some gear (Arturia, tc electronics, Electra One, and more) that use their own app on the Mac to communicate with their hw devices and I have to re-cable every time I want to do an update (or in the case of the tc M4000, I cannot use the remote editor).