{"id":32665,"date":"2008-05-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?p=32665"},"modified":"2008-05-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-05-01T00:00:00","slug":"cubase4-mac-os-x-105-leopard-says-device-failed","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/cubase4-mac-os-x-105-leopard-says-device-failed\/","title":{"rendered":"Cubase4 in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard says &#8220;Device failed to load&#8221; when I try to choose an audio driver in VST Audio System.  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