I built a macOS native AVB network for my studio using two Macs and a NETGEAR switch. It took a while but it is now rock solid. Here's how I did it
Well that was one hell of a journey! I wanted Pro Tools audio from one Mac sent to OBS on another with the lowest latency I could get. macOS has a native AVB stack and my NETGEAR M4250 supports AVB natively, so I went for it.
How come so much of this is undocumented? In the end I got it working though and it is rock solid, instantly available and persistent, and gives me all the options I was looking for.
I can now have all my audio tracking into one Mac, listen through my studio monitors, and simultaneously send the 2-bus to the other Mac where it is combined with PTZ camera feeds for streaming.
I posted the journey, long form, on Medium. [Here is the Medium post](https://medium.com/@thebluesage/several-days-of-pain-to-get-macos-native-avb-working-between-two-macs-over-a-netgear-m4250-heres-10de9a35c761). There are some things I never figured out that I put in the post and I'd love to hear if anyone found a way. How many long roads did I take lol? Let me know :)