That did occur to me but thank you for the idea. Unfortunately for me it still didn't work. See below:
keithkaiser@Apparatus ~ % direwolf -c /Users/keithkaiser/direwolf-NEW.conf -t O
Dire Wolf version 1.6
Includes optional support for:? hamlib
?
Reading config file /Users/keithkaiser/direwolf-NEW.conf
Audio input device for receive: USB Audio CODEC:3? (channel 0)
Audio out device for transmit: USB Audio CODEC:2? (channel 0)
Number of devices = 5
--------------------------------------- device #2
Name? ? ? ? = "USB Audio CODEC "
Host API? ? = Core Audio
Max inputs? = 0
Max outputs = 2
--------------------------------------- device #3
Name? ? ? ? = "USB Audio CODEC "
Host API? ? = Core Audio
Max inputs? = 2
Max outputs = 0
Requested Input Audio Device not found USB Audio CODEC.
Pointless to continue without audio device.
keithkaiser@Apparatus ~ %?
?