Jul 22, 2012 I have two MOTU HD 896 HD 8 channel mic pre firewire interfaces. The MOTU 24 io I'm thinking of grabbing has 24 io line only, and it's a PCI-e interface. Can I use all this stuff at once on a Mac pro and get 40 inputs of simultaneous tracking? This is something I'll be handing off to my already overloaded engineer. This install provides compatibility updates for Mac Intel processors, OS 10.5, and is compatible with OSX versions back to OSX 10.4.x. Installer contains a driver update for the MOTU 828, 896. Page 45: Choosing The Motu Firewire Asio Driver MOTU FireWire ASIO driver. Check the audio system or audio hardware configuration window in your software. There will Figure 6-2: Activating the 896HD FireWire ASIO driver in Nuendo and be a menu there that lets you choose among Cubase.
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I upgraded the hard drive on my wife's late 2009 imac 27' this week, and am getting things sorted out. I did a clean install of Mac OS High Sierra 10.13.1 (I think). Downloaded the latest MOTU Audio and MIDI drivers, and checked the security settings to allow them to load (they did.) However, her 828 Mkii firewire is still not being recognized. Seems I saw some mention from MOTU some time ago about incompatibility of firewire with some Mac OS, but couldn't find anything recent on it from MOTU tech FAQ's. So, is this interface compatible with High Sierra, and if not, what is the most recent Mac OS I can use? Kind of hate to downgrade the OS since it is working great otherwise, but don't really want to get another interface. I suppose I could get a cheap USB interface and ADAT link the 828 into that, but that's probably not a great idea either.
Motu 896hd Driver Mac
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Apple has released macOS® Catalina (version 10.15). As of March 22, 2020, currently supported MOTU products are compatible with macOS Catalina.
If you have any questions about this information, please contact MOTU customer service or technical support.
Last updated March 22, 2020
Digital Performer and Performer Lite
Digital Performer 10.11 is compatible with macOS Catalina. Please note that you may see an alert when you first launch DP, which you can ignore and click OK to dismiss. For further information, please read this Apple tech note.
Earlier versions of DP are not officially qualified for macOS Catalina, although DP 10.01 appears to run fine under macOS Catalina.
Some third-party audio plug-ins may not be compatible with Digital Performer when running on macOS Catalina. If you are experiencing issues, try removing the plug-in from your system, or try disabling all third-party plug-ins (safe mode).
Performer Lite
Performer Lite 10.12 is compatible with macOS Catalina.
Some third-party audio plug-ins may not be compatible with Performer Lite when running on macOS Catalina. If you are experiencing issues, try removing the plug-in from your system, or try disabling all third-party plug-ins (safe mode).
MOTU virtual instruments (MachFive, etc.)
MachFive, Ethno Instrument, BPM, Electric Keys and Symphonic Instrument appear to be compatible with macOS Catalina, in the same fashion they have been compatible with other recent macOS versions. Be sure to download and install the latest License Manager from iLok.com. Final compatibility testing is still on-going.
M2 and M4
The new M2 and M4 bus-powered USB audio interfaces are compatible with macOS Catalina. They are USB audio class compliant for plug-and-play operation with no driver installation needed. However, a driver is available that provides lower latency peformance and loopback channels under macOS Catalina.
MOTU Pro Audio interfaces
The Pro Audio models listed below are compatible with macOS Catalina. Be sure to download and install the very latest shipping drivers for 10.15. You must install these latest drivers before you can use your MOTU product listed below with macOS Catalina.
PLEASE NOTE: if you are installing MOTU hardware drivers on your macOS Catalina system for the first time, please read this tech note for important information about enabling the driver in your system's security settings. This procedure is not necessary if the driver has already been installed in your macOS Catalina system and you are merely updating it.
112D
Stage-B16
624
8A
M64
8D
MIDI interfaces
The MIDI interface models listed below are compatible with macOS Catalina. Be sure to download and install the very latest shipping drivers for 10.15. You must install these latest drivers before you can use your MOTU product listed below with macOS Catalina.
If you are installing MOTU hardware drivers on your macOS Catalina system for the first time, please read this tech note for important information about enabling the driver in your system's security settings. This procedure is not necessary if the driver has already been installed in your macOS Catalina system and you are merely updating it.
micro express
micro lite
USB and 'Hybrid' audio interfaces
The USB and 'Hybrid' interface models listed below are compatible with macOS Catalina. Be sure to download and install the very latest shipping drivers for 10.15. You must install these latest drivers before you can use your MOTU product listed below with macOS Catalina.
Motu 896hd Drivers For Mac
If you are installing MOTU hardware drivers on your macOS Catalina system for the first time, please read this tech note for important information about enabling the driver in your system's security settings. This procedure is not necessary if the driver has already been installed in your macOS Catalina system and you are merely updating it.