Motu 828 mkII / 8 Pre macOS 11 Big Sur compatibility

[12tweak]

Yes I'm aware it's getting on in years. I haven't used it in a while but last time I did it worked fine. It is the FW version so I will invest in the adapters and keep my fingers crossed.
Thanks so much for your input, Mike. I appreciate your help.

[DrewFromKC]

I've been following this thread for a couple of months as I've been in the process of reviving my bedroom studio after going back to school and not using any of my music production equipment for over 12 years. I wanted to use my MOTU 828mkII FW audio interface with my new MacBook Pro M2 as I had the Black Lion Audio mod done on it years ago. I was able to get my new M2 to see my 828mkII FW by reducing security permissions on the Mac Startup utility and installing the Motu Audio Driver v89555 (mentioned earlier in this thread). I just updated to Mac OS Ventura 13.6 with no issues. I am holding off on updating to Mac OS Sonoma as I've already received a warning on my Mac that updating to Sonoma could cause compatibility loss with the 828mkII FW. Hope this helps anyone still trying to use their 828mkII FW and thank you to Mike and the other posters on this thread for providing valuable information.

Cheers

[mikehalloran]

When the MOTU Audio Installer is Sonoma compatible, there should be no problem since so many other units take it as well including many that are still supported:

Supported

The MOTU Audio Installer installs latest drivers and software for:
4pre
828x
828mk3 Hybrid
896mk3 Hybrid
8pre
Audio Express
MicroBook IIc
Track16
UltraLite-mk3 Hybrid

Unsupported (Legacy)

The MOTU Audio Installer installs the latest drivers and software for the following legacy products:

1224
1296
2408
2408mkII
2408mk3
24i
24I/O
308
828
828mkII FW/USB
828mk3
896
896HD
896mk3 FW
HD192
MicroBook
MicroBook II
Traveler
UltraLite
UltraLite-mk3 FW