M-audio Firewire 1814 Driver Mac Official

There is no active open-source driver for the FireWire 1814 on modern macOS. Unlike RME or Focusrite, M-Audio did not release hardware specs to the public. Some users have reported success using with Windows 10, and the legacy Windows FireWire driver (the “Legacy OHCI” driver trick) works perfectly. The 1814 is rock-solid on Windows 10 if you have FireWire hardware.

If you attempt Option 3 (CoreAudio limited mode) on a modern Mac, here is the adapter chain required:

M-Audio officially stopped releasing drivers for the FireWire 1814 after .

The 1814 was a legendary interface, but on macOS, its FireWire has run out.

Note: This chain works only on Intel Macs for generic audio. On Apple Silicon, FireWire over Thunderbolt is not supported at all for audio devices.