Mac Mini can I use these to run my Quad FW satellites..?

[easyrider]

Apple Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter - Business - Apple (SG)

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Thunderbolt 3 USB C to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter - Apple (UK)

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Someone on another forum is saying they are with a Mac Studio…just wanted to confirm.

 

[Rainflower]

I don’t think that the newer mac’s OS supports firewire. there is a cutoff in where the FW apollos work..you might need to check with apple to see when they stopped supporting FW..

 

[Rainflower]

i found this:

https://help.uaudio.com/hc/en-us/articles/210208926-Latest-macOS-Windows-Operating-System-Compatibility-Information#:~:text=UA%20FireWire%20products%20are%20incompatible,to%20fully%20enable%20UAD%20software

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[LesBrown]

i found this:

https://help.uaudio.com/hc/en-us/articles/210208926-Latest-macOS-Windows-Operating-System-Compatibility-Information#:~:text=UA%20FireWire%20products%20are%20incompatible,to%20fully%20enable%20UAD%20software

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Yes, I thought there was a problem with Mac OS compatibility but couldn't find the info. That article mentions:

• UA FireWire products are incompatible with macOS Big Sur and later.
• IMPORTANT: macOS requires manual configuration steps to fully enable UAD software.

....followed by different pages describing how to make it work in your particular pre-Big Sur operating sytem.

 

[MakerDP]

Apple has abandoned FireWire starting with Big Sur and beyond. If your Mini is pre-Big Sur and is Intel-based then you can use them without any problems. Otherwise, sorry nope it can't be done.

It's a bummer I know... I've got one collecting dust. I'm about to just give it to a friend who is still running an Apollo Twin on an old Trash Can Mac.

 

[David MacNeill]

It would make good sense to find an older FireWire Mac with a stable version of macOS, connect a UA FireWire Apollo and dedicate it to recording only. Probably run for decades and would cost almost nothing.