Is there a go around for a USB MIDI driver to connect my Yamaha MO 8 or my Yamaha Motif XF to my NEW Mac Mini Big Sur 11.5.2
Mac mini, OS X 10.11
Congrats on your new purchase. 🙂
To be clear, the OS in your new mini is macOS 11 Big Sur. The "point version" (as it's referred to) is 11.5.2 – still macOS 11 Big Sur.
Apple Silicon refers to the "chip" that is the foundation of the CPU. Apple Silicon is the Apple-brand product that is replacing all of the Intel-brand CPUs of the former Macs.
And "Rosetta 2" is a layer of translation, an app if you will, that allows the Apple Silicon-based Mac to run applications built for Intel Macs. These so-called "x86" apps cannot run natively on Apple Silicon, so Rosetta does a translation. Rosetta isn't installed automatically on the Apple Silicon Macs, it is triggered for installation the first time an x86 application is launched on the machine.
So, this Yamaha driver requires: OS software that is macOS 11.x.x or newer running on an Intel-based Mac OR on an Apple Silicon-based Mac that has Rosetta 2 installed (to translate).
Congrats on your new purchase. 🙂
To be clear, the OS in your new mini is macOS 11 Big Sur. The "point version" (as it's referred to) is 11.5.2 – still macOS 11 Big Sur.
Apple Silicon refers to the "chip" that is the foundation of the CPU. Apple Silicon is the Apple-brand product that is replacing all of the Intel-brand CPUs of the former Macs.
And "Rosetta 2" is a layer of translation, an app if you will, that allows the Apple Silicon-based Mac to run applications built for Intel Macs. These so-called "x86" apps cannot run natively on Apple Silicon, so Rosetta does a translation. Rosetta isn't installed automatically on the Apple Silicon Macs, it is triggered for installation the first time an x86 application is launched on the machine.
So, this Yamaha driver requires: OS software that is macOS 11.x.x or newer running on an Intel-based Mac OR on an Apple Silicon-based Mac that has Rosetta 2 installed (to translate).
Thank you hcsitas It seems although I’m not completely sure the update is for OS Mac 11 Silicon Rosetta 2 and not compatible with my OS Mac 11.5.2 Big Sur.
I was hoping there is a way around this. Yamaha has no Driver update for Big SUR yet. Not sure if they will?
Hello, Ricarroyando.
The link that @hcsitas posted above appears to me to be the correct driver for your system.
Yours is macOS 11.x on Apple Silicon and will require the installation of Rosetta to run.
MacOS should prompt you to install Rosetta when you try to run the installer for the driver (or any other compatible app that requires it).
You never know, but hopefully Yamaha will get around to releasing a native version of the drive for the Apple Silicon Macs.
Hi DI Johnson I hope your correct I just purchased my Mac Mini about 30 days ago Mac OS version 11.5.2 BIG SUR is this the same compatibility with Mac 11. Silicon Rosetta2? I thought that they are two different OS systems? Thanks again for your input.
D I Johnson thank you for the clarification. I will download the driver and give it a try!
HCSITAS Just wanted to say thank you the link worked everything’s working great really appreciate your help!
Hi DI Johnson I Just wanted to say thank you the link worked everything’s working great I really appreciate your help!
👍😉Happy to know, most welcome.
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You’re welcome.
Glad to know you worked it out. 🙂
Is there a go around for a USB MIDI driver to connect my Yamaha MO 8 or my Yamaha Motif XF to my Mac Mini Big Sur
