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I have a mixer Mackie ONYX 1640 with a firewire card. I used to plug it in old computers with the firewire port. Now I have a Mac Mini (M1 2020) with Big Sur 11.6. Is there an adapter in the market?
Adattatore Apple da Thunderbolt a FireWire - Apple (IT)
Does this work?
Mac mini, macOS 11.6
Hi, I've got the same mixer and used to connect it to the USB-C port on my MBP. This was done through two adapters. A Firewire to thunderbolt, and thunderbolt to USB-C adapter. This used to work, but now it doesn't anymore, my Mac doesn't react to the connection anymore.
Do you have any updates on if this works for you now and how you fixed it?
Thx!
The later M chip macs do not support firewire. Apple are fading out firewire support even though there are 1000’s of professionals still using firewire. I reverted back to my 2018 Mac mini after finding out my Allen Heath zed r16 wouldn’t work with my Mac mini studio. Don’t rely on the staff in Apple stores they aren’t given enough product training.
Hello Robert_James_Hanrahan,
As we mentioned earlier, you'll want to verify which cable and adapter are needed with the manufacturer of the device. This will prevent guessing which accessories to purchase, and the advice is from who knows their own products best.
Contact a third-party vendor - Apple Support
All the best.
> M chip macs do not support firewire
My son recently imported from a DV camcorder (Sony TRV320E D8) via Firewire and those Apple's adapters to MacBook Pro 16-inch M1 to Final Cut Pro (Sonoma).
DV import to Sonoma still works - Apple Community
Hi Robert_James_Hanrahan,
Thank you for participating in the Apple Support Communities. We understand you're looking for a compatible adapter for your Mackie ONYX 1640 FireWire and your Mac mini. Your best bet would be to contact Mackie and ask them which adapters work with their products. This could save you the trouble of purchasing the wrong thing. You can contact them here: Mackie Support.
Take care.
Basically if I connect the Mackie ONYX 1640 mixer using a 800 to 400 firewire cable to the 400 to USB adapter cable and then I connect it to the MAC it should work?
I have Big Sur 11.6 and a MAC MINI (M1 2020).
So I've got a little further. This doesn't work on my 2021 MBP, but I connected my 2018 MBP in the same configuration, and this did recognize the Mackie Onyx 1640 mixer with firewire card. So there is nothing broken. The 2018 MBP has High Sierra on it, the 2021 has Sonoma. Would this be the thing? Or would it be hardware?
I believe it’s a problem from OS X Ventura and above. Would be great if support could be back for FireWire Audio. Lots of people having these issues I read.
Mackie ONYX 1640 Firewire --> USB
