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Digital Audio Workstation & MIDI => Audio & MIDI Hardware => Topic started by: shazbot on February 07, 2023, 02:17:15 PM

Title: Motu 828 Drivers Request
Post by: shazbot on February 07, 2023, 02:17:15 PM

Hello,

Finally got my setup all connected after many months of tinkering. Running TI Powerbook 1Ghz with a Motu 828. I also have a Liquid Saffire 56 going in via Adat. Akai S3000 (scsi'd with a Ratoc Slimscsi talking to Recycle), JV1080 and Korg Micro X all connected to an MT4. It keep loosing sync with the clock set to ADAT. Internal spot on. I could not get the the drivers off the CD (kept asking for the AudioDesk code) so had to use the MOTU FireWire Audio Control Panel Version 2.1 in the DP3.11 installer. MOTU seemed to have changed the site re legacy downloads and is only going back to Tiger. Do any of you lovely folks have the last OS9 installer for the 828 or am I on the last version already? Thank you in advance. Shazbot.

Title: Re: Motu 828 Drivers Request
Post by: smilesdavis on February 07, 2023, 02:37:51 PM

wayback only has osx

Title: Re: Motu 828 Drivers Request
Post by: refinery on February 07, 2023, 03:52:05 PM

Near the bottom of the page...
https://motu.com/techsupport/technotes/download/download_matching_downloads.html

Title: Re: Motu 828 Drivers Request
Post by: IIO on February 08, 2023, 12:20:01 AM

i can confirm that the motu legacy downloads have vanished from their site last year, but now everything is back into order. :)

Title: Re: Motu 828 Drivers Request
Post by: smilesdavis on February 08, 2023, 01:21:48 AM

Thanks I was able to grab a driver for
MIDI Express PC for my win 95 Notator Logic Audio/Cubase Audio Xt rig

Title: Re: Motu 828 Drivers Request
Post by: shazbot on February 08, 2023, 03:34:36 AM

Tops of the pops. Thank you very much - found what I needed :) Much appreciated

Title: Re: Motu 828 Drivers Request
Post by: Trace-Elliot on July 18, 2026, 04:15:42 AM

I also need the Mac OS 9 drivers for the MOTU 828 mk1; unfortunately, I haven't been able to find them online. After things didn't work out with the M-Audio FW410, I'm now trying my luck with the MOTU 828—though, unfortunately, it doesn't have MIDI ports.

Hopefully, someone can help.  :)

Title: Re: Motu 828 Drivers Request
Post by: smilesdavis on July 18, 2026, 08:30:32 AM

https://ia601500.us.archive.org/view_archive.php?archive=/24/items/motu-audio-midi/MOTU%20Audio%26MIDI.iso

OS9      2004-09-29 11:01:05   
OS9/FireWire_AUDIO      2004-09-27 10:44:06   
OS9/FireWire_AUDIO/MOTU FW Install OS9 v.3.12      2004-09-22 16:25:23   1790934
OS9/PCI_AUDIO      2004-09-27 10:49:18   
OS9/PCI_AUDIO/Install MOTU PCI OS9      2004-09-27 10:50:57   1957924
OS9/USB_MIDI      2004-09-27 11:05:52   
OS9/USB_MIDI/USB FreeMIDI 1.48 Installer      2004-09-27 10:59:10   3498392

Title: Re: Motu 828 Drivers Request
Post by: IIO on July 18, 2026, 01:05:56 PM

don´t worry, the mkII had midi, but it does not work in OS9.

Title: Re: Motu 828 Drivers Request
Post by: smilesdavis on July 19, 2026, 10:48:54 AM

we need to start collecting drivers as they become unobtanium. yamaha 01x is not in waybackmachine.

In the case of the 828 mk 1 there are drivers on macintoshgarden (as well as archive.org above)

https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/motu-firewire-software

https://cdn-data.motu.com/manuals/firewire-usb-audio/828_Manual_Mac.pdf