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FireWire audio interfaces — chronological list

Mac driver legend: Mac OS 9 Mac OS X

2000–2004

Date	Manufacturer	Model	Type	Host	Mac support	Source
2000	PreSonus	FIREstation	Rack interface	mLAN / FireWire	Mac OS 9 Mac OS X	—
2001	Metric Halo	Mobile I/O 2882	Rack/desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS 9 Mac OS X	—
2001	MOTU	828	Rack interface	FireWire	Mac OS 9 Mac OS X	—
2001	MOTU	896	Rack interface	FireWire	Mac OS 9 Mac OS X	—
Jul 2002	Digidesign	Digi 002 Console	Control surface/interface	FireWire	Mac OS 9 Mac OS X	—
ca. 2002	Metric Halo	Mobile I/O ULN-2	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS 9 Mac OS X	source
May 2003	Digidesign	Digi 002 Rack	Rack interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
2003	M-Audio	FireWire 410	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS 9 Mac OS X	—
ca. 2003	TASCAM	FW-1884	Control surface/interface	FireWire	Mac OS 9 Mac OS X	—
ca. 2004	ESI	QuataFire 610	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
2004	M-Audio	FireWire 1814	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS 9 Mac OS X	—
2004	M-Audio	FireWire Audiophile	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS 9 Mac OS X	—
Nov 2004	M-Audio	FireWire Solo	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS 9 Mac OS X	source
2004	MOTU	828mkII	Rack interface	FireWire	Mac OS 9 Mac OS X	—
2004	MOTU	896HD	Rack interface	FireWire	Mac OS 9 Mac OS X	—
ca. 2004	MOTU	Traveler	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS 9 Mac OS X	—
2004	RME	Fireface 800	Rack interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
2004	Roland / Edirol	FA-101	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS 9 Mac OS X	—
2004–2005	Roland / Edirol	FA-66	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
ca. 2004	TASCAM	FW-1084	Control surface/interface	FireWire	Mac OS 9 Mac OS X	source
2004	TerraTec	PHASE 24 FW	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS X 10.3.4+	source
ca. 2004	TerraTec	PHASE 88 Rack FW	Rack interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
2004	Yamaha	01X	Mixer/interface	mLAN / FireWire	Mac OS 9 Mac OS X	—
2004	Yamaha	i88X	Rack interface	mLAN / FireWire	Mac OS 9 Mac OS X	—

2005–2007

Date	Manufacturer	Model	Type	Host	Mac support	Source
ca. 2005	Alesis	MultiMix 12 FireWire	Mixer/interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2005	Alesis	MultiMix 8 FireWire	Mixer/interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2005	Behringer	F-Control Audio FCA202	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2005	CME	UF400e	Keyboard/interface module	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
2005	Echo	AudioFire 12	Rack interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
Mar 2005	Echo	AudioFire 8	Rack/desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
2005	Focusrite	Saffire	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
ca. 2005	Hercules	16/12 FW	Rack/desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2005	M-Audio	Ozonic	Keyboard/interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
2005	M-Audio	ProjectMix I/O	Control surface/interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
ca. 2005	Miglia	HarmonyAudio	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
2005	Phonic	Helix Board 18 FireWire	Mixer/interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2005	PreSonus	FIREBOX	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
ca. 2005	PreSonus	FIREPOD	Rack interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
Oct 2005	PreSonus	Inspire 1394	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
Apr 2005	TerraTec	PHASE X24 FW	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
2006	Alesis	iO\|14	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
2006	Alesis	iO\|26	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
2006	Alesis	MultiMix 16 FireWire	Mixer/interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
Sep 2006	Digidesign	Mbox 2 Pro	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2006	ESI	QuataFire XL	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
2006	Focusrite	Saffire LE	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
2006	Focusrite	Saffire Pro 26 I/O	Rack interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
Aug 2006	M-Audio	ProFire Lightbridge	Digital I/O interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
ca. 2006	Mackie	Onyx 1200F	Rack interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
2006	Mackie	Onyx 400F	Rack interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
ca. 2006	MOTU	8pre	Rack interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
2006	MOTU	UltraLite	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
ca. 2006	Phonic	Firefly 808	Rack interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2006	Phonic	Helix Board 12 FireWire MKII	Mixer/interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2006	Phonic	Helix Board 18 FireWire MKII	Mixer/interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2006	Phonic	Helix Board 24 FireWire MKII	Mixer/interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
2006	RME	Fireface 400	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
2006	TASCAM	FW-1082	Control surface/interface	FireWire	MacOS X 10.2.8+	source
ca. 2006	TASCAM	FW-1804	Rack interface	FireWire	Mac OS 9 Mac OS X	—
ca. 2006	TC Electronic	Digital Konnekt x32	Digital I/O interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2006	TC Electronic	Konnekt 8	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2006	TC Electronic	Konnekt Live	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
2006	Yamaha	GO44	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
Apr 2006	Yamaha	GO46	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
2007	Apogee	Duet (FireWire)	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2007	ART	TubeFire 8	Rack interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2007	Digidesign	Digi 003 Console	Control surface/interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
ca. 2007	Digidesign	Digi 003 Rack	Rack interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
Feb 2007	Echo	AudioFire 2	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
2007	Echo	AudioFire 4	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
ca. 2007	Ecler	EVO 5	DJ mixer/interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
2007	Focusrite	Saffire Pro 10 I/O	Rack interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
Jan 2007	Korg	ZERO4	DJ mixer/interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
Jan 2007	Korg	ZERO8	DJ mixer/interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
2007	M-Audio	NRV10	Mixer/interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2007	Mackie	d.2 Pro	DJ mixer/interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
ca. 2007	Mackie	d.4 Pro	DJ mixer/interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
2007	Mackie	Satellite	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
ca. 2007	Mackie	U.420	Mixer/interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
ca. 2007	Mackie	U.420d	DJ mixer/interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
2007	Phonic	Firefly 302	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
ca. 2007	PreSonus	FireStudio 26x26	Rack interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
ca. 2007	PreSonus	FireStudio Project	Rack interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
2007	Prism Sound	Orpheus	Rack interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2007	TAPCO	Link.FireWire	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
2007	TC Electronic	Konnekt 24D	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
ca. 2007	TC Electronic	Studio Konnekt 48	Rack/interface system	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
2007	Yamaha	n8	Mixer/interface	mLAN / FireWire	Mac OS X	source

2008–2010

Date	Manufacturer	Model	Type	Host	Mac support	Source
Dec 2008	Alesis	MasterControl	Control surface/interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
2008	Allen & Heath	ZED-R16	Mixer/interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2008	Apogee	Ensemble (FireWire)	Rack interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
ca. 2008	Digidesign	Digi 003 Rack+	Rack interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
2008	ESI	DuaFire	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
2008	M-Audio	ProFire 2626	Rack interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
ca. 2008	M-Audio	ProFire 610	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
2008	MOTU	828mk3	Rack interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
ca. 2008	MOTU	896mk3	Rack interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
ca. 2008	MOTU	Traveler-mk3	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
ca. 2008	MOTU	UltraLite-mk3	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
ca. 2008	Phonic	Firefly 302 Plus	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2008	Phonic	Firefly 808 Universal	Rack interface	FireWire + USB 2.0	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2008	Phonic	Helix Board 12 Universal	Mixer/interface	FireWire + USB 2.0	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2008	Phonic	Helix Board 18 Universal	Mixer/interface	FireWire + USB 2.0	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2008	Phonic	Helix Board 24 Universal	Mixer/interface	FireWire + USB 2.0	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2008	PreSonus	FireStudio Tube	Rack interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
2008	PreSonus	StudioLive 16.4.2	Digital mixer/interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
2008	Steinberg	MR816 CSX	Rack interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
2008	Steinberg	MR816 X	Rack interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
ca. 2008	TC Electronic	Desktop Konnekt 6	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
2008	Yamaha	n12	Mixer/interface	mLAN / FireWire	Mac OS X	—
ca. 2009	Echo	AudioFire Pre8	Rack interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2009	Focusrite	Saffire Liquid 56	Rack interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
2009	Focusrite	Saffire Pro 24	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
2009	Focusrite	Saffire Pro 24 DSP	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
2009	Focusrite	Saffire Pro 40	Rack interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
2009	Lexicon	I-ONIX FW810S	Rack interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
ca. 2009	Mackie	Onyx 1220i	Mixer/interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
ca. 2009	Mackie	Onyx 1620i	Mixer/interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
ca. 2009	Mackie	Onyx 1640i	Mixer/interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
ca. 2009	Mackie	Onyx 820i	Mixer/interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
ca. 2009	Metric Halo	LIO-8	Rack/desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2009	Metric Halo	ULN-8	Rack/desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2009	PreSonus	FireStudio Lightpipe	Digital I/O interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
ca. 2009	PreSonus	FireStudio Mobile	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2010	Allen & Heath	ZED-R24	Mixer/interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
Oct 2010	Focusrite	Saffire Pro 14	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
ca. 2010	Midas	Venice F16	Mixer/interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2010	Midas	Venice F24	Mixer/interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2010	Midas	Venice F32	Mixer/interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2010	PreSonus	StudioLive 24.4.2	Digital mixer/interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2010	TC Electronic	Impact Twin	Desktop interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—

2011–2015

Date	Manufacturer	Model	Type	Host	Mac support	Source
2011	Mackie	Onyx Blackbird	Rack interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	—
ca. 2011	MOTU	4pre	Desktop interface	FireWire + USB 2.0	Mac OS X	—
2011	MOTU	828mk3 Hybrid	Rack interface	FireWire + USB 2.0	Mac OS X	—
2011	MOTU	896mk3 Hybrid	Rack interface	FireWire + USB 2.0	Mac OS X	—
2011	MOTU	Audio Express	Desktop interface	FireWire + USB 2.0	Mac OS X	—
ca. 2011	MOTU	Traveler-mk3 Hybrid	Desktop interface	FireWire + USB 2.0	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2011	MOTU	UltraLite-mk3 Hybrid	Desktop interface	FireWire + USB 2.0	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2011	PreSonus	StudioLive 16.0.2	Digital mixer/interface	FireWire	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2011	RME	Fireface UFX	Rack interface	FireWire + USB 2.0	Mac OS X	—
ca. 2012	Behringer	FIREPOWER FCA1616	Rack interface	FireWire + USB 2.0	Mac OS X	source
Jan 2012	Behringer	FIREPOWER FCA610	Desktop interface	FireWire + USB 2.0	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2012	Behringer	XENYX UFX1204	Mixer/interface	FireWire + USB 2.0	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2012	Behringer	XENYX UFX1604	Mixer/interface	FireWire + USB 2.0	Mac OS X	source
Dec 2012	MOTU	Track16	Desktop interface	FireWire + USB 2.0	Mac OS X	—
2012	RME	Fireface UCX	Desktop interface	FireWire + USB 2.0	Mac OS X	—
2012	Universal Audio	Apollo	Rack interface	FireWire; Thunderbolt option	Mac OS X	—
2013	PreSonus	StudioLive 16.4.2AI	Digital mixer/interface	FireWire 800	Mac OS X	source
2013	PreSonus	StudioLive 24.4.2AI	Digital mixer/interface	FireWire 800	Mac OS X	source
2013	PreSonus	StudioLive 32.4.2AI	Digital mixer/interface	FireWire 800	Mac OS X	source
2014	PreSonus	StudioLive RM16AI	Rack mixer/interface	FireWire 800	Mac OS X	source
2014	PreSonus	StudioLive RM32AI	Rack mixer/interface	FireWire 800	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2014	RME	Fireface 802	Rack interface	FireWire + USB 2.0	Mac OS X	—
2015	PreSonus	StudioLive RML16AI	Rack mixer/interface	FireWire 800	Mac OS X	source
2015	PreSonus	StudioLive RML32AI	Rack mixer/interface	FireWire 800	Mac OS X	source

Systems requiring an optional FireWire / mLAN card

The base unit is not a FireWire interface unless the named expansion card is installed.

Date	Manufacturer	Base product	Required card	Type	Mac support	Source
ca. 2002	Kurzweil	KSP8	KMLN8	Effects processor/interface	Mac OS 9 Mac OS X	source
2002	Yamaha	01V	MY8-mLAN	Digital mixer	Mac OS 9	source
ca. 2002	Yamaha	02R	CD8-mLAN	Digital mixer	Mac OS 9	source
ca. 2002	Yamaha	AW2816	MY8-mLAN	Digital audio workstation	Mac OS 9	source
2002	Yamaha	AW4416	MY8-mLAN	Digital audio workstation	Mac OS 9	source
ca. 2003	Apogee	Mini-DAC	Optional FireWire input card	Desktop DAC	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2003	Apogee	Mini-Me	Optional FireWire card	Desktop converter/preamp	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2004	Mackie	Onyx 1220	Onyx FireWire Card	Mixer	Mac OS X	—
ca. 2004	Mackie	Onyx 1620	Onyx FireWire Card	Mixer	Mac OS X	—
ca. 2004	Mackie	Onyx 1640	Onyx FireWire Card	Mixer	Mac OS X	—
ca. 2004	TASCAM	DM-24	IF-FW/DM	Digital mixer	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2004	Yamaha	01V96	MY16-mLAN	Digital mixer	Mac OS 9 Mac OS X	source
ca. 2004	Yamaha	02R96	MY16-mLAN	Digital mixer	Mac OS 9 Mac OS X	source
ca. 2004	Yamaha	DM1000	MY16-mLAN	Digital mixer	Mac OS 9 Mac OS X	source
ca. 2004	Yamaha	DM2000	MY16-mLAN	Digital mixer	Mac OS 9 Mac OS X	source
ca. 2004	Yamaha	Motif ES	mLAN16E	Workstation	Mac OS 9 Mac OS X	source
ca. 2005	Apogee	AD-16X	X-FireWire	A/D converter	Mac OS X	—
ca. 2005	Apogee	DA-16X	X-FireWire	D/A converter	Mac OS X	—
ca. 2005	Apogee	Rosetta 200	X-FireWire	Converter	Mac OS X	—
ca. 2005	Apogee	Rosetta 800	X-FireWire	Converter	Mac OS X	—
ca. 2006	Lynx Studio Technology	Aurora 16	LT-FW	Converter	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2006	Lynx Studio Technology	Aurora 8	LT-FW	Converter	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2006	TASCAM	DM-3200	IF-FW/DMmkII	Digital mixer	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2006	TASCAM	DM-4800	IF-FW/DMmkII	Digital mixer	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2007	Yamaha	Motif XS	mLAN16E2	Workstation	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2008	Korg	M3	EXB-FW	Workstation	Mac OS X	source
ca. 2010	Yamaha	Motif XF	FW16E	Workstation	Mac OS X	source
2012	Behringer	X32 family	X-UF	Digital mixer	Mac OS X	source

Manufacturer	Product	Hardware role
Universal Audio	UAD-2 Satellite	FireWire DSP accelerator
Focusrite	Liquid Mix / Liquid Mix 32	FireWire DSP controller/accelerator
TC Electronic	PowerCore FireWire	FireWire DSP accelerator

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