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Digital Audio Workstation & MIDI => Audio & MIDI Hardware => Topic started by: smilesdavis on August 24, 2026, 01:11:18 AM

Title: M-Audio FireWire Drivers — Timeline
Post by: smilesdavis on August 24, 2026, 01:11:18 AM

Version → notes · Download → file · Missing → installer not recovered · — → unverified
Package dates: archive filenames/labels unless marked “file”. Release and Read Me dates appear in notes.

MAC OS 9
Package dateVersionFile
2001-11-25OMS 2.3.8 (#post_driver_oms_238)Download (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/OMS2.3.8.sit)
2003-10-101.0.1-3 (#post_driver_os9_1013)Download (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FireWire_OS9_1.0.1-3_%2810.10.2003%29.bin)
—Audiophile 1.0.2-6 (#post_driver_os9_ap1026)Missing
—FireWire 410 1.0.2-25 (#post_driver_os9_10225)Download (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FW410_OS9_1.0.2_b25.zip)
2004-06-301.0.3 (#post_driver_os9_103)Download (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/MAFW_OS9_1.0.3.bin)
—1.0.4-41 (#post_driver_os9_10441)Missing
2004-08-18 (file)1.0.4-42 (#post_driver_os9_10442)Download (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FWUni_OS9_1.0.4_install.bin)
MAC OS X
Package dateVersionFile
—1.0.1 (#post_driver_osx_101)Missing
—1.0.2 (#post_driver_osx_102)Missing
2003-11-141.1-1059 (#post_driver_osx_11_1059)Download (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FireWire_OSX_1.1_Build_1059_14.11.2003.dmg)
—1.1.1 (#post_driver_osx_111)Missing
—1.2-1078 (#post_driver_osx_12)Missing
—1.2.1 (#post_driver_osx_121)Missing
2004-04-241.2.2-1082 (#post_driver_osx_122_1082)Download (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FireWire_OSX_1.2.2_Build_1082_%2824.04.2004%29.dmg)
2004-06-211.2.3-1099 (#post_driver_osx_123_1099)Download (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FireWire_OSX_1.2.3_Build_1099_%2821.06.2004%29.dmg)
2004-06-231.2.4 (#post_driver_osx_124)Download (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FireWire_OSX_1.2.4_%2823.06.2004%29.dmg)
—1.3 (#post_driver_osx_13)Missing
—1.4 (#post_driver_osx_14)Missing
2004-12-101.4.1 (#post_driver_osx_141)Download (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FireWire_OSX_1.4.1_10.12.2004.dmg)
—1.4.2 (#post_driver_osx_142)Missing
—1.4.3-1140 (#post_driver_osx_143)Missing
2005-03-301.4.4 (#post_driver_osx_144)Download (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FireWire_OSX_1.4.4_%2830.03.2005%29.dmg)
2005-04-251.5 (#post_driver_osx_15)Download (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FireWire_OSX_1.5.0_%2825.04.2005%29.dmg)
2005-05-041814 1.4.5 (#post_driver_osx_1814_145)Missing
2005-06-011.5.1 (#post_driver_osx_151)Download (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FireWire_OSX_1.5.1_%2801.06.2005%29.dmg)
—1.5.2 (#post_driver_osx_152)Missing
2005-07-221.5.3 (#post_driver_osx_153)Download (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FireWire_OSX_1.5.3_%2822.07.2005%29.dmg)
2005-10-211.6-1174 (#post_driver_osx_16_1174)Download (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FireWire_OSX_1.6_Build_1174_%2821.10.2005%29.dmg)
2006-04-071.7.1 (#post_driver_osx_171)Download (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FireWire_OSX_1.7.1_%2807.04.2006%29.dmg)
2006-05-031.7.2 † (#post_driver_osx_172)Download (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FireWire_OSX_1.7.2_%2803.05.2006%29.dmg)
2006-09-181.7.4 (#post_driver_osx_174)Download (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FireWire_OSX_1.7.4_%2818.09.2006%29.dmg)
—1.8 (#post_driver_osx_18)Missing
2006-10-251.8.1v3 (#post_driver_osx_181v3)Download (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FireWire_OSX_1.8.1v3_%2825.10.2006%29.dmg)
2006-11-161.8.1 (#post_driver_osx_181)Download (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FireWire_OSX_1.8.1.dmg)
2007-01-241.8.2 (#post_driver_osx_182)Download (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FireWire_OSX_1.8.2_%2824.01.2007%29.dmg)
2008-04-111.8.3v8 (#post_driver_osx_183v8)Download (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FireWire_OSX_1.8.3v8_%2811.04.2008%29.dmg)
2008-06-161.8.4v3 (#post_driver_osx_184v3)Download (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FireWire_OSX_1.8.4v3_%2816.06.2008%29.dmg)
—1.8.5 (#post_driver_osx_185)Missing
2009-11-041.9.3 (#post_driver_osx_193)Download (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FireWire_OSX_1.9.3_%2804.11.2009%29.dmg)
—1.10.1 (#post_driver_osx_1101)Missing
2011-04-261.10.2 (#post_driver_osx_1102)Download (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FireWire_OSX_1.10.2_%2826.04.2011%29.dmg)
2011-07-281.10.3 (#post_driver_osx_1103)Download (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FireWire_OSX_1.10.3_%2828.07.2011%29.dmg)
—1.10.4 (#post_driver_osx_1104)Missing
2011-12-141.10.5 (#post_driver_osx_1105)Download (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FireWire_OSX_1.10.5_%2814.12.2011%29.dmg)
—1.11.1 (#post_driver_osx_1111)Missing
2014-05-031.11.2 (#post_driver_osx_1112)Download (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FireWire_OSX_1.11.2_%2803.05.2014%29_FINAL.dmg)
† 1.7.2: M-Audio excludes PPC; see release notes.


Release notes

MAC OS 9


OMS 2.3.8

Purpose: OMS support required for the FireWire 410 and FireWire Audiophile MIDI interfaces under Mac OS 9.x.

M-Audio webpage listing: 9_OMS_238.sit — Version 2.3.8 — Oct 5, 1999 — 3.7 MB

Original M-Audio FireWire 410 webpage text (German):

OMS wird zum Betrieb des MIDI-Interfaces von FW410 unter Mac OS 9.x benötigt. Diese Version befindet sich ebenfalls auf der Treiber CD.



1.0.1‑3

System: Mac OS 9

Archived installer: FireWire_OS9_1.0.1-3 — Oct 10, 2003

M-Audio FireWire 410 webpage listing: Firewire_410_1.0.x_build_y.bin — Version 1.0.x Build y — Oct 20, 2003 — 1.8 MB

Original M-Audio webpage text (German):

Treiber für Mac OS 9 finden Sie auf der M-Audio.com Seite.

Read Me date: 2003-10-03

Changes (summary):

• Corrected MIDI availability, ASIO crashes, Live external-clock sample-rate loops, and Logic MIDI/audio synchronization warnings.

• Added Automatic / 16-bit / 24-bit ASIO selection; Automatic accommodates applications requiring 16-bit audio.

• Restored audio from Native Instruments standalone applications with Automatic bit depth.

• External-clock rate changes during playback/recording and multiple connected units remain unsupported.

Source: 1.0.1 build 3 → Read Me (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FireWire_OS9_1.0.1-3_%2810.10.2003%29.bin)


FireWire Audiophile 1.0.2 build 6

System: Mac OS 9; Audiophile manual specifies 9.2.2.

Read Me date: 2003-10-21

Evidence: M-Audio FireWire Audiophile manual, PDF page 28: installer Read Me screenshot (https://www.hspshop.it/WebRoot/epagesIT/Shops/167668/5AD4/A470/D1B3/E510/BBA9/0A0A/B011/90D6/FireWire-Audiophile_Manual.pdf#page=28)

Installer / full change list: Not recovered.

M-Audio FireWire Audiophile webpage listing: Firewire_AP_1.0.x_build_y.bin — Version 1.0.x Build y — Jan 5, 2004 — 1.8 MB

Webpage version: Generic 1.0.x/build y label; exact build not identified.


FireWire 410 1.0.2 build 25

System: Mac OS 9.2.x

Archived installer: FW410_OS9_1.0.2_b25.zip (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FW410_OS9_1.0.2_b25.zip)

Archive contents: FW410_OS9_1.0.2_b25.sit — 1,701,118 bytes

SHA-1 (ZIP): e797e760c3fb35c4d9475e87055572bbd6729036

Source provenance: Preserved at Macintosh Repository as “M-Audio Firewire v1.0.2b25 installer”; archive copy verified against the same SHA-1.



1.0.3

System: Mac OS 9

Archived installer date: Jun 30, 2004

Unified FireWire Audio webpage status (Jun 26, 2004): Mac OS 9 driver not yet available — 1.8 MB

Build: 40

Changes (summary):

• Introduced FireWire 1814 support.

Source: 1.0.4 ReadMe → 1.0.3 build 40 (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FWUni_OS9_1.0.4_install.bin)

1.0.3 Read Me file: Contains only “ReadMe”; history recovered from 1.0.4.


1.0.4 build 41

Changes (summary):

• Unified FireWire 410, FireWire Audiophile, and FireWire 1814 drivers.

• Improved 410/Audiophile performance when using fewer audio channels; aligned their meters with the 1814 scales.

• Improved hardware level/headphone control performance and standardized level-knob behavior.

• FireWire 1814 headphones now mute at minimum volume.

History source: 1.0.4 build 42 installer → embedded M-Audio Firewire 1.0.4 ReadMe (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FWUni_OS9_1.0.4_install.bin)

Build 41 status: Previous-release changes are preserved in the later build 42 Read Me; the separate build 41 installer and exact date have not been recovered.


1.0.4‑42

System: Mac OS 9.2.x

Archived installer: FWUni_OS9_1.0.4_install.bin (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FWUni_OS9_1.0.4_install.bin)

MacBinary internal name: FWUni_OS9_1.0.4_b42_install

MacBinary type / creator: APPL / STi0

Installer technology: StuffIt InstallerMaker 7.1.2

Created: 2004-08-18 06:31:15

Modified: 2004-08-18 06:33:14

File size: 2,767,360 bytes

SHA-1: e0c08a6f36928ff3218ddfca3784eda4164fd9b0

Embedded Read Me: M-Audio Firewire 1.0.4 ReadMe

Unified package: FireWire 410 · FireWire Audiophile · FireWire 1814

Embedded components: FW410 / Audiophile / FW1814 bootloader components · M-Audio Firewire MIDI · M-Audio Firewire ASIO

Read Me date: 2004-08-16

Changes (summary):

• Corrected false ASIO reset requests reported by Logic.

History: The build 42 installer’s embedded M-Audio Firewire 1.0.4 ReadMe preserves the previous build 41 change history; build 41 itself is not recovered.


MAC OS X

Versions 1.0.1 through 1.4 are documented in the version-history section of the surviving 1.4.1 Read Me. Separate installer dates and system requirements have not yet been located unless stated below.


Unmapped build 1054

Filename: FW410_OSX_build_1054.dmg

Status: Installer documented/recovered on the MacOS9Lives M-Audio hybrid disc; semantic driver version not established.

Evidence: MacOS9Lives FireWire 410 thread (https://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php?topic=6942.40)

Rule: Do not map build 1054 to 1.0.1/1.0.2 without internal package evidence.



1.0.1

Changes (Read Me):

• Fixed faders and knobs on 10.1.5.

• Improved the granularity of faders and knobs—was 1 dB, is now 0.5 dB.

• Fixed a potential FireWire command deadlock which appears to manifest itself only on 10.1.5.

History source: 1.4.4 installer Read Me (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FireWire_OSX_1.4.4_%2830.03.2005%29.dmg)


1.0.2

Changes (Read Me):

• Fixed: wake from sleep failed to wake the device.

History source: 1.4.4 installer Read Me (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FireWire_OSX_1.4.4_%2830.03.2005%29.dmg)


1.1‑1059

System: Mac OS X

Supported device: M-Audio FireWire 410

Archived installer: FireWire_OSX_1.1_Build_1059_14.11.2003.dmg (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FireWire_OSX_1.1_Build_1059_14.11.2003.dmg)

Archived installer date: Nov 14, 2003

Important notes (Read Me):

• Changing the sample rate in external sync mode while audio is playing or recording is not supported. Suggestions for setting the external sample rate are:

1) Set the intended sample rate before launching your host application.

2) Quit the host application, set the intended external sample rate and relaunch the application.

• External sync does not work at 32 kHz.

• Currently, running multiple M-Audio FireWire devices on the same computer at the same time is not possible. This feature will be implemented in an upcoming update.

• Please close all open audio applications before unplugging the FireWire 410. Unplugging or turning off the FireWire 410 while playing or recording audio may cause your applications to unexpectedly quit. This issue applies to all FireWire and USB devices running on Mac OS X 10.2.4 and later.

Original version history in the 1.1 installer Read Me:

• Added AC-3/DTS output support for use with the Panther DVD Player.

• Improved sleep deactivation and recovery after wake. If device remained powered on during sleep, the FW410 wouldn't work again until the power switch was toggled or the device was unplugged.

• Synchronized decibel ranges with the PC version. We now use -64 to zero for level attentuation, in 0.5 dB steps.

• Added uninstaller.

Additional 1.1 entry in the later unified 1.4.1 Read Me:

• First driver release for the FireWire Audiophile.


1.1.1

Changes (Read Me):

• Reduced I/O round trip latency.

• Fix kernel panic with external sync.

History source: 1.4.4 installer Read Me (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FireWire_OSX_1.4.4_%2830.03.2005%29.dmg)


1.2 build 1078

Original filename: FW_OSX_build_1078.dmg

Installer status: Missing; original M-Audio URL is dead and no current payload has been recovered.

Evidence: MacOS9Lives user report (https://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php?topic=6942.20) identifies the exact DMG as version 1.2 build 1078.

Changes (Read Me):

• New unified control panel supporting the FireWire 410 and FireWire Audiophile.

◦ Optimized graphics loading, which speeds up startup and window load time.

◦ Lower CPU usage when dragging controls.

• New Core MIDI driver.

◦ Correctly supports the offline Core MIDI offline protocol, which fixes issues with MIDI devices not being removed in Audio MIDI Setup correctly, or being gratuitously duplicated.

◦ Supports MIDI “active sensing.”

◦ Supports MIDI MTC synchronization.

◦ Supports device icons in Audio/MIDI Setup (Mac OS X 10.2 and later only).

• Overhauled power management.

◦ Sleep/wake and hotplugging are much faster and more reliable.

• Installer improvements.

◦ Warn when installing on an unsupported system version or out-of-spec CPU.

• Fixed the uninstaller for 10.1.5.

• Minimum OS support is now 10.3 or 10.2.8 or 10.1.5. Eliminating 10.2.6 as a 'supported' OS eliminates a potential crash on hot unplug.

• Many other “under the hood” improvements to all components.

History source: 1.4.4 installer Read Me (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FireWire_OSX_1.4.4_%2830.03.2005%29.dmg)


1.2.1

Changes (Read Me):

• Fix input channel ordering.

• Fix input routing to 7/8 and S/PDIF.

History source: 1.4.4 installer Read Me (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FireWire_OSX_1.4.4_%2830.03.2005%29.dmg)

Contemporary catalogue: 440Software lists FireWire 1814 driver 1.2.1 on 2004-05-11 for Mac OS X PPC; its displayed change text duplicates the 1.2 feature set, so it is not used here as the 1.2.1 change list or as a verified package date.



1.2.2‑1082

System: Mac OS X 10.1.5; 10.2.8; 10.3+

Archived installer date: Apr 24, 2004

M-Audio webpage listing: OSX_FW_1082.sit — Version 1.2 Build 1082 — Apr 29, 2004 — 2.8 MB

Original M-Audio webpage text (German):

Mac OS X Core Audio- und MIDI-Treiber für FireWire Audio Serie, unterstützt werden die Modelle FireWire 410, FireWire Audiophile sowie FireWire 1814 unter Mac OS X. Macintosh Computer der G3 Serie, G4 Cube sowie G4 Desktop-Systeme bis 500MHz sind unter Mac OS X 10.3.3 auf Grund der Systemleistung derzeit nicht empfohlen, für diese Systeme kann Mac OS 10.2.8 verwendet werden.

Changes (Read Me):

Make AC-3 work.


1.2.3‑1099

System: Mac OS X 10.2.8+; 10.3.2+ recommended

Archived installer date: Jun 21, 2004

M-Audio webpage listing: OSX_FW_1xxx.sit — Version 1.2 Build 1099 — Jun 26, 2004 — 2.8 MB

Original M-Audio webpage text (German):

Mac OS X Core Audio- und MIDI-Treiber für FireWire Audio Serie, unterstützt werden die Modelle FireWire 410, FireWire Audiophile sowie FireWire 1814 unter Mac OS X. Macintosh Computer der G3 Serie, G4 Cube sowie G4 Desktop-Systeme bis 500MHz sind unter Mac OS X 10.3.3 auf Grund der Systemleistung derzeit nicht empfohlen, für diese Systeme kann Mac OS 10.2.8 verwendet werden. Wichtige Hinweise für FireWire (IEEE 1394) Anwender bzgl. Hotplugging.

Changes (Read Me):

• FireWire Audiophile A/B switch now works correctly on first press.

• Assigning individual mixer stereo pairs to the rotary controller now works properly.

• MIDI timestamps are now considerably more accurate.

• MIDI now arrives on the MIDI server's realtime I/O thread.

• Reset button now resets all mixer routings and the digital source settings (sync source and port selection).

• Global 'Dim' and 'Mute' buttons work again.

• Startup item no longer creates an empty file (labeled “0” (zero)) at the root of the filesystem.

• Improve hardware rotary control behavior.

• Fix cases where device wouldn't be loaded at startup.


1.2.4

System: Mac OS X 10.2.8+; 10.3.2+ recommended

Changes (Read Me):

FireWire 1814 firmware update. Fixes:

• Noise when changing external sample rate while direct monitoring the ADAT inputs.

• Analog input panning problem.

• External ADAT sync problem after internal sync.


1.3

Changes (Read Me):

• Updated control panel graphics.

• Make aux send on input channels work again.

• Support multiple devices on a single Mac with multiple FireWire buses. One M-Audio FireWire device per bus at this time.

• Reduced I/O roundtrip latency.

• Implemented some basic IOAudioControls. Third-party applications and the OS itself—in particular, the system-wide volume menu—can now use standard Core Audio selectors to change these settings:

◦ Per-channel output volume and mute

◦ Per-channel input volume and mute

◦ Global mute

History source: 1.4.4 installer Read Me (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FireWire_OSX_1.4.4_%2830.03.2005%29.dmg)


1.4

Changes (Read Me):

• Added support for the FireWire Solo.

History source: 1.4.4 installer Read Me (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FireWire_OSX_1.4.4_%2830.03.2005%29.dmg)


1.4.1

Archived installer: FireWire_OSX_1.4.1_10.12.2004.dmg (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FireWire_OSX_1.4.1_10.12.2004.dmg)

System (Read Me):

• Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later

• Mac OS X 10.3.5 or later

• See box and manual for hardware requirements

Important note (Read Me):

• FireWire 410, FireWire Audiophile, and FireWire 1814. Currently, you cannot plug more than one of these FireWire devices at the same time on the same bus. However, you can add another FireWire bus in the form of a FireWire PCI or PCMCIA host adapter card, and add an additional device to that bus. Support for multiple instances of these devices on the same bus will be fully implemented and qualified in a future firmware update.

Changes (Read Me):

• Added support for the Ozonic.

• Uninstaller now removes preference files.

• Improved performance on older CPUs.


1.4.2

Changes (Read Me):

• Fix 10.3.7 problems with FireWire bus resets resulting in loss of MIDI and/or audio I/O.

• Remove 32 kHz sample rate from the FireWire 410. The hardware doesn't really support it.

History source: 1.4.4 installer Read Me (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FireWire_OSX_1.4.4_%2830.03.2005%29.dmg)


1.4.3 build 1140

Original M-Audio filename: FireWire_OSX_1.4.3.dmg — documented, but not archived

Pro Tools M-Powered CD filename: FireWire_OSX_1.4.3-1140.dmg

Build: 1140

Installer status: Missing; Digidesign documents this DMG in the M-Audio Driver Installers folder of the Pro Tools M-Powered Macintosh CD.

Changes (Read Me):

• Updated latency reporting numbers.

Contemporary 440Software listing: 2005-02-28; control-panel improvements, improved AMS support, G3 optimization, Logic 7 support, improved overall latency, improved GarageBand latency.

History source: 1.4.4 installer Read Me (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FireWire_OSX_1.4.4_%2830.03.2005%29.dmg)

Build/source: Pro Tools M-Powered Macintosh installation guide (https://m-audio.manymanuals.com/mp3-mp4-players/pro-tools-m-powered-7/specifications-17808/22)

Web catalogue source: 440Software — FireWire 1814 driver history (https://www.440audio.com/en/software/v2563-M-Audio-Firewire-1814-driver/)


1.4.4

System: Mac OS X 10.2.8; 10.3.7+

Changes (Read Me):

• Added a workaround for linker problems that could cause Audio MIDI Setup and/or the MIDIServer to crash after a system update.

• Added a workaround for Core Audio AC-3 problem that caused kernel panics with the FW Solo.


1.5

System: Mac OS X 10.2.8; 10.3.9; 10.4+

Changes (Read Me):

New control panel features

• Mini peak meter views.

• Main window is now resizable.

The driver now provides default names for each channel via standard Core Audio properties:

kAudioDevicePropertyChannelNameCFString - "Output S/PDIF 1"

kAudioDevicePropertyChannelCategoryNameCFString - "S/PDIF"

kAudioDevicePropertyChannelNumberNameCFString - "1"

Ozonic-specific

• In some cases, Ozonic MIDI wouldn't work unless audio was streaming. Fixed.

FireWire 1814-specific

• The first four analog aux send controls were not working. Fixed.

• Switching between S/PDIF and ADAT could silence the input channels. Fixed.

General fixes

• Aux pan controls (on the output channel tab of the control panel) did not work. Fixed.

• Set root ownership and permissions on the startup item.

• Setting an input channel to “solo” will now mute non-solo SWReturn channels and vice versa.

• In external sync mode, the driver exports only one sample rate (the external rate). This may prevent some retrograde applications from imploding when the sample rate is changed externally. Switching sample rates may also be slightly faster.


FireWire 1814 1.4.5

Device: FireWire 1814 only; device-specific release/hotfix.

System: Mac OS X PPC

Catalogue date: 2005-05-04

Qualified/tested OS: 10.3.7; 10.3.8; 10.3.9

Change: Resolves firmware-update issue for FireWire 1814.

Installer status: Missing. The surviving catalogue entry proves the release, but does not provide a verified preserved 1.4.5 payload.

Source: 440Software — FireWire 1814 driver history (https://www.440audio.com/en/software/v2563-M-Audio-Firewire-1814-driver/)


1.5.1

System: Mac OS X 10.2.8; 10.3.9; 10.4+

Changes (Read Me):

• Fix: Some devices stopped working after the Mac was put to sleep.

• Fix: Ozonic would cause a kernel panic when starting MIDI for the first time after sleep.

• Fix: MIDI driver caused delay before sleep.


1.5.2

Changes (summary):

• Restored FireWire Solo AC-3 output broken in 1.5.1.

Source: 1.5.3 Read Me → 1.5.2 (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FireWire_OSX_1.5.3_%2822.07.2005%29.dmg)


1.5.3

System: Mac OS X 10.2.8; 10.3.9; 10.4+

Changes (Read Me):

• Support for new devices.

• Fix: a FireWire bus reset would cause the 1814 to stop listening to input if external sync was enabled.

Release date (webpage): 2005-08-02

Qualified systems (webpage): OS X 10.4.1 / 10.4.2

Webpage notes (summary):

• Qualified for Pro Tools M-Powered 6.8r2.

Webpage source: M-Audio / Wayback (https://web.archive.org/web/20141108005304/http://www.m-audio.com:80/support/download/drivers/firewire-osx-1.5.3)


1.6‑1174

System: Mac OS X 10.3.9; 10.4.2+

Changes (Read Me):

• Support for new devices.

• MIDI I/O speed and efficiency improvements.

• Fix: the sample rate list is sometimes not repopulated when switching back to internal sync.

• Fix: Improved FW1814 192 kHz input.


1.7.1

System: Mac OS X 10.3.9; 10.4.5+

Changes (Read Me):

• Fixed: AC-3 output didn't work on the FireWire 410.

• Changed: FireWire Audiophile used to default to direct monitor all inputs through output 1/2; this did not match the behavior of other M-Audio FireWire devices.

• Fixed: FireWire Audiophile should not automatically activate direct monitoring in standalone mode. This fix is implemented by an included automatic firmware upgrade.

• Fixed: FireWire 410, Audiophile, and 1814 rotary controllers and pushbuttons wouldn't work unless the control panel is open.

Release date (webpage): 2006-04-14

Qualified systems (webpage): 10.4.5 Intel/PPC; 10.4.6 PPC

Webpage notes (summary):

• Qualified for Pro Tools M-Powered 7.1 on PowerPC; MIDI application compatibility improvements.

• 10.4.6 certification added 2006-04-19.

Webpage source: M-Audio / Wayback (https://web.archive.org/web/20150327023202/http://m-audio.com:80/support/download/drivers/firewire-osx-1.7.1)


1.7.2

System: Mac OS X 10.3.9; 10.4.5+

Changes (Read Me):

Fixed: FW410 could lose external sync when the FireWire bus was reset. FW1814 could lose audio altogether after a bus reset.

Release date (webpage): 2006-05-30

Qualified systems (webpage): 10.4.6 Intel

Webpage notes (summary):

• Pro Tools M-Powered 7.1.1 qualification on Intel.

• M-Audio’s webpage explicitly excludes PPC; archive/package CPU information must not be read as PPC qualification.

• Mac Pro users directed to 1.7.4, posted 2006-09-29.

Webpage source: M-Audio / Wayback (https://web.archive.org/web/20150326015733/http://www.m-audio.com:80/support/download/drivers/firewire-osx-1.7.2)


1.7.4

System: Mac OS X 10.3.9; 10.4.5+

Changes (Read Me):

Added Mac Pro support.


1.8

Original filename: FireWire_OSX_1.8.dmg

Catalogue OS: OS X Tiger 10.4

Installer status: Missing; filename/version/OS are catalogued, but a verified payload has not been recovered.

Changes (summary):

• Introduced ProFire Lightbridge compatibility.

History source: 1.11.2 Read Me → 1.8 (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FireWire_OSX_1.11.2_%2803.05.2014%29_FINAL.dmg)

Filename/catalogue source: ReByte — M-Audio ProFire Lightbridge (https://rebyte.me/en/m-audio/118871/)


1.8.1v3

System: Mac OS X 10.3.9; 10.4.7+

Changes (Read Me):

• Improved MIDI latency for all devices.

• Bug fixes for all devices.

Archive variants: 1.8.1.dmg = 7,108,428 bytes; 1.8.1v3_(25.10.2006).dmg = 7,308,618 bytes. Both inspected English Read Me files identify 1.8.1 and contain the same release notes; disk images differ.


1.8.1

System: Mac OS X 10.3.9; 10.4.7+

Changes (Read Me):

• Improved MIDI latency for all devices.

• Bug fixes for all devices.

Archive variants: 1.8.1.dmg = 7,108,428 bytes; 1.8.1v3_(25.10.2006).dmg = 7,308,618 bytes. Both inspected English Read Me files identify 1.8.1 and contain the same release notes; disk images differ.


1.8.2

System: Mac OS X 10.3.9; 10.4.8+

Changes (Read Me):

• Mac Pro: Fix a potential issue where audio may stop if the machine is left running for a long time.

• ProFire Lightbridge: Corrected the values reported for output audio latency.

• FireWire Solo: Ensure that Apple’s FireWire driver doesn't attempt to drive the FireWire Solo while M-Audio’s driver is installed.

• Installer package: Previous installs are now explicitly removed before the new version is installed.

• Mac OS X 10.5: Added workaround for potential inability to load devices.

Release date (webpage): 2007-02-04

Qualified systems (webpage): 10.3.9; 10.4.8 / 10.4.9 / 10.4.10

Webpage notes (summary):

• ProjectMix: corrected Logic 7.2.3 Window-button loops, firmware-update failures, HUI communication failures, and stray LCD characters.

• Corrected ProFire Lightbridge ADAT latency offset (~150 samples).

• Corrected NRV10 sleep/startup failures and intermittent Mac Pro reboot loops.

• Webpage explicitly identifies PPC and Intel installers.

Webpage source: M-Audio / Wayback (https://web.archive.org/web/20160518140032/http://m-audio.com:80/support/download/drivers/firewire-osx-1.8.2)


1.8.3v8

System: Mac OS X 10.4.9+

Changes (Read Me):

New firmware with important update. For devices with external sync capability, the firmware and driver no longer attempt to automatically detect the external sync sample rate. Instead, the control panel allows you to directly set the sample rate. This improves reliability, speeds up sync lock acquisition—dramatically, for some devices—and guarantees the nominal sample rate won't change without your knowledge.

Other driver/control panel changes:

• Fixed audible distortion when you have multiple apps are streaming audio and you use the faders or toggle switches in the control panel.

• Fixed long delay before the new volume would take effect when using the system volume control.

• Fixed possible sporadic distortion during heavy I/O bus traffic.

• Fixed some issues that could interfere with direct monitoring of input.

• Improved control panel graphics.

• Fixed the uninstaller to work on Mac OS X 10.5.

• Improved device startup time on Mac OS X 10.5.


1.8.4v3

Installer minimum (not later-OS qualification): Mac OS X 10.4.11+

Changes (Read Me):

• Fixed: ProjectMix I/O and FireWire 1814 would not stream audio after a FireWire bus reset.

• Fixed: ProFire Lightbridge would not sync.

Release date (webpage): 2008-06-26

Qualified systems (webpage): 10.4.11; 10.5.3–10.5.8

Webpage notes (summary):

• Improved direct-monitor A/B switching on Audiophile, 1814, and ProjectMix I/O.

• Corrected Lightbridge buffer handling associated with kernel panics.

• Qualified for Pro Tools M-Powered 7.4.2; M-Powered 8 on 10.5.5 Intel/PPC added 2008-12-17.

Webpage source: M-Audio / Wayback (https://web.archive.org/web/20141107031708/http://www.m-audio.com:80/support/download/drivers/firewire-osx-1.8.4v3)


1.8.5

Changes (summary):

• Corrected driver loading on affected PowerPC machines running OS X 10.4.11.

• Repaired Audiophile input-to-S/PDIF routing.

• Prevented FireWire installation/removal from deleting the separate ProFire Audio drivers.

Source: 1.11.2 Read Me → 1.8.5 (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FireWire_OSX_1.11.2_%2803.05.2014%29_FINAL.dmg)


1.9.3

Installer minimum (not later-OS qualification): Mac OS X 10.4.11+

Changes (Read Me):

Added support for Mac OS X version 10.6.

Release date (webpage): 2009-11-13

Qualified systems (webpage): 10.4.11; 10.5.8; 10.6–10.6.7 (32-/64-bit)

Webpage source: M-Audio / Wayback (https://web.archive.org/web/20141107010546/http://www.m-audio.com:80/support/download/drivers/firewire-osx-1.9.3)


1.10.1

Changes (summary):

• Corrected latency reporting and improved MIDI transmission, including large SysEx transfers.

• Disabled unavailable FireWire 410 S/PDIF channels at 176.4/192 kHz.

• Corrected ProjectMix I/O display text and saving control-panel settings to other volumes.

Source: 1.11.2 Read Me → 1.10.1 (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FireWire_OSX_1.11.2_%2803.05.2014%29_FINAL.dmg)


1.10.2

Installer minimum (not later-OS qualification): Mac OS X 10.4.11+

Changes (Read Me):

Fixed a problem that caused a crash on Mac OS X version 10.7.

Release date (webpage): 2011-06-29

Qualified systems (webpage): 10.5.8; 10.6.7 (32-/64-bit)

Webpage notes (summary):

• Webpage labels the package 1.10.2 and lists the fixes recorded under 1.10.1 in the later Read Me.

Webpage source: M-Audio / Wayback (https://web.archive.org/web/20160919121627/http://m-audio.com:80/support/download/drivers/firewire-osx-1.10.22)


1.10.3

Installer minimum (not later-OS qualification): Mac OS X 10.4.11+

Changes (Read Me):

Fixed a problem that caused the M-Audio FireWire application settings to not be saved on Mac OS X version 10.7.

Release date (webpage): 2011-08-08

Qualified systems (webpage): 10.6.8 (32-/64-bit); 10.7–10.7.3

Webpage source: M-Audio / Wayback (https://web.archive.org/web/20141108005259/http://m-audio.com:80/support/download/drivers/firewire-osx-1.10.3)


1.10.4

Changes (summary):

• Removed unsupported FireWire 410 S/PDIF output-volume controls.

• Improved FireWire audio stability.

Source: 1.11.2 Read Me → 1.10.4 (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FireWire_OSX_1.11.2_%2803.05.2014%29_FINAL.dmg)


1.10.5

Installer minimum (not later-OS qualification): Mac OS X 10.4.11+

Changes (Read Me):

Fixed a problem that could cause a crash when changing the sample rate of the ProFire LightBridge or FireWire 1814 when Pro Tools is running.

Release date (webpage): 2012-06-02

Qualified systems (webpage): 10.6.8 (32-/64-bit); 10.7.4

Webpage notes (summary):

• Webpage includes the S/PDIF-volume-control removal and stability changes recorded under 1.10.4 in the later Read Me.

Webpage source: M-Audio / Wayback (https://web.archive.org/web/20141008215336/http://www.m-audio.com:80/support/download/drivers/firewire-osx-1.10.5)


1.11.1

Changes (summary):

• Introduced OS X 10.8 compatibility.

Source: 1.11.2 Read Me → 1.11.1 (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FireWire_OSX_1.11.2_%2803.05.2014%29_FINAL.dmg)


1.11.2

Installer minimum: Mac OS X 10.7.5; Intel only

Installer build: 1.11.2.22267

Architecture: Intel i386 / x86_64

Changes (Read Me):

• Added support for Mac OS X version 10.9.

Source: 1.11.2 → application ReadMe.rtfd and installer Distribution (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/FireWire_OSX_1.11.2_%2803.05.2014%29_FINAL.dmg)

Verification: Archive DMG matches M-Audio’s current 1.11.2 download (https://www.m-audio.com/support/legacy-downloads) byte-for-byte (SHA-1: 485d53473e474816c6376ca475443e1ba52a8fde).


Archive status

Checked: 2026-09-21

Installer collection: Internet Archive — files (https://archive.org/download/page-url-identifier-m-audio-firewire-driver-archive-2001-2012/)

Newly recovered: FireWire 410 Mac OS 9 1.0.2 build 25 — FW410_OS9_1.0.2_b25.zip.

Documented but unrecovered: FW_OSX_build_1078.dmg (1.2 build 1078); FireWire_OSX_1.4.3-1140.dmg; FireWire_OSX_1.8.dmg; standalone FireWire 1814 1.4.5 installer.

Other unrecovered: Standalone installers and exact package dates for remaining entries marked Missing; full OS 9 Audiophile 1.0.2 build 6 changes.

Period media lead: M-Audio Driver CD v040804 contains FireWire 410 and FireWire AP material; full forensic inventory still required.

Date distinctions: Read Me date / file modification date / webpage release date are separate fields.


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