M Audio 410 Driver For Mac UPD

a manufacture can also choose no longer to provide support for their older models in which case the only way to use the piece of hardware is to downgrade to a version of mac os which has working drivers for the device

The FireWire 410 is an extremely old product - well over 10 years, I believe it was released in 2004 and in computing terms this is positively ancient. It is therefore long discontinued and the most recent driver issued is this one dating from 2012 -

*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.*Made minor improvements to FireWire audio reliability.*In the M-Audio FireWire application FireWire 410 output tab, unsupported S/PDIF out volume controls were removed.

*Improved accuracy of latency values reported to audio applications.*Improved reliability of MIDI output, especially for large sysex dumps.*Fixed display text display issue with the ProjectMix I/O.*Fixed a problem that prevented the control panel from saving settings files on other volumes.*On the FireWire 410 control panel, disable unavailable S/PDIF inputs and outputs at 176.4K and 192K sample rates.

Whatever your computer platform, it's important to run the 410 installer program before plugging in the Firewire 410 itself, so that the various files are pre-copied to your hard drive. Following the driver installation you must reboot your machine, at which point you can plug in the 410, power it up, and have your new hardware properly detected. Apart from the usual stereo output pairs on offer to the majority of music applications, the Firewire 410 drivers also provide 'Multi' input and output options to suit surround-enabled applications.

Having sorted that out, the first thing I noticed in Wavelab was that the 410 didn't start playback immediately, instead ramping up its output over a few milliseconds, presumably to avoid possible clicks. I've noticed other driver developers using this technique in the past, but it's annoying since (for instance) anyone selecting a drum beat for editing won't hear the initial 'thwack'. The problem only occurred with the MME-WDM drivers, and disappeared when I switched to the ASIO ones.

If the driver listed is not the right version or operating system, search our driver archive for the correct version. Enter M-Audio FireWire 410 into the search box above and then submit. In the results, choose the best match for your PC and operating system.

Once you have downloaded your new driver, you'll need to install it. In Windows, use a built-in utility called Device Manager, which allows you to see all of the devices recognized by your system, and the drivers associated with them.

Measured round trip latency goes down to 6.077ms (268 samples @ 44.1kHz) at Core Audio buffer size of 14 samples. With the buffer set to 128 samples at the same operation mode, the latency raises to 11.156ms (492 samples). These are very good values. There's some latency drift - 0.23ms (10 samples @ 44.1kHz). Drivers are reliable. Word has it that there were some problems with 410 in the past, but for me it worked nicely. Once the interface lost sync, started generating strange sounds and I had to turn it off and then on again. Performance wise the driver is better than average.

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Recommendation: We highly recommend that most Windows users (unless you are advanced) download a driver update tool like DriverDoc [Download DriverDoc - Product by Solvusoft] to help update your M-AUDIO Firewire drivers. DriverDoc saves time and headaches by making sure that you are downloading and installing the correct Firewire 410 drivers.

It is possible to link Firewire 410 errors to corrupt or obsolete system drivers. Device drivers can malfunction without warning, leading to data loss. You shouldn't be concerned because you can update your Firewire drivers as a prevention measure.

Locating the right Firewire 410 driver on M-AUDIO's website can be very difficult, and can often take a lot of time searching. Even if you have the expertise, finding, downloading, and updating Firewire 410 drivers can still be a tedious and messy process. This is problematic because installing the wrong or incompatible driver will potentially produce worse results.

To stay updated with all of the essential new features of drivers, we suggest going with a driver updater program. These updating applications allows you to maintain the latest version of the drivers you need and generates a backup of your current drivers before installing a new ones. Having a driver backup file helps you to rollback any compromised driver to the most recent version.

Updated Family Release Driver Now includes ProFire LightBridge.Improved MIDI PerformanceFixed a problem where the 1.6-1174 driver uninstaller in 10.4.4 displays error 5370 and does not remove filesFixed a problem with FireWire MIDI output latency time in driver 1.7.1Fixed "ProjectMix I/O MIDI Application" for upgrading the firmware on the PMIO with driver 1.7.1Fixed a problem where FireWire Audiophile Analog 1/2 in "link and pans" d...See all new features » Download (6.78MB)

Audio/sound interfaces. In principle, any audio or sound interface which is supported by the manufacturer on your operating system and hardware, and has good drivers should work. Mac OS X has high-performance, low latency audio and MIDI support built in, and there is usually less dependence on driver quality than on the PC, so less risk of driver/compatibility problems. On PC platforms either ASIO or DirectSound drivers can be used, with good quality native ASIO drivers usually giving by far the best performance. Any audio interface you use must natively support the sample rates used by the organs you wish to load into Hauptwerk (typically 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz and 96 kHz). Note that the default built-in sound output found on many computers, including Apple Macs, only supports 44.1 kHz and so cannot be used with sample sets requiring other sample rates, such as 48 kHz. The sound quality from most computers' built-in outputs is also not usually especially high. Since it is impossible for us to test with all products, and some interfaces do have problems with some types of drivers on some platforms, we would either recommend using one of the following interfaces, which we test with and fully support, or we would recommend testing an evaluation version of Hauptwerk with your system before purchasing a licence.

(1) We found that performance of the onboard MIDI ports was sluggish with the current Echo drivers for 64-bit Windows (only). Hence we would currently recommend using a separate MIDI interface with the Echo Audiofire interfaces on 64-bit Windows platforms. (2) The current M-Audio 64-bit ASIO drivers only work with 32-bit Hauptwerk, limiting usable memory to 4 GB. (3) The current drivers for this interface are beta and/or not fully supported by the manufacturer. We found them to work but you might not be able get support from the manufacturer if you have a problem. On both Mac and Windows platforms, the Echo, MOTU and M-Audio (1010/1010LT and 2496 only) drivers allow several units to be connected to the computer at the same time to give more outputs. The Echo, MOTU, Focusrite, PreSonus, RME, and M-Audio websites have their full specifications. Professional or semi-professional audio interfaces with high-quality DACs and drivers are strongly recommended above consumer-level sound cards. Apart from audio quality, the quality of the audio interface and its drivers can have an enormous effect on performance, as much as halving or doubling the number of pipes that your computer will be able to sound simultaneously, and determining the delay between pressing a key and hearing the sound ('latency'). Unless specifically advised to do otherwise, it is usually best to ensure that the latest versions of the manufacturers' drivers and firmware are installed. Please note that the Creative Audigy 2 interfaces, commonly-used in PCs, do have ASIO drivers, but those drivers do not fully support multiple sample rates, and thus cannot be used with some Hauptwerk sample sets in ASIO mode. However, the Creative Audigy 2 interfaces do have fairly low-latency DirectSound drivers on both 32 and 64-bit editions of Windows. In general, we do not recommend the Creative interfaces for use with Hauptwerk because of their restrictive ASIO drivers, although they can instead be used with DirectSound drivers. Notes about audio interface compatibility with 64-bit Windows: If you intend to use Hauptwerk on 64-bit Windows, please check the website of your intended audio interface's manufacturer for genuine 64-bit ASIO driver support, and, if possible, test the interface with Hauptwerk first, since some 64-bit ASIO drivers do not yet fully work with native 64-bit software.

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