Can PreSonus Firewire Project 10x10 Interface be used on Big Sur?

[MacLover2011]

In 2012 I purchased a PreSonus Firewire Project 10x10 interface that used firewire. Can this device be used on a new MacBook Pro running on MacOS Big Sir? I did purchase the necessary adapters that would convert firewire to thunderbolt.

Someone at PreSonus told me that this pretrial won't run on Big Sur, only on Mojave. I want to double check here. Thanks

 

[chscag]

Unless someone here in our forums is familiar with the Firestudio, you probably should take the word of the folks at PreSonus.

Big Sur like Catalina will not run any software that is 32 bit. I suspect the kexts (drivers) for the Firestudio are 32 bit and won't run. Mojave was the last version of macOS to support 32 bit apps and drivers.

 

[MacLover2011]

Unless someone here in our forums is familiar with the Firestudio, you probably should take the word of the folks at PreSonus.

Big Sur like Catalina will not run any software that is 32 bit. I suspect the kexts (drivers) for the Firestudio are 32 bit and won't run. Mojave was the last version of macOS to support 32 bit apps and drivers.

Thank you for your reply.
Someone at PreSonus suggested said I could dual boot from Big Sur to Mojave. But is it smart for me to do a dual boot? Audio takes up a lot of space, as do the files I will be using Big Sur for. I guess I should investigate purchasing a new product.

Where can I increase my knowledge on the technical aspects of areas you talked about such as "Catalina not running 32 bit" and "kexts(drivers) ect?

Thanks

 

[ferrarr]

If your Mac is old enough to boot into Mojave, which means the Mac would have to be a 2018 or earlier model. You could get an older model to support your hardware.

 

[MacLover2011]

If your Mac is old enough to boot into Mojave, which means the Mac would have to be a 2018 or earlier model. You could get an older model to support your hardware.

Thanks. I'll just update my recording interface.

 

[MarkAllread]

I've had several Presonus interfaces (including the Project). Firewire audio interfaces are slowly becoming extinct as they are discontinued or reach the 64bit border. The latest driver available for the Project on their site is for Mojave (as one would expect). It still commands a good price though, because of the fact that it still runs up to Mojave.

 

[MacLover2011]

I've had several Presonus interfaces (including the Project). Firewire audio interfaces are slowly becoming extinct as they are discontinued or reach the 64bit border. The latest driver available for the Project on their site is for Mojave (as one would expect). It still commands a good price though, because of the fact that it still runs up to Mojave.

Might you be able to suggest one I can purchase this week for a new MacBook Pro 2019? I would hope to take advantage of the sales.
I'll have to try to sell my old gear too.

 

[MarkAllread]

If you haven't already, you might take a few minutes to identify your current needs. How many ins and outs, how many mic/XLR inputs, do you need S/PDIF, ADAT. Are you going to be recording you and a guitar or a whole band. i just sold a 10x10 Project to help pay for a Focusrite Saffire that has all the bells and whistles I could need, and it goes up to Catalina ...but it would be overkill to many.
I personally wouldn't rush to buy something like this to save a few bucks...plus..I always buy used haha!

 

[MacLover2011]

If you haven't already, you might take a few minutes to identify your current needs. How many ins and outs, how many mic/XLR inputs, do you need S/PDIF, ADAT. Are you going to be recording you and a guitar or a whole band. i just sold a 10x10 Project to help pay for a Focusrite Saffire that has all the bells and whistles I could need, and it goes up to Catalina ...but it would be overkill to many.
I personally wouldn't rush to buy something like this to save a few bucks...plus..I always buy used haha!

Thanks for your expert input. I'm just am amateur. I want to record me singing with a guitar, bass, ukulele and Yamaha motif. If I ever need to record with one or two other people that would be good too. But I am by no means professional. I want to start playing on Garageband and work my way up to Logic. Someone suggested the PreSonus Quantum 2626.

 

[MarkAllread]

So here is my definition of expert…

x is an unknown quantity and ...
a spurt is a drip under pressure Haha!
(I’m from the UK and a “drip” is a feeble, stupid person)

I’ve had a couple of Presonus Firestudio 26x26. The Quantum looks EXACTLY like them except it has Thunderbolt instead of Firewire.

Quite an expensive very powerful unit with lots of room to grow, (up to 26 inputs!!!!). Plus you get a good DAW with it too. Check out the manual..
https://pae-web.presonusmusic.com/downloads/products/pdf/Quantum_2626_Owners_Manual_EN_04052020.pdf

The Project was such a good unit without paying for stuff you may never use. (ADAT).
If I was "getting started" I’d probably go with something a bit downscale but that I could easily sell if/when I want to move up.

So how much do you think you would save by buying something like the Quantum in the sales???

 

[MacLover2011]

So here is my definition of expert…

x is an unknown quantity and ...
a spurt is a drip under pressure Haha!
(I’m from the UK and a “drip” is a feeble, stupid person)

I’ve had a couple of Presonus Firestudio 26x26. The Quantum looks EXACTLY like them except it has Thunderbolt instead of Firewire.

Quite an expensive very powerful unit with lots of room to grow, (up to 26 inputs!!!!). Plus you get a good DAW with it too. Check out the manual..
https://pae-web.presonusmusic.com/downloads/products/pdf/Quantum_2626_Owners_Manual_EN_04052020.pdf

The Project was such a good unit without paying for stuff you may never use. (ADAT).
If I was "getting started" I’d probably go with something a bit downscale but that I could easily sell if/when I want to move up.

So how much do you think you would save by buying something like the Quantum in the sales???

Thanks for the link and your input.
What is DAW?
What is ADAT?
And could you recommend a good unit that is not as expensive?

 

[MarkAllread]

Best advice I can give you right now is to spend a couple of hours on Google. All will be revealed!

And maybe take a look here:

Focusrite | Audio Interfaces and Pro Audio Equipment

It's the job of an audio interface to sit between you and your sound being shared with the world, and Focusrite are the best in the world at making that happen.

focusrite.com

 

[MacLover2011]

Best advice I can give you right now is to spend a couple of hours on Google. All will be revealed!

And maybe take a look here:

Focusrite | Audio Interfaces and Pro Audio Equipment

It's the job of an audio interface to sit between you and your sound being shared with the world, and Focusrite are the best in the world at making that happen.

focusrite.com

Thank you

 

[MacLover2011]

I do have a iRig Pro I/O I purchased last year for my iPhone. I'm wondering if I can use that for now on my MacBook Pro.

 

[MacLover2011]

Best advice I can give you right now is to spend a couple of hours on Google. All will be revealed!

And maybe take a look here:

Focusrite | Audio Interfaces and Pro Audio Equipment

It's the job of an audio interface to sit between you and your sound being shared with the world, and Focusrite are the best in the world at making that happen.

focusrite.com

Last night I purchased a Scarlett 4i4 audio interface by Focusrite. I purposely didn't purchase anything as complicated as my PreSonus this time.

 

[Groovetube]

It isn’t likely many older interfaces will support Big Sur anytime soon. Most of my stuff isn’t there yet either though I run all universal audio stuff and I hear they may have just now qualified for Big Sur, not sure on presonus.

looking at interfaces, it comes down to budget, and how good a preamp you really want. The cheaper stuff is ok, if you’re a home enthusiast it’ll do the job well. Studio one is a good daw. I’ve used it a lot over time, tho I use mostly pro tools because that’s what I have to send. I love the UA stuff, I have an apollo8, apollo8p, and a twin cascading to make 14 mic preamps with a behringer ada8200 for extras to make 20 more in (I record drums) the ua stuff is second to none, the unison channel strip modeling is unmatched, and their guitar am models are also killer. Slate or waves don’t measure up imo. For guitar/voice the Apollo twin is incredible, you can still get the tb2 version on sale for now. UA is one of the faster to support new OSs. I’m still on mojave because, it works and I don’t feel the need to update something that works for now. Interesting thing about my ua racks, you can update the thunderbolt card to tb3 if need be. I love that update ability. During these crazy times I’m glad to have this stuff to play with and use!

 

[Danidrums]

For all people that was searching for the driver for olds presonus interfaces, I had the same problem today with my Firestudio project and I found this on GitHub:

GitHub - colin-campbell/firestudio-catalina: Run unsupported PreSonus Firewire devices on Mac OS Catalina, Big Sur, Monterey and Ventura

Run unsupported PreSonus Firewire devices on Mac OS Catalina, Big Sur, Monterey and Ventura - colin-campbell/firestudio-catalina

github.com

It worked perfect for my 2017 MacBook Pro with Big Sur.
I hope that could work for some else here!!

 

[Vitali]

Can be made to work in Catalina:
1) temporarily disable SIP
2) sudo Mount -uw /
It doesn't work in Big Sur.

 

[MarkAllread]

For all people that was searching for the driver for olds presonus interfaces, I had the same problem today with my Firestudio project and I found this on GitHub:

GitHub - colin-campbell/firestudio-catalina: Run unsupported PreSonus Firewire devices on Mac OS Catalina, Big Sur, Monterey and Ventura

Run unsupported PreSonus Firewire devices on Mac OS Catalina, Big Sur, Monterey and Ventura - colin-campbell/firestudio-catalina

github.com

It worked perfect for my 2017 MacBook Pro with Big Sur.
I hope that could work for some else here!!

Nice Find. Gonna see if it works with my old Firestudio 2626

 

[Vitali]

For all people that was searching for the driver for olds presonus interfaces, I had the same problem today with my Firestudio project and I found this on GitHub:

GitHub - colin-campbell/firestudio-catalina: Run unsupported PreSonus Firewire devices on Mac OS Catalina, Big Sur, Monterey and Ventura

Run unsupported PreSonus Firewire devices on Mac OS Catalina, Big Sur, Monterey and Ventura - colin-campbell/firestudio-catalina

github.com

It worked perfect for my 2017 MacBook Pro with Big Sur.
I hope that could work for some else here!!

Thanks!