MPC X, MPC Live, MPC One & MPC Key 61 Forum: Support and discussion for the MPC X, MPC Live, MPC Live II, MPC One & MPC Key 61; Akai's current generation of standalone MPCs.
By Peter Kadar Music Tue Oct 19, 2021 6:00 pm
Hi Folks,

Just joined, first post.

I have an older Macbook Pro running 10.8.5. I'd love to find an older audio/midi driver somewhere so that my MPC Live can communicate with it. As it is, when it's connected, my computer can't 'see' it. Can anyone suggest anything? I have newer computers at home, but I'd love to be able to use my Live with this computer too if possible.

Thanks in advance,

Peter K.
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By 83dude Tue Oct 19, 2021 11:23 pm
Peter Kadar Music wrote:Hi Folks,

Just joined, first post.

I have an older Macbook Pro running 10.8.5. I'd love to find an older audio/midi driver somewhere so that my MPC Live can communicate with it. As it is, when it's connected, my computer can't 'see' it. Can anyone suggest anything? I have newer computers at home, but I'd love to be able to use my Live with this computer too if possible.

Thanks in advance,

Peter K.


Sorry to say, but your OS is ancient. If I remember correctly, 10.9 (Mavericks) updated CoreAudio‘s architecture around 2014, and older software just won‘t work as of now, just as Big Sur won‘t support hardware from 2012 (Ren) as of now. Update!
By ace_of_dub Wed Oct 20, 2021 7:13 pm
Peter Kadar Music wrote:Hi Folks,

Just joined, first post.

I have an older Macbook Pro running 10.8.5. I'd love to find an older audio/midi driver somewhere so that my MPC Live can communicate with it. As it is, when it's connected, my computer can't 'see' it. Can anyone suggest anything? I have newer computers at home, but I'd love to be able to use my Live with this computer too if possible.

Thanks in advance,

Peter K.


Obviously it will never work since the MPC Live didn't even exist back then. What driver could AKAI possibly have written for a device Apple themselves stopped supporting years ago? That's not realistic. It's like asking MPC Live drivers for A Power Mac G4, it just doesn't exist.

The MPC Live was released in 2017.
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By Monotremata Thu Oct 21, 2021 2:25 am
ace_of_dub wrote:Obviously it will never work since the MPC Live didn't even exist back then. What driver could AKAI possibly have written for a device Apple themselves stopped supporting years ago? That's not realistic. It's like asking MPC Live drivers for A Power Mac G4, it just doesn't exist.

The MPC Live was released in 2017.


Wait you mean I can't use this thing with my dual 450 G4??