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Yamaha USB MIDI Driver 1.5.0 for Mac OS
This MIDI driver supports Mac OS 11 “Big Sur” and Apple Silicon.
This is an important update for those running Mac OS 11 “Big Sur”. This update supports Mac computers using the new Apple manufactured silicon processors.
For previous versions of Mac OS with Macs running Intel processors you can continue using USB MIDI driver 1.3.2-2.
Download Yamaha USB MIDI driver v1.5.0 here.
You’ll only need this version if have the following:
- You are running Mac OS 11 “Big Sur”, either Intel or a Mac with Apple silicon-based processor, with Rosetta2. (Note that Mac OS versions before Mac OS 11 do not work on Apple silicon processors).
- Are connecting USB MIDI only instruments like the MOTIF series or reface. If you have MONTAGE, MODX, MX-Series, MOXF, CP Series or YC Series and use Mac OS 11 “Big Sur”, either Intel or Apple silicon processor, you’ll need the Yamaha Steinberg USB Driver located here.
About the author
Yamaha Synthesizer Product Specialist Blake Angelos has over thirty years of experience with music hardware and software. An expert in music technology, Blake has conducted numerous clinics, master classes and presentations throughout the United States, Europe and Canada. In his role as Product Specialist for the Synthesizer Department Blake appears in many product videos and artist interviews, writes many articles for YamahaSynth.com and co-hosts a regular Podcast called “Behind the Synth”.
Before his work with Yamaha, he taught music theory and jazz studies courses at Arizona State University; managed a technology-focused music store in Seattle and was a production supervisor at Microsoft, where he led a team that developed groundbreaking interactive music content for the Microsoft Network. Blake holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Northern Colorado and a Master of Music degree from Arizona State University. Blake currently resides in Bellingham, Washington with his family, and between his travels around the world for Yamaha, he performs as much as possible with several jazz and creative music groups in Bellingham, Seattle and other places in the Pacific Northwest.