How to work mackie 1640i with Monteray

Upgraded from Catalina to Monteray and mixer no longer shows? Is there some kind of work around? I've seen some people have it working, I'm 2019 mac mini

Mac mini, macOS 12.6

Posted on Jul 15, 2023 11:31 AM

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Barney-15E

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Jul 15, 2023 5:18 PM in response to Philip_LY

Somewhere in-between system extension requirements changed. Make sure your software is up-to-date and you may have to reinstall to approve installing the system extension it needs.

I don't think there was a 2019 Mini. 2018 was last Intel and 2020 was Apple Silicon M1.

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