# Public beta for Yamaha Steinberg USB Driver for macOS **URL:** \ **Category:** Steinberg AXR\ **Tags:** compatibility, hardware\ **Created:** [April 12, 2023, 9:28am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/public-beta-for-yamaha-steinberg-usb-driver-for-macos/844066 "2023-04-12T09:28:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ed\_Doll](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/ed_doll/32/138966_2.png) [@Ed\_Doll](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Ed_Doll)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 9:28am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/public-beta-for-yamaha-steinberg-usb-driver-for-macos/844066/1 "2023-04-12T09:28:19Z")
Hello everyone, Please find the download and the additional details in the [announcement topic.](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/public-beta-for-yamaha-steinberg-usb-driver-for-macos/844064) ---
**Author:** ![Ed\_Doll](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/ed_doll/32/138966_2.png) [@Ed\_Doll](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Ed_Doll)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 9:28am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/public-beta-for-yamaha-steinberg-usb-driver-for-macos/844066/2 "2023-04-12T09:28:26Z")
Pinned on April 12, 2023, 9:28am UTC ---
**Author:** ![BlueJava](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/bluejava/32/140392_2.png) [@BlueJava](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/BlueJava)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2023, 7:23pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/public-beta-for-yamaha-steinberg-usb-driver-for-macos/844066/3 "2023-04-15T19:23:53Z")
Hi Ed - just installed the beta driver for my AXR4U on an M1 MacBook Pro running Ventura 13.3.1. Install went well with activation and restart. DSPMixFX is working and controlling the AXR4U. Working in Cubase 12 with no issues so far to note. ---
**Author:** ![Dave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Dave](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Dave)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2023, 9:05pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/public-beta-for-yamaha-steinberg-usb-driver-for-macos/844066/4 "2023-04-15T21:05:38Z")
Why is UR28M not listed / supported? Cheers David ---
**Author:** ![Ed\_Doll](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/ed_doll/32/138966_2.png) [@Ed\_Doll](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Ed_Doll)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2023, 5:43am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/public-beta-for-yamaha-steinberg-usb-driver-for-macos/844066/5 "2023-04-20T05:43:45Z")
It hasn’t been tested yet. The driver should work as well but this is even more unsupported than for the supported devices 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Ed\_Doll](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/ed_doll/32/138966_2.png) [@Ed\_Doll](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Ed_Doll)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2023, 5:47am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/public-beta-for-yamaha-steinberg-usb-driver-for-macos/844066/6 "2023-04-20T05:47:38Z")
Thank you for the feedback, @BlueJava Much appreciated! ---
**Author:** ![Dave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Dave](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Dave)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2023, 11:06pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/public-beta-for-yamaha-steinberg-usb-driver-for-macos/844066/7 "2023-04-21T23:06:04Z")
Ed Should I installer the version 3.1.4 Usb driver before installing the 4.01 beta to test? Thanks David ---
**Author:** ![Ed\_Doll](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/ed_doll/32/138966_2.png) [@Ed\_Doll](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Ed_Doll)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2023, 4:39am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/public-beta-for-yamaha-steinberg-usb-driver-for-macos/844066/8 "2023-05-04T04:39:25Z")
Hi Dave, no, you can install the beta driver right away. ---
**Author:** ![Dave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Dave](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Dave)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2023, 8:10am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/public-beta-for-yamaha-steinberg-usb-driver-for-macos/844066/12 "2023-05-04T08:10:34Z")
Ok thanks. David ---
**Author:** ![kontakt2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a8b319/32.png) [@kontakt2](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/kontakt2)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2023, 5:54pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/public-beta-for-yamaha-steinberg-usb-driver-for-macos/844066/13 "2023-10-20T17:54:47Z")
I use 4.0.2b with Sonoma 14.0 for the UR22 without problems on an M1 Macbook Air. Uninstalled the previous driver, installed the beta driver - then upgraded to Sonoma. ---
**Author:** ![IainMNorman](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/iainmnorman/32/249172_2.png) [@IainMNorman](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/IainMNorman)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2024, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/public-beta-for-yamaha-steinberg-usb-driver-for-macos/844066/14 "2024-02-23T13:34:48Z")
Will this driver expand to support Yamaha products like the DM3 and other mixing consoles? ---
**Author:** ![noah2](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/noah2/32/294300_2.png) [@noah2](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/noah2)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2024, 3:48pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/public-beta-for-yamaha-steinberg-usb-driver-for-macos/844066/15 "2024-11-19T15:48:38Z")
Did you ever receive an answer for this? I’m having constant crashes with the DM3 and V3.1.7 driver and would be keen to switch if it’s going to mean my machine will stop crashing at critical moments. ---
**Author:** ![Ed\_Doll](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/ed_doll/32/138966_2.png) [@Ed\_Doll](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Ed_Doll)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2024, 11:19am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/public-beta-for-yamaha-steinberg-usb-driver-for-macos/844066/16 "2024-11-22T11:19:05Z")
This is unfortunately something for the Yamaha support to answer. ---
**Author:** ![Marc\_Schaubroeck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/848f3c/32.png) [@Marc\_Schaubroeck](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Marc_Schaubroeck)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2025, 7:56am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/public-beta-for-yamaha-steinberg-usb-driver-for-macos/844066/17 "2025-05-26T07:56:35Z")
Hi, I’ve been wasting 10 hours of searching why my UR816c did not show up as an audio device on my Mac mini M1. In the guidelines it says that it is “not Necessary” to configure reduced security. If you dare to keep "Reduced security"you’re screwed. You HAVE TO switch from reduced to full security. You do this shutting down and then holding impressed the switch on buttom in the recovery menu on top launching the security tool and select full security in the menu. After restarting the device showed up right away. I believe you also have to update the firmware to the latest version. Hope it helps someone out faster. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![stukan0000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@stukan0000](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/stukan0000)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2025, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/public-beta-for-yamaha-steinberg-usb-driver-for-macos/844066/18 "2025-10-16T13:13:20Z")
I’ve been trying to install the driver on my M1 MacBook Air and could use some feedback. I followed the steps from Steinberg that begin with “reduced security…” and then continued with the driver install steps that culminate in “The installation was successful” and prompting for “Installer would like to access files in your downloads folder” which I allow…but then that’s it! There are no further prompts. I restarted my Mac, plugged it into my keyboard and it everything seems to work. However, when I try to confirm which Steinberg driver is used by going to Apple Menu–\>About this Mac…(see below) it appears it is still version 1. I’ve tried restarting my Mac and doing the same check and still see version 1 when I’m expecting to see 3.1.7. Any ideas? Thx much. ![Digital Piano](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/original/4X/8/a/5/8a5e0ec8fbcec4b918be440e5f1cfb74506daf55.png) ---
**Author:** ![filipeandrade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7993a0/32.png) [@filipeandrade](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/filipeandrade)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2026, 10:46pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/public-beta-for-yamaha-steinberg-usb-driver-for-macos/844066/19 "2026-04-11T22:46:52Z")
I’ve installed the driver V404b and installed TOOLS\_for\_URC\_V400 and my UR44C device is working properly on Macbook Pro M5 with MacOS Tahoe 26.2. Thank you very much for making it available. ---
**Author:** ![islvndislvnd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e79b87/32.png) [@islvndislvnd](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/islvndislvnd)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2026, 6:51pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/public-beta-for-yamaha-steinberg-usb-driver-for-macos/844066/20 "2026-09-17T18:51:24Z")
I think I need help cause its not working for me even after the restart