# Anyone using Native Instruments Audio 8 DJ with MacOS anymore? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** audio-8, native-instruments, a8dj\ **Created:** [September 6, 2017, 8:33am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/anyone-using-native-instruments-audio-8-dj-with-macos-anymore/76426 "2017-09-06T08:33:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![djproben](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/djproben/32/14259_2.png) [@djproben](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/djproben)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 8:33am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/anyone-using-native-instruments-audio-8-dj-with-macos-anymore/76426/1 "2017-09-06T08:33:02Z")
**Anyone using Native Instruments Audio 8 DJ with MacOS anymore?** I’ve run into some strange audio dropouts with the A8DJ that I’ve owned for years. I see they are no longer supported with MacOS (I’m on Sierra). It seems to fix the problems if I set the resolution of the soundcard to 96k instead of 44.1, but then when I disconnect the A8DJ I get issues with sound output on other devices (unless I reconnect the card and switch the resolution back to 44.1). Does anyone else have this problem? Is my only option to upgrade to the A6 or A10, or is there a way to keep using the A8 reliably? I think 96k switch fixes the dropouts but I don’t know if I want to rely on this soundcard anymore given that possibility. And I’m not leaning toward buying another NI soundcard; who’s to say how long the A10 will be good for? 😡 ---
**Author:** ![astromech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/astromech/32/37_2.png) [@astromech](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/astromech)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 11:49am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/anyone-using-native-instruments-audio-8-dj-with-macos-anymore/76426/2 "2017-09-06T11:49:36Z")
Audio10 is discontinued, as well. ---
**Author:** ![the\_bastet](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/the_bastet/32/56295_2.png) [@the\_bastet](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/the_bastet)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/anyone-using-native-instruments-audio-8-dj-with-macos-anymore/76426/3 "2017-09-06T16:36:19Z")
I dont see NI focusing on DJ’s for very much longer. I wish you the best of luck. ---
**Author:** ![Tidbeats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cc9497/32.png) [@Tidbeats](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Tidbeats)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/anyone-using-native-instruments-audio-8-dj-with-macos-anymore/76426/4 "2017-09-06T18:20:27Z")
Have been using my audio8 on the latest Mac OS X w/ Ableton ok for the most part. Will crash from time to time. Definitely OK for production, but wouldn’t take it out to a gig just yet… ---
**Author:** ![djproben](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/djproben/32/14259_2.png) [@djproben](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/djproben)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2017, 1:32am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/anyone-using-native-instruments-audio-8-dj-with-macos-anymore/76426/5 "2017-09-07T01:32:42Z")
> [@](#): > > Audio10 is discontinued, as well. > [@the\_bastet](#): > > I dont see NI focusing on DJ’s for very much longer. I wish you the best of luck. Damnnnn did I miss announcements on this? Is Traktor itself being discontinued? Ugh. ---
**Author:** ![the\_bastet](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/the_bastet/32/56295_2.png) [@the\_bastet](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/the_bastet)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2017, 2:25am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/anyone-using-native-instruments-audio-8-dj-with-macos-anymore/76426/6 "2017-09-07T02:25:35Z")
> [@djproben](#): > > Damnnnn did I miss announcements on this? Is Traktor itself being discontinued? Ugh. Nope, but they discontinued all of their DJ Interfaces and havent released a new piece of gear in 3 years. ---
**Author:** ![ekwipt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/439d5e/32.png) [@ekwipt](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/ekwipt)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2017, 6:44am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/anyone-using-native-instruments-audio-8-dj-with-macos-anymore/76426/7 "2017-09-07T06:44:32Z")
maybe something is in the works then, Maschine MK3 and Kontrol keyboards just got teased as well ---
**Author:** ![SlayForMoney](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/slayformoney/32/14501_2.png) [@SlayForMoney](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/SlayForMoney)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2017, 12:40pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/anyone-using-native-instruments-audio-8-dj-with-macos-anymore/76426/8 "2017-09-07T12:40:21Z")
> [@the\_bastet](#): > > Nope, but they discontinued all of their DJ Interfaces and havent released a new piece of gear in 3 years. A10 mk2 also? ---
**Author:** ![astromech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/astromech/32/37_2.png) [@astromech](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/astromech)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2017, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/anyone-using-native-instruments-audio-8-dj-with-macos-anymore/76426/9 "2017-09-07T13:42:19Z")
> [@SlayForMoney](#): > > A10 mk2 also? There was never officially a ‘mk2’. they just quietly updated it. The Audio10 product line is dead. ---
**Author:** ![SlayForMoney](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/slayformoney/32/14501_2.png) [@SlayForMoney](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/SlayForMoney)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2017, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/anyone-using-native-instruments-audio-8-dj-with-macos-anymore/76426/10 "2017-09-07T14:07:29Z")
> [@](#): > > There was never officially a ‘mk2’. they just quietly updated it. The Audio10 product line is dead. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/3/f/3f2313031982e7d74e78afb0fa435fb9bc276ea2.jpeg) Thanks for the info, I though they killed support (driver updates) only for the older interfaces (A4,6 & 8). ---
**Author:** ![astromech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/astromech/32/37_2.png) [@astromech](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/astromech)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2017, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/anyone-using-native-instruments-audio-8-dj-with-macos-anymore/76426/11 "2017-09-07T15:52:44Z")
> [@SlayForMoney](#): > > ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/3/f/3f2313031982e7d74e78afb0fa435fb9bc276ea2.jpeg) > > Thanks for the info, I though they killed support (driver updates) only for the older interfaces (A4,6 & 8). Yes, it is a MK2, but not as a full product launch. They’ll keep up the driver updates for a while, I think, but you can’t buy new stock. ---
**Author:** ![Eliot\_Han](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/eliot_han/32/56294_2.png) [@Eliot\_Han](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Eliot_Han)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2017, 10:09pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/anyone-using-native-instruments-audio-8-dj-with-macos-anymore/76426/12 "2017-09-07T22:09:30Z")
I still use my Audio8DJ on my Mac (updated to latest OS). Although I don’t have any issues, I am in the market to replace it. There seems to be a lot of newer soundcards on the market that can do better than the Audio8DJ and have better sound/latency. The cost may be higher, but I would pay that for better quality (eg RME). ---
**Author:** ![djproben](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/djproben/32/14259_2.png) [@djproben](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/djproben)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2017, 10:36pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/anyone-using-native-instruments-audio-8-dj-with-macos-anymore/76426/13 "2017-09-07T22:36:38Z")
> [@Eliot\_Han](#): > > I still use my Audio8DJ on my Mac (updated to latest OS). Although I don’t have any issues, I am in the market to replace it. There seems to be a lot of newer soundcards on the market that can do better than the Audio8DJ and have better sound/latency. The cost may be higher, but I would pay that for better quality (eg RME). That’s my sense too, though I just bought a studio sound card and am reluctant to drop bank on another (and my studio card isn’t really portable). What cards are you considering?