MBox 3 Mini w/ Monterey 12.5 - blinking blue light

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Hey guys,

I'm trying to put together a separate mobile composer / recording rig using a small midi controller, my M1 2020 Macbook Air with OS Monterey 12.5.1, and my old Mbox 3 mini interface. However once I plug the mbox in, I'm getting the infamous blinking blue light.

From what I've read online, the blue light problem is usually that the mbox is either not receiving enough power from the laptop or that it's missing the correct drivers/codec to have the interface get recognized by the laptop. I downloaded the mbox control panel / most recent drivers available but when I tried to install it, I received an error message saying: “Mbox” needs to be updated - The developer of this app needs to update it to work with this version of macOS. Contact the developer for more information."

The system report - hardware "USB" subsection shows MBOX as listed and being plugged in. Anyone know any work arounds or solutions to get the mbox recognized and operational? Hoping to not need to buy another mini interface.

Please help.