Overview. MOTU 828es

CHAPTER

8

Working with Host Audio Software

OVERVIEW

The 828es provides multi-channel audio input and output for Core Audio compatible audio applications on the Mac and ASIO or Wave compatible applications on Windows, including

MOTU’s Digital Performer and AudioDesk,

Apple’s Logic Pro and GarageBand, and other third-party software applications such as Ableton

Live, Avid Pro Tools, Cockos Reaper,

Propellerhead Reason, Steinberg Cubase and

Nuendo, Cakewalk SONAR, PreSonus Studio

One, Bitwig, and others.

AudioDesk is available as a free download for

828es owners at motu.com/download. For complete information about all of AudioDesk’s powerful workstation features, refer to the

AudioDesk User Guide.pdf found in the Help menu of the AudioDesk application.

Digital Performer, MOTU’s state-of-the-art digital audio workstation software, is available separately; for details about upgrading from AudioDesk to

Digital Performer, talk to your authorized MOTU dealer or visit motu.com.

Preparation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Run the web app . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Choose the MOTU Pro Audio driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Reducing monitoring latency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Working with the Routing grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Working with on-board mixing and effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

LTC-to-MTC conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

PREPARATION

Install your host audio software first if you haven’t already done so, and complete these chapters before proceeding:

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chapter 4, “Software Installation” (page 29)

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chapter 5, “Hardware Installation” (page 33)

RUN THE WEB APP

Before you run your host audio software, launch the web app to configure your MOTU hardware.

The web app lets you configure important settings in your audio interface, enable the desired inputs and outputs, and set up audio streams to and from the computer.

Sample Rate

Choose the desired sample rate for the 828es (item

#8 in the Device tab on page 12) and your host

audio software. Make sure the sample rates for the hardware and software match. Newly recorded audio will have this sample rate.

Clock Mode

The Clock Mode setting (item #13 in the Device tab on page 12) is important because it determines

the master digital audio clock for your system.

If you do not have any digital audio connections to your MOTU device (you are using the analog inputs and outputs only), and you will not be resolving your host software to optical or another external clock source, choose Internal.

If you have devices connected to the optical ports,

see “Syncing optical devices” on page 47.

If you have devices connected to the S/PDIF ports,

see “Syncing S/PDIF devices” on page 47.

If you are slaving your MOTU device and your host software to word clock, follow the directions

in “Syncing word clock devices” on page 48.

If you have devices connected to the network port,

see “Syncing an AVB network” on page 49.

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