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CHAPTER

Quick Reference:

MOTU Audio Setup

Provides several options for the 896mk3’s

AES/EBU sample rate conversion. See,

“Syncing AES/EBU devices” on page 30.

The 896mk3 driver provides a stereo return

back to the computer. This return feeds the

signal on any 896mk3 output pair directly

back to the computer, where you can record,

process, monitor or otherwise use it. This is a

great way to “bounce” full mixes, complete

with live audio routed through the 896mk3

only, back into the computer.

Determines the clock source for your

896mk3. If you’re just using the analog

ins and outs, set this to ‘Internal’. The

other settings are for digital transfers

via AES/EBU, S/PDIF or optical ports, or

for slaving the 896mk3 to word clock.

Speciﬁes the stereo input and

output pair when the 896mk3 is

chosen for Mac OS X audio I/O.

Choose the global sample rate

for the system here.

If you are running an 896mk3

interface at a high sample rate

(88.2, 96, 176.4 or 192 kHz), this

option appears in the interface

tab. It lets you choose a word

clock output rate that either

matches the global sample rate

(e.g. 96kHz) or reduces it to the

corresponding 1x rate (e.g. 48kHz

instead of 192 kHz).

This menu lets you choose what you will

hear from the PHONES jack. To mirror the

main outs, choose Main Out 1-2. Or you can

mirror any other output pair. To hear the

phones as their own independent output,

choose Phones 1-2 (at 44.1 or 48 kHz). At

higher sample rates, the phones must

mirror any other available output pair.)

Click the tabs to access general

MOTU interface settings or

settings speciﬁc to the 896mk3

(or other connected interface.)

Check this option if you would like the MOTU

Audio Setup icon to appear in the application

dock as soon as a MOTU interface is detected

(switched on, plugged in, etc.)

In the standard Mac OS X

fashion, the console

appears in the dock when

you launch it. If the Launch

option is checked (as

shown above), the icon

appears as soon as you

switch on your 896mk3

interface. If you click and

hold on the dock icon

(instead of clicking it) or

control-click, a menu of

hardware settings appears

as shown to the right. You

can view and conﬁgure any

hardware settings from this

menu, without opening the

console window.

Click the General tab to access these settings.

Each optical bank can be conﬁg-

ured independently: ADAT or

TOSLINK. Disable them when not

in use to conserve DSP and

FireWire/USB bus bandwidth.

Choose the output pair you would

like the main outs to mirror, or

choose Main Outs to operate them

as their own independent pair.

If you have a foot switch connected to the

896mk3, these settings let you map the foot

switch to any computer keyboard key for

both the up and down position. For details

about how to set this up, see “Enable Pedal”

on page 47.

This button opens another dialog that lets

you assign your own customized names to

each 896mk3 input and output. For example,

if you have a lead vocal mic plugged into

input 1, you could name it “Lead Vox”. Your

customized names then appear in your host

audio application (if it supports Core Audio

input naming).

Lets you choose what to monitor

with the 896mk3’s programmable

front panel meters.

The Clip Hold Time controls how long the

top-most red LED remains illuminated after

clipping. Choose ‘Inﬁnite’ if you want to be

able to clear the LED from Digital Performer.

The Peak Hold Time controls how long the

highest illuminated LED remains lit before

going dark.

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