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MOTU FIREWIRE AUDIO CONSOLE

MOTU 896 SETTINGS

Figure 5-1: The MOTU FireWire Audio Console gives you access to all

of the settings in the MOTU 896 hardware.

General tab settings

The General tab provides settings that apply

globally to all connected MOTU 896 interfaces

(and other MOTU FireWire audio interfaces).

896 tab settings

The 896 tab provides settings that apply to a

speciﬁc 896 interface. If you have several 896’s (or

other MOTU FireWire audio interfaces)

connected, you’ll see a separate tab for each one.

Sample Rate

Choose the desired Sample Rate for recording and

playback. The MOTU 896 can operate at 44.1 KHz

(the standard rate for compact disc audio),

48 KHz, 88.2 kHz or 96 kHz.

☛ Mismatched sample rates cause distortion and

crackling. If you hear this sort of thing, check the

sample rate settings in your hardware and here in

the MOTU FireWire Audio Console.

Clock Source

The Clock Source determines the digital audio clock

that the MOTU 896 will use as its time base. For a

complete explanation of synchronization issues,

see “Making sync connections” on page 21. The

following sections brieﬂy discuss each clock source

setting.

Internal

Use the Internal setting when you want the MOTU

896 to operate under its own digital audio clock.

For example, you may be in a situation where all

you are doing is playing tracks off hard disk in your

digital audio software on the computer. In a

situation like this, you most often don’t need to

reference an external clock of any kind.

Another example is transferring a mix to DAT. You

can operate the MOTU 896 system on its internal

clock, and then slave the DAT deck to the MOTU

896 via the AES/EBU connection (usually DAT

decks slave to their AES/EBU input when you

choose the AES/EBU input as their record source).

If you would like help determining if this is the

proper clock setting for your situation, see “Do you

need a synchronizer?” on page 22.

With ADAT devices, however, you usually want an

external digital audio synchronizer, such as the

MIDI Timepiece AV or Digital Timepiece, to be the

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