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CHAPTER

Installing the 4pre Hardware

OVERVIEW

Here’s an overview for installing the 4pre:

Important note before you begin! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Take these precautions to prevent damage to your

computer, the 4pre and other equipment.

Connect the 4pre interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Connect the 4pre to the computer.

Connect audio inputs and outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Make analog and digital connections as desired.

Connect and sync S/PDIF devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Connect a DAT deck, effects processor or other

device with digital I/O, but be sure to make the

correct clock source settings.

Power options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Choose from among several convenient options.

A typical 4pre setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

An example setup for computer-based mixing/FX.

Connect multiple MOTU interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Connect additional 4pre or other audio interfaces.

IMPORTANT NOTE BEFORE YOU BEGIN!

Before you begin installing the 4pre (or any bus-

powered device), take these important

precautionary measures to avoid damaging the

sensitive electrical components in your computer,

the 4pre or other devices being connected:

■ Turn off the computer.

■ Turn off the 4pre (push and hold the phones

volume knob).

■ Turn off the power of any other devices.

■ Touch the metal casing of the 4pre to discharge

any static electricity that you may be carrying just

before the installation.

After you have made all of the necessary

connections, as described in this chapter, turn on

the devices in this sequence:

1. Turn on the computer.

2. Turn on the 4pre.

3. Turn on other devices connected to the 4pre.

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