896mk3 Hybrid book Page 1 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM MOTU 896mk3 Hybrid ™ User Guide for Mac 1280 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02138 Business voice: (617) 576-2760 Business fax: (617) 576-3609 Web site: www.motu.com Tech support: www.motu.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 2 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS CAUTION! READ THIS SAFETY GUIDE BEFORE YOU BEGIN INSTALLATION OR OPERATION. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS COULD RESULT IN BODILY INJURY OR EQUIPMENT DAMAGE. HAZARDOUS VOLAGES: CONTACT MAY CAUSE ELECTRIC SHOCK OR BURN. TURN OFF UNIT BEFORE SERVICING. WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR OTHER MOISTURE.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page iii Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM Contents Part 1: Getting Started 7 Quick Reference: 896mk3 Front Panel 8 Quick Reference: 896mk3 Rear Panel 9 Quick Reference: MOTU Audio Setup 11 About the 896mk3 Hybrid 17 Packing List and System Requirements 19 Installing the 896mk3 Software 21 Installing the 896mk3 Hardware Part 2: Using the 896mk3 Hybrid 41 MOTU Audio Setup 49 Front Panel Operation 59 Configuring Host Audio Software 67 Reducing Monitoring Latency 73 Cue
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 0 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM About the Mark of the Unicorn License Agreement and Limited Warranty on Software TO PERSONS WHO PURCHASE OR USE THIS PRODUCT: carefully read all the terms and conditions of the “click-wrap” license agreement presented to you when you install the software. Using the software or this documentation indicates your acceptance of the terms and conditions of that license agreement. Mark of the Unicorn, Inc.
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4. These meters display the level for the 896mk3’s main outs. 3. The light that is illuminated here tells you which bank you are monitoring with the programmable meter bank to the left. 2. This bank of level meters can be programmed to display any input or output bank: analog, optical (ADAT or TOSLINK), or “digital” (AES/EBU and S/PDIF). Use MOTU Audio Setup or the METERS knob below to choose which bank you’d like to view with these meters.
7 6 2 To hear disk tracks in your audio software on these main outs, assign the disk tracks (and master fader) to these main outs. Also make sure the Main Out Assign option is set to Main Out 1-2. See “Main Out Assign” on page 45. You can also use CueMix FX to monitor live 896mk3 inputs here as well. 2. These two XLR jacks serve as the MOTU 896mk3’s main analog outputs. You can connect them to a set of powered studio monitors and then control the volume from the front panel MASTER VOL knob.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 9 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM Quick Reference: CHAPTER Audio Setup MOTU Click the tabs to access general MOTU interface settings or settings specific to the 896mk3 (or other connected interface.) Choose the global sample rate for the system here. Determines the clock source for your 896mk3. If you’re just using the analog ins and outs, set this to ‘Internal’.
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896mk3 Hybrid book Page 11 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM CHAPTER 1 About the 896mk3 Hybrid Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The 896mk3 Hybrid rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The 896mk3 Hybrid front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-bit and 24-bit recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CueMix FX 32-bit floating point mixing and effects. . Included software . . . . . . . . . . .
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 12 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM ■ Mac and Windows drivers for multi-channel operation and across-the-board compatibility with any audio software on current Mac and Windows systems 28 inputs and 32 outputs All 896mk3 inputs and outputs can be used simultaneously, for a total of 28 inputs and 32 outputs at 44.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 13 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM phantom power and 20 dB pad are supplied by separate front panel switches for each input. In addition, each input has its own trim knob. Precision Digital Trim™ All of the 896mk3’s analog inputs are equipped with digitally controlled analog trims, adjustable in approximately 1 dB increments.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 14 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM On-board SMPTE synchronization The 896mk3 can resolve directly to SMPTE time code via any TRS analog input, without a separate synchronizer. The 896mk3 can also generate SMPTE time code via any XLR analog output. The 896mk3 provides a DSP-driven phase-lock engine with sophisticated filtering that provides fast lockup times and sub-frame accuracy.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 15 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM Programmable backlit LCD display Any 896mk3 setting, including the powerful CueMix FX on-board 16-bus mixer with effects, can be accessed directly from the front panel using the four rotary encoders and the 2x16 backlit LCD display. 16-BIT AND 24-BIT RECORDING The 896mk3 system handles all data with a 24-bit signal path, regardless of the I/O format.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 16 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM CueMix FX CueMix FX gives you complete control over the 896mk3’s CueMix FX on-board mixer, which provides no-latency monitoring, mixing and processing of live inputs through your 896mk3. CueMix FX provides attractive graphic mixing, graphic editing of parametric EQ and a convenient tabbed interface for quick access to all mixing features, digitally controlled trims and other settings in your MOTU audio interface.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 17 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM CHAPTER 2 Packing List and System Requirements PACKING LIST PLEASE REGISTER TODAY! The 896mk3 Hybrid ships with the items listed below. If any of these items are not present in your 896mk3 box when you first open it, please immediately contact your dealer or MOTU. Please register your 896mk3 today. There are two ways to register.
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896mk3 Hybrid book Page 19 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM CHAPTER 3 Installing the 896mk3 Software OVERVIEW 3 Open the MOTU Audio Installer application. Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MOTU Audio driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MOTU Audio Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CueMix FX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 20 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM MOTU AUDIO SETUP AUDIODESK WORKSTATION SOFTWARE MOTU Audio Setup (available in the Applications folder) gives you access to all of the settings in the 896mk3, such as the clock source and sample rate. For complete details, see chapter 5, “MOTU Audio Setup” (page 41). AudioDesk is an advanced workstation software package for the 896mk3 that lets you record, edit, mix, process, bounce and master multi-track digital audio recording projects.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 21 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM CHAPTER 4 Installing the 896mk3 Hardware OVERVIEW Here’s an overview for installing the 896mk3: Connect the 896mk3 interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Connect the 896mk3 to the computer. Connect audio inputs and outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Make optical and analog connections as desired. Connect a foot switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 22 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM Follow these instructions to determine whether your computer supports USB 1.1 or USB 2.0: 1 In the Apple menu, choose About this Mac. 2 Click the More Info button to open System Profiler. 3 In the Contents pane, select USB. 4 Look at the devices in the USB Device Tree. A device named USB High-Speed Bus represents a USB 2.0 root hub. A device named USB Bus represents a USB 1.1 root hub.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 23 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM CONNECT AUDIO INPUTS AND OUTPUTS The 896mk3 audio interface has the following audio input and output connectors: ■ 8 combo-style XLR/quarter-inch analog inputs ■ 8 XLR analog outputs ■ 2 XLR main outs ■ AES/EBU input/output ■ S/PDIF input/output ■ ADAT optical input/output Trim Both the XLR mic input and the high-impedance quarter-inch guitar input are equipped with 53 dB gain.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 24 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM Combo jack summary Use these general guidelines for the 48V phantom power, pad and trim settings for the combo inputs: Input 48V Pad Trim Condenser mic On As needed As needed Dynamic mic Off As needed As needed Guitar Off Off As needed -10 dB Line level via TRS Off On As needed +4 dB Line Level via TRS Off On As needed Analog outputs For the XLR outputs, use high-quality shielded cables.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 25 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM Using optical I/O to operate the 896mk3 as an 8-channel expander When the 896mk3 is not connected directly to a computer via FireWire or USB, the optical outputs can be programmed (via the CueMix FX mixer) to mirror the incoming signal on any combination of the 896mk3’s inputs. By connecting the 896mk3 optical outputs to another device, such as another ADAT-optical equipped interface or a digital mixer, you add additional inputs to your system.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 26 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM A TYPICAL 896MK3 SETUP Here is a typical 896mk3 studio setup. This rig can be operated without a conventional mixer. All mixing and processing can be done either in the 896mk3, in the computer with audio software, or both. During recording, you can use the 896mk3’s DAT deck CueMix™ FX mixer to apply reverb, EQ and compression to what you are recording and monitor it via the main outs, headphone outs, or any other output pair.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 27 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM OPERATING THE 896mk3 AS A CONVERTER As explained earlier in “Using optical I/O to operate the 896mk3 as an 8-channel expander” on page 25, the 896mk3 can serve as a multi-channel analog-to-digital converter when disconnected from the computer and instead connected to another device equipped with an ADAT optical input.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 28 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM MAKING SYNC CONNECTIONS If you connect devices digitally to the 896mk3, or if you need to synchronize the 896mk3 with an outside time reference such as SMPTE time code, you must pay careful attention to the synchronization connections and clock source issues discussed in the next few sections.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 29 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM SYNCING S/PDIF DEVICES S/PDIF devices will sync to the 896mk3 in one of two ways: ■ Via the S/PDIF connection itself ■ Via word clock S/PDIF devices with no word clock If your S/PDIF device has no word clock sync connectors, just connect it to the 896mk3 via the S/PDIF connectors. When the device records S/PDIF audio (from the 896mk3), it will simply synchronize to the clock provided by the audio input.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 30 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM SYNCING OPTICAL DEVICES SYNCING AES/EBU DEVICES When connecting an optical device, make sure that its digital audio clock is phase-locked (in sync with) the 896mk3, as explained in “Making sync connections” on page 28. There are two ways to do this: If you would like to transfer stereo audio digitally between the 896mk3 and another device that has AES/EBU, connect it to the 896mk3’s AES/EBU jacks with balanced, AES/EBU grade audio cables. 1.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 31 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM Sample rate conversion With sample rate conversion (SRC), an extra level of master/slave clocking is added to the equation, as demonstrated below in Figure 4-13, which shows the clocking going on when you transfer digital audio from the 896mk3 (AES/EBU OUT) to a DAT deck (AES/EBU IN) using SRC. Notice that with SRC, the DAT deck is not slaved to the 896mk3’s system clock. Instead, their clocks are running completely independently of one another.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 32 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM Some example scenarios are demonstrated below. Simple AES/EBU input transfer (no rate convert) Master Other device 896mk3 clock source setting: AES/EBU 896mk3 896mk3 Sample Rate Conversion setting: None AES/EBU OUT AES/EBU IN Slave Figure 4-14: Slaving the 896mk3 to an AES/EBU device. For the 896mk3’s clock source, choose ‘AES/EBU’.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 33 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM SYNCING WORD CLOCK DEVICES The 896mk3 word clock connectors allow you to synchronize it with a wide variety of other word clock-equipped devices. For standard word clock sync, you need to choose an audio clock master (as explained in “Be sure to choose a digital audio clock master” on page 28). In the simplest case, you have two devices and one is the word clock master and the other is the slave as shown below in Figure 4-18 and Figure 4-19.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 34 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM SYNCING TO SMPTE TIME CODE Use this setup if you have: The 896mk3 system can resolve directly to SMPTE time code. It can also generate time code and word clock, under its own clock or while slaving to time code. Therefore, the 896mk3 can act both as an audio interface and as a digital audio synchronizer to which you can slave other digital audio devices.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 35 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM CONNECTING MULTIPLE MOTU FIREWIRE INTERFACES You can daisy-chain up to four MOTU FireWire interfaces on a single FireWire bus, with the restrictions described in the following sections. Most computers have only one built-in FireWire bus (even if it supplies multiple FireWire sockets).
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 36 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM each other ensures that they remain as tightly and continuously phase-locked as if they were one unified interface. There are two ways to synchronize the 896mk3 with other devices, as discussed in the following sections: via the driver or via word clock. Resolving to other Core audio drivers The MOTU FireWire/USB driver can resolve to other Core Audio drivers.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 37 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM and Traveler-mk3s, which all have two FireWire ports convenient for daisy-chaining. Up to four interfaces can be combined on one FireWire bus. Operating multiple FireWire interfaces at high sample rates Four MOTU FireWire interfaces can operate at 44.1 or 48kHz on a single FireWire bus, although you may have to disable optical banks to conserve FireWire bus bandwidth. At the 2x samples rates (88.2 or 96kHz) and 4x sample rates (176.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 38 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM 38 INSTALLING THE 896MK3 HARDWARE
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896mk3 Hybrid book Page 41 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM CHAPTER 5 MOTU Audio Setup OVERVIEW ACCESSING THE 896MK3 SETTINGS MOTU Audio Setup gives you access to basic 896mk3 hardware settings, such as sample rate, clock source, optical format and more. There are several ways to access 896mk3 settings: Accessing the 896mk3 settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 ‘896mk3 Hybrid’ tab settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Sample Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 42 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM 896mk3 tab settings The 896mk3 tab (Figure 5-1) provides settings that apply to a specific 896mk3 interface. If you have several 896mk3 (or other MOTU) interfaces connected, you’ll see a separate tab for each one. that all of the devices connected digitally to the 896mk3 match the 896mk3’s sample rate. Also make sure that your digital audio synchronizer matches it as well. At the 4x sample rates (176.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 43 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM ■ The 896mk3 provides 8 channels of analog input and 8 channels of analog output, simultaneously. ■ The stereo return bus, as described in “Return Assign” on page 45, can only be assigned to one of the four available analog output pairs or main outs. ■ The PHONES jack can only be assigned to one of the four available analog output pairs or the main outs. ■ The MAIN OUT jack can only be assigned to one of four analog output pairs or the main outs.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 44 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM menu when their corresponding optical bank input is enabled and set to the ADAT Optical format, as explained in “Optical input/output” on page 45. This setting can be used to resolve the 896mk3 directly to the optical input connection. Most of the time, you can set up a better operating scenario that uses one of the other synchronization options.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 45 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM output. The system input and output can be used for alert sounds and general audio I/O for applications like iTunes, iMovie, etc. Phones Assign The Phones Assign setting lets you choose what you will hear from the headphone jack. Choose Main Out 1-2 if you’d like to route the Main Out stereo pair to the PHONES jack.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 46 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM The 896mk3 stereo return bus can be used for a variety of purposes. For example, you could use it to send a final mix being played through the 896mk3 back to the computer, where you could record it for mastering or archiving purposes.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 47 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM Word Out The Word Out menu appears when the 896mk3 is operating at a 2x sample rate (88.2 or 96kHz) or 4x sample rate (176.4 or 192kHz). This menu lets you set the word clock output either to match the current sample rate (System Clock) or force it to the corresponding 1x rate (either 44.1 or 48kHz). For example, if the 896mk3 were operating at 176.4kHz, choosing the Force 44.1/48kHz option would produce word clock output at 44.1kHz.
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896mk3 Hybrid book Page 49 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM CHAPTER 6 Front Panel Operation OVERVIEW ANALOG INPUT CONTROLS The 896mk3 Hybrid offers complete front-panel programming via six rotary encoders and a 2x16 backlit LCD display. All 896mk3 settings can be accessed via these front-panel controls. The 896mk3 front panel analog input controls (Figure 6-1) allow you to work with a wide variety of recording situations. Analog input controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 50 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM MASTER VOL AND “(MAIN OUT)” PHONE JACK The phone jack labeled (MAIN OUT) (Figure 6-1) is a standard quarter-inch stereo headphone jack. Its output is hard-wired to mirror the XLR main outs on the rear panel. From the factory, the MASTER VOL knob above it controls the main outs and this jack, but MASTER VOL can be programmed to control any combination of outputs. See “The Monitor Group” on page 96 for details.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 51 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM PROGRAMMABLE METERS MULTI-FUNCTION LCD DISPLAY The programmable meter bank (Figure 6-4) lets you view the levels of any input or output bank (except analog input, which has its own bank): Analog Out, Optical A In, Optical A Out, Optical B In, Optical B Out, or Digital In/Out. This last option displays AES/EBU input, S/PDIF input, AES/EBU output and S/PDIF output, in order from left to right, as shown below.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 52 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM 896MK3 SETUP MENU To access the 896mk3 SETUP menu, push the PARAM knob until you see 896mk3 SETUP displayed in the LCD. This menu provides basic features for managing the 896mk3 hardware. Turn the PARAM knob to access each setting, explained briefly below. LCD Contrast Turn the VALUE knob to adjust the LCD contrast. Save/Name Preset An 896mk3 preset holds all current CueMix FX mix settings (everything in the CUEMIX menu).
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 53 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM up in the same state. AutoSave Status tells you the current state of this process: Change Detected, Saving… or Saved. If it says Saved, it is ready to be powered down. If it says Change Detected or Saving…, wait until it changes to Saved. Interface mode Turn VALUE to choose between FireWire or USB operation. Normally, the 896mk3 detects how it is connected to the host computer, but this setting lets you manually specify which bus to use.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 54 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM ■ OUT (outputs) ■ MIX (Mixes) ■ REVERB (reverb processor) Navigating the four main menus To access the four main menus above, push the CHANNEL knob repeatedly. Then turn the CHANNEL knob to select the desired channel or mix. The IN (inputs) menu Push the CHANNEL button repeatedly until you see “I:” in the channel section of the LCD (Figure 6-9). This is similar to accessing the Inputs tab in CueMix FX console (“The Inputs tab” on page 79).
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 55 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM The OUT (Outputs) menu Push the CHANNEL button repeatedly until you see “O:” in the channel section of the LCD (Figure 6-10). This is similar to accessing the Outputs tab in CueMix FX console (“The Outputs tab” on page 81). “ O: ” Indicates the OUT (outputs) menu. The current channel. “Pages” are groups of channel settings, such as one band of EQ. Access individual parameters here, such as the frequency setting for a band of EQ.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 56 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM REVERB — these are the reverb send and return controls for the bus master fader. Access them with the PARAMETER knob. Note: if the reverb processor is currently disabled, reverb is displayed in parentheses. If you are running the 896mk3 at 88.2 kHz or higher, the Reverb processor is disabled, and therefore the REVERB setting does not appear in the LCD as an option.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 57 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM INPUTS MENU OUTPUTS MENU CHANNEL PAGE PARAM CHANNEL PAGE PARAM INPUTS Analog 1-2 Analog 3-4 etc. INPUT PAIR PHASE L-R/M-S (stereo or M/S) SWAP WIDTH TRIM LIMITER LOOKAHEAD SOFTCLIP OUTPUTS Main Analog 1-2 Analog 3-4, etc.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 58 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM MIXES MENU REVERB MENU CHANNEL PAGE PARAM CHANNEL PAGE PARAM MIXES Mix 1 Mix 2 etc. MASTER ASSIGN MUTE FADER COPY PASTE RESET REVERB --- REVERB SEND RETURN ANALOG 1-2 (if stereo) MUTE SOLO BAL/WID BALANCE/WIDTH FADER ANALOG 1 ANALOG 2 etc.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 59 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM CHAPTER 7 Configuring Host Audio Software OVERVIEW PREPARATION The 896mk3 Hybrid provides multi-channel audio input and output for Core Audio-compatible audio applications, including MOTU’s Digital Performer and AudioDesk, Apple’s Logic Pro, Logic Express, SoundTrack Pro, and GarageBand, and other third-party software applications such as Ableton Live, Avid Pro Tools, Cockos Reaper, Propellerhead Reason and Record, Steinberg Cubase and Nuendo,
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 60 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM For complete details about the 896mk3 settings, see chapter 5, “MOTU Audio Setup” (page 41). The following sections provide a brief explanation of each 896mk3 setting. Sample rate Choose the desired overall sample rate for the 896mk3 system and your host audio software. Newly recorded audio will have this sample rate. Clock Source This setting is very important because it determines which audio clock the 896mk3 will follow.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 61 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM be a menu there that lets you choose among various drivers that may be in your system. Choose the MOTU Audio driver from this menu. Digital Performer and AudioDesk In MOTU Digital Performer or AudioDesk, choose Configure Audio System > Configure Hardware Driver from the Setup menu, as shown in Figure 7-2. Choose the MOTU 896mk3 Hybrid from the list of drivers.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 62 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM Soundtrack Pro In Soundtrack Pro, access the preferences window, click the Recording tab and choose MOTU 896mk3 Hybrid from the Input and Monitor menu as shown below in Figure 7-5. Cubase and Nuendo In Cubase or Nuendo, go to the Device Setup window. Click the VST Audio System item in the Devices list and choose MOTU 896mk3 Hybrid from the ASIO Driver menu as shown below in Figure 7-7.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 63 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM Reason and Record In Propellerhead Reason or Record, go to the Preferences window, choose Audio preferences from the menu and choose MOTU 896mk3 Hybrid from the Audio Output menu as shown below in Figure 7-9. REDUCING LATENCY On Mac OS X, audio I/O buffer size is handled by the host audio application rather than the 896mk3 Hybrid Core Audio driver.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 64 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM For information on how you can identify each input and output in a numbered list like this, see Appendix A, “Audio I/O reference” page (127).
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 65 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM configure the keystrokes triggered by the foot switch, visit MOTU Audio Setup. (See “Enable Pedal” on page 47.) 24-BIT OPERATION Your 896mk3 hardware fully supports 24-bit recording capabilities in any audio software that supports it. Simply enable 24-bit operation as instructed by the software.
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896mk3 Hybrid book Page 67 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM CHAPTER 8 Reducing Monitoring Latency OVERVIEW Monitoring latency is that slight delay you hear when you run an input signal through your host audio software. For example, you might hear it when you drive a live guitar input signal through an amp modeling plug-in running in your audio sequencer.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 68 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM MONITORING LIVE INPUT There are two ways to monitor live audio input with an 896mk3: 1) through the computer or 2) via the 896mk3 CueMix FX hardware mixer. Figure 8-1 shows method 1, which allows you to apply host-based effects processing via plug-ins in your audio software. See the next section, “Adjusting the audio I/O buffer” for details about how to reduce — and possibly eliminate — the audible monitoring delay that the computer introduces.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 69 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM ADJUSTING THE AUDIO I/O BUFFER A buffer is a small amount of computer memory used to hold data. For audio interfaces like the 896mk3, buffers are used for the process of transferring audio data in and out of the computer. The size of the buffers determines how much delay you hear when monitoring live inputs through your audio software: larger buffers produce more delay; smaller buffers produce less.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 70 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM ■ How responsive the transport controls are in AudioDesk, Digital Performer or other audio software Figure 8-4: In Cubase or Nuendo, choose Devices menu> Device Setup. Select MOTU 896mk3 Hybrid, then click the Control Panel button to access the window above and the Buffer Size setting.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 71 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM Effects processing and automated mixing Reducing latency with the buffer size setting has another benefit: it lets you route live inputs through the real-time effects processing and mix automation of your audio software. CUEMIX FX HARDWARE MONITORING The 896mk3 has a more direct method of patching audio through the system. This method employs the 896mk3’s CueMix FX digital mixer.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 72 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM Controlling CueMix FX from within AudioDesk or Digital Performer To turn on CueMix FX in AudioDesk and Digital Performer: 1 From the Setup menu, choose Configure Audio System> Input Monitoring Mode. 2 Choose the Direct hardware playthrough option, as shown below in Figure 8-7. 3 From the Studio menu, choose Audio Patch Thru, and choose any monitoring mode except Off. Figure 8-7: Enabling CueMix FX in AudioDesk or Digital Performer.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 73 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM CHAPTER 9 CueMix FX OVERVIEW CueMix FX is a cross-platform software application that provides graphic, on-screen control for the 896mk3 Hybrid’s flexible CueMix FX on-board mixer and effects processing. CueMix FX can be used independently of host audio software, or together with it. CueMix dovetails with the direct monitoring features of your host audio software, allowing you to seemlessly mix in both environments.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 74 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM A 16-BUS MIXER WITH EQ, COMPRESSION AND REVERB ADVANTAGES OVER HOST-BASED MIXING AND PROCESSING All 896mk3 inputs and outputs can be routed to the on-board CueMix FX 16-bus (8 stereo bus) digital mixer driven by hardware-based DSP with 32-bit floating point precision.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 75 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM CUEMIX FX INSTALLATION CueMix FX is installed with the rest of your 896mk3 software. CUEMIX FX BASIC OPERATION Here is a brief overview of the CueMix FX mixer. Eight stereo mix busses CueMix provides eight stereo mix busses: Bus 1, Bus 2, Bus 3, and so on. Each mix bus can take any number of inputs and mix them down to any 896mk3 output pair that you choose.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 76 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM Each mix bus is independent Each mix bus has its own settings. Settings for one bus will not affect another. For example, if an input is used for one bus, it will still be available for other busses. In addition, inputs can have a different volume, pan, mute and solo setting in each bus.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 77 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM THE MIXES TAB Click the Mixes tab (Figure 9-2) to gain access to the 896mk3’s eight stereo mix busses. The Mixes tab displays one mix bus at a time. Viewing a mix Choose the mix you wish to view from the mix bus menu (in the Mixes tab itself, as shown in Figure 9-2). The menu shows all mixes by name, followed by the 896mk3 output pair to which each bus master fader is currently assigned, if any.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 78 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM Bus mute The bus mute button (Figure 9-2) disables (silences) the mix. Bus level meter The bus level meter, which is post-fader, shows you the output for the mix’s output. Bus reverb send/return The bus reverb send (Figure 9-2) feeds the output of the mix bus, pre-fader, to the 896mk3’s global reverb processor, where it is merged with any other signals being fed to the reverb.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 79 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM THE INPUTS TAB The 896mk3 provides many features for managing analog and digital input signals. Some of these features, such as the 896mk3’s digitally controlled analog trims, are implemented in the analog domain; others are implemented in the digital domain as DSP applied to the digital signal (after the A/D converter on analog inputs).
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 80 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM Input channel focus Click the channel focus button (Figure 9-3) to view and edit parameters in the channel settings section of the CueMix FX window (Figure 9-7 on page 83). Input EQ and dynamics The 896mk3 lets you apply 7-band parametric EQ and dynamics processing (DSP) to any input, analog or digital. Mono/stereo pairing Click the Mono button (Figure 9-3) if you would like an input to be treated as a mono channel.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 81 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM Orange Green Blue Red Yellow White Black EQ band selectors LP/HP filter selector Compressor selector Colored knobs Figure 9-4: The EQ/Dynamics selectors. Click the selector (Figure 9-4) for the desired EQ band, low-pass (LP) filter, high pass (HP) filter or compressor to view it across all channels.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 82 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM Output channel focus Click the channel focus button (Figure 9-6) to view and edit parameters in the channel settings section of the CueMix FX window (Figure 9-7 on page 83). Channel focus also determines which channels are being scoped by CueMix’s audio analysis tools, as explained in “Choosing channels for audio analysis” on page 100.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 83 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM THE CHANNEL SETTINGS SECTION The channel settings section in the CueMix FX window (Figure 9-1) displays three tabs for Channel, EQ and Dynamics settings for the channel with the current focus. There are also two global tabs: the Meter Bridge and the Reverb Processor, as shown below. The Channel tab The Channel tab (Figure 9-8) displays settings for input channels.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 84 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM Stereo settings Inputs that have been grouped as stereo pairs in the Inputs tab (Figure 9-3) provide two stereo modes (Figure 9-8): Normal and M/S. M/S mode provides decoding for a mid-side microphone configuration. The Width knob (Figure 9-8) provides control over the stereo imaging, going from a full stereo image to mono (both channels panned equally). See “Width” on page 78.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 85 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM The EQ tab The EQ tab (Figure 9-10) displays the EQ settings for the input or output channel that currently has the focus. Click any focus button in the Inputs or Outputs tab to view the EQ tab settings for the channel. after classic equalizers. Five bands of center frequency parametric EQ filtering are provided, each with four EQ types that provide current popular EQ styles and vintage analog EQ styles alike. Two bands include shelf filtering.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 86 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM the channel. In addition, each individual band of EQ has a Filter enable/disable switch (Figure 9-10), allowing you to enable as few or as many bands as needed for each individual channel. Q handle: Drag the Q handle lines to graphically adjust the Q setting for the currently selected filter. To select the filter, click its filter handle.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 87 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM amplitude scale is in dB and is adjustable between 3 and 24 dB using the vertical scale buttons (Figure 9-10). Showing and hiding filter curves To view a filter in the display, turn on the filter. The shape of the filter, according to its current settings, is shaded in the same color as the filter’s knob(s). Use the filter display options menu (Figure 9-10) to show or hide them in the display.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 88 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM Type I Type II Figure 9-13: Type I EQ filter style. Figure 9-14: Type II EQ filter style. The Type I EQ filter has the least amount of Gain/Q interaction, providing the most precision and control of all the EQ filter types. Even small adjustments in gain or reduction produce relatively high Q. This EQ style is best for situations that call for precise EQ adjustments requiring the maximum amount of individual parameter control.
6mk3 Hybrid book Page 89 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM Type III Type IV Figure 9-15: Type III EQ filter style. Figure 9-16: Type IV EQ filter style. The Type III EQ filter increases Q as boost is applied. Therefore, lower amounts of boost provide a softer, “wider” EQ effect (since the affected frequency range widens), while higher boost tends to sound louder and more “up front”, due to the increase in Q as the gain is increased.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 90 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM Shelf filters response corresponds to a second order shelf, still with no overshoot. This is the same response as conventional parametric EQs. In some situations, this form of accurate, clean shelving can sound harsh, especially when compared to legacy analog EQs. To soften the results, the overshoot is increased as Q is increased, as shown Figure 9-17 for Q values of 1.00, 2.00 and 3.00.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 91 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM Overshoot tends to produce more of what one would expect to hear when applying shelving and is therefore considered to be more musical than shelving without overshoot. This effect, which has gained tremendous popularity among audio engineers, was first made popular in original Neve series EQs and later in the SSL G series. At maximum the maximum Q setting of 3.00, the overshoot peaks at half the total boosted (or cut) gain.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 92 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM The Dynamics tab The Dynamics tab (Figure 9-21) displays the Dynamics processing settings for the input or output channel that currently has the focus. Click any focus button in the Inputs or Outputs tab to view the Dynamics tab settings for the channel.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 93 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM Peak/RMS modes In RMS mode the compressor uses RMS values (a computational method for determining overall loudness) to measure the input level. In Peak mode, the compressor uses signal peaks to determine the input level. RMS mode will let peaks through because the detector sidechain is only looking at the average signal level. Peak mode will react to brief peaks.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 94 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM It is precisely this self-adjusting behavior that makes optical compressors the tool of choice for smoothing out vocals, bass guitar and fullprogram mixes without destroying perceived dynamics. Compressor/Limit buttons The Comp and Limit buttons (Figure 9-21) model the original LA-2A Limit/Compress mode switch. The effect is very subtle, with the Limit option behaving only slightly more like a limiter than a compressor.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 95 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM displaying an input meter). Click Pre to view levels before any input channel processing besides trim; click Post to view levels after all channel processing (EQ, compression, M/S decoding, L/R swap, etc.) The Reverb tab The Reverb tab (Figure 9-23) provides access to the 896mk3’s single, global reverb processor, which provides high-fidelity reverberation and graphic control over its parameters.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 96 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM Output When the Split Point is set to Output, the sends in Output tab become active and the returns in the Mix bus tab gray out. This allows you to send from inputs, mixes and outputs and return to outputs. Primary controls The Primary Controls section (Figure 9-23) in the Reverb tab provides the following basic parameters for programming the reverb. Reverb Time Reverb time determines the length of decay, or tail, of the reverb.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 97 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM Assigning outputs to the monitor group Any combination of outputs can be assigned to the monitor group. To include an output pair in the monitor group, click its Monitor button in the Outputs tab (Figure 9-6 on page 82). EQ on a stereo channel requires approximately twice the DSP resources as the same EQ on a mono channel. The Compressor (2.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 98 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM Control room Talkback mic engaged. To completely silence all other CueMix audio, turn them all the way down. attenuation only occurs when talkback or listenback is engaged. Audio playing back from disk (your host software) is not affected. Main outs Talk dim Analog out 7-8 Live room Headphone distribution amp Listenback mic Listen dim Figure 9-25: Typical hardware setup for Talkback and Listenback.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 99 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM SHORTCUTS FILE MENU Hold down the following general modifier keys as shortcuts: Shortcut Result Shift key Applies your action to all inputs or all outputs in the mix. Command key Applies your action to the stereo input pair, even when it is currently configured as mono. Option key Applies your action to all busses. Shift-Option Applies your action to all inputs and mixes.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 100 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM EDIT MENU Undo/Redo CueMix FX supports multiple undo/redo. This allows you to step backwards and forwards through your actions in the software. Copying & pasting (duplicating) entire mixes To copy and paste the settings from one mix to another: 1 Select the source mix (Figure 9-1) and choose Copy from the Edit menu (or press Command-C). 2 Choose the destination mix and choose Paste from the Edit menu (or press Command-V).
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 101 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM FFT display Choose Show FFT from the Filter display options menu (Figure 9-10) to superimpose a real-time Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) frequency measurement curve over the EQ filter display, as demonstrated in Figure 9-30: FFT curve Figure 9-31: FFT display. The spectrogram scrolls from top to bottom, where the top edge of the display represents what you are hearing “now”. Color represents amplitude along the left/right frequency spectrum.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 102 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM View controls Pause button Display options The info box When any EQ filter point is selected or dragged in the full window graph, the info box is shown next to the point in the full graph display (Figure 9-34). Figure 9-33: View controls You can show and hide the FFT display, spectrogram or EQ band response curves as desired using the Display Options menu options (Figure 9-29).
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 103 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM one half of the entire frequency range is displayed. Pos determines which frequency is displayed at the center of the graph. In Min/Max mode, Min and Max set the lowest and highest displayed frequencies (in Hertz). Vertical controls (amplitude axis) The Vertical controls (Figure 9-29) operate similarly to the Horizontal controls, except that they configure the y-axis (amplitude).
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 104 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM View menu The View menu (Figure 9-37) lets you choose how you wish to display the audio channel(s) being displayed.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 105 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM zero, denoted by the extra vertical graph lines surrounding it. There are two kinds of waveform recognition available: Type I and Type II. Figure 9-39: Waveform Recognition menu Type I recognition provides the most stable display of the waveform. It is the most resistant to change. Louder transients, such as those produced by a snare drum, are not displayed inside of the waveform window.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 106 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM Holdoff Holdoff defines a time interval during which the oscilloscope does not trigger. The most recent trace will be displayed during that period. When the period is over, the trigger is “re-armed’, i.e. it will begin looking for the criteria again. Click and drag this value up or down to set it, or double-click to return to the default value.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 107 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM To adjust the left and right edges of the measurement area, click and drag the blue bars in the graph, or click and drag the blue numbers in the upper left or right corners. To reset them to the default value, double-click the numbers. Information about the measured area is displayed at the center of the top ruler: the duration (in seconds and samples), the approximate frequency, and the scientific note name.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 108 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM transient is settled in the display and fairly stable, you may need to adjust the horizontal position to center it in the display. These settings are depicted in the example in Figure 9-42. You can also pause the display at any time and adjust the horizontal bounds to locate a transient. Clip detection You can use the Oscilloscope to detect clipping in a digital audio signal.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 109 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM X-Y PLOT The X-Y Plot window (Figure 9-43) graphs the amplitude of a stereo audio signal on a twodimensional grid. For each unit of time (i.e., each sample), the amplitude of the left channel is displayed on the xaxis and the amplitude of the right channel is displayed on the y-axis.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 110 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM View controls The View controls (Figure 9-44) provide several options for the X-Y Plot display. Pause button Figure 9-44: View controls Pausing the display The Pause button in the upper right corner of the View section (Figure 9-44) allows you to freeze the display at any time. To resume, click the button again. The level meters will remain active while the display is paused.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 111 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM Using the X-Y Plot The X-Y Plot helps you “see” the width of the stereo field of a mix. It also helps you determine if a mix has issues with polarity, as follows: Figure 9-47: The Persistence controls. Length Length (Figure 9-47) sets the number of recent samples to show on the plot. For example, when Length is set to 10,000, the 10,000 most recent samples are shown.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 112 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM PHASE ANALYSIS The Phase Analysis window (Figure 9-49 on page 112) graphs frequency versus phase difference versus amplitude of a stereo signal on either rectangular or polar coordinates. In rectangular coordinates, the vertical axis represents frequency, and the horizontal axis represents the phase of the left channel minus the phase of the right channel (measured in radians).
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 113 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM Pausing the display The Pause button in the upper right corner of the View section (Figure 9-50) allows you to freeze the display at any time. To resume, click the button again. The correlation meter will remain active while the display is paused. A/B (stereo audio channels) The View section (Figure 9-50) displays the pair of input or output audio channels you are viewing. See “Choosing a channel pair to display” above.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 114 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM Axes The Axes control (Figure 9-50) sets the opacity of the grid displayed in the graph, from 100% (fully visible) down to 0% (fully hidden). Horizontal and vertical controls The Horizontal and Vertical controls (Figure 9-54) let you scale each axis of the grid and offset its zero point. Click and drag the values up or down to set them, or double-click to return to the default value. There are two modes for the controls: Zoom/Offset and Min/Max.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 115 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM outside the critical frequency range of the instrument being recorded, you can avoid phase problems among the mic signals. In the polar view, any signal that falls on the negative y axis (below zero) in polar view will be canceled out when the signal is summed to mono.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 116 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM TUNER Meter value: difference between the detected note and the detected frequency, in cents. Arrows: the direction in which the detected The Tuner window is an accurate and easy to use tuner. Opening the Tuner Each 896mk3 interface has its own Tuner window. Choose the Tuner item from the Devices menu under the desired interface. Choosing a channel pair to display The Tuner window follows the currently focused audio input or output.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 117 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM CONFIGURATIONS MENU A configuration is just like a hardware preset (a “snapshot” of all settings in CueMix FX and therefore the 896mk3 hardware itself), except that it can be created and managed using the CueMix FX software on your computer, completely independently of the 896mk3 hardware. The commands in the Configurations menu let you create, save, load, import, export and otherwise manage as many configurations as you wish.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 118 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM CONTROL SURFACES MENU CueMix FX can be controlled from an automated control surface such as the Mackie Control™. Use the commands in the Control Surfaces menu to enable and configure this feature.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 119 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM Other HUI-compatible control surfaces Any control surface that has the ability to emulate a HUI should be compatible with CueMix FX. Just add a Mackie HUI to Audio MIDI Setup and put the control surface hardware into HUI emulation mode. Consult the control surface manual for details about how put it into HUI emulation mode.
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896mk3 Hybrid book Page 121 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM CHAPTER 10 MOTU SMPTE Setup OVERVIEW MOTU SMPTE SETUP The 896mk3 can resolve directly to SMPTE time code via any analog input, without a separate synchronizer. The 896mk3 can also generate time code via its time code output. The 896mk3 provides a DSP-driven phase-lock engine with sophisticated filtering that provides fast lockup times and sub-frame accuracy.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 122 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM detect and switch to the incoming frame rate, except that it cannot distinguish between 30 fps and 29.97 fps time code, or 23.976 and 24 fps time code. So if you are working with either of these rates, make sure you choose the correct rate from this menu. The 896mk3 driver updates the frame rate setting in Digital Performer and AudioDesk for you.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 123 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM The 896mk3 cannot freewheel address without clock. Therefore, the Freewheel Address setting will always be lower than or equal to the Freewheel Clock setting, and both menus will update as needed, depending on what you choose. The ‘Infinite’ freewheel setting The Infinite freewheel setting in the Freewheel Clock menu causes the 896mk3 to freewheel indefinitely, until it receives readable time code again.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 124 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM RESOLVING PRO TOOLS TO TIME CODE To resolve your Pro Tools system directly to SMPTE time code with no additional synchronization devices, use the setup shown in “Syncing to SMPTE time code” on page 34. 1 Connect an LTC signal to the 896mk3 time code input (or other analog input). 2 In MOTU SMPTE Setup, go to the SMPTE Source menu and choose the SMPTE input (or other analog input that is receiving the time code).
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 125 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM Part 3 Appendices
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896mk3 Hybrid book Page 127 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM APPENDIX A Audio I/O reference OVERVIEW The MOTU Audio drivers supply text string labels for the 896mk3’s audio inputs and outputs to clearly identify each one, but some applications do not display these labels. The following sections show how you can identify each input and output in a numbered list like this. MAC OS X: CORE AUDIO Channels appear in the following order for Core Audio applications on Mac OS X.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 128 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM Outputs at 1x sample rates Outputs are always listed in the same order as follows, when operating the 896mk3 at 1x sample rates (44.1 or 48 kHz): Output 44.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 129 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM APPENDIX B Troubleshooting Slaving directly to time code in AudioDesk or Digital Performer To slave Digital Performer or AudioDesk directly to time code, be sure to go to the Receive Sync dialog in Digital Performer or AudioDesk and switch from “MTC” to “Sample-accurate.” Can’t authenticate AudioDesk When authenticating AudioDesk, the OK button does not become active until you have entered in your name and a valid keycode.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 130 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM REPLACING DISCS If your installer disc becomes damaged, our Customer Support Department will be glad to replace it. You can request a replacement disc by calling our business office at (617) 576-2760 and asking for the customer service department. In the meantime, you can download the latest drivers from www.motu.com.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 131 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM Index Symbols +4dB analog input 24 02R mixer 30 -10dB analog input 24 1394 connector 8, 14, 21, 22 192kHz multiple interfaces 37 operation 42 20 dB pad 14 2408mk3 Word Clock In setting 43 24-bit optical 8, 13 recording 15 24i/o Word Clock In setting 43 48V phantom power 14 828 connecting to UltraLite-mk3 36 896mk3 connecting to UltraLite-mk3 36 expansion 35 input/output summary 12 installing 21 rear panel overview 12 SMPTE setting 44 summary of fe
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 132 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM Feedback loops 60 FFT display 100 File menu Clear Peaks 100 Copy/Paste 100 Hardware Follows CueMix Stereo Settings 99 Load Hardware Preset 99 Mix1 return includes computer 99 Peak/Hold Time 99 Save Hardware Preset 99 Show meter in dock icon 99 undo/redo 100 FireWire 14 connecting 21, 22 connector 8 Focus 76 Inputs tab 80 Mixes tab 78 Outputs tab 82 Follow Active Mix 117 Foot pedal connecting 25 Foot switch 14, 47 3rd party OS X software 64 configu
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 133 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM MOTU Audio Setup 19, 41 MOTU SMPTE Setup 121 N Naming inputs 79 outputs 81 Normal 84 Nuendo 59 clock source 60 Mac OS X 62 Main Out Assign 60 optical I/O 60 phones 60 Return Assign 60 reverb return 60 sample rate 60 O Optical 2x mode 53 choosing format (ADAT or TOSlink) 45 connectors 8, 24 metering 46 overview 13 sync 30 Optical converter mode 53 setup/example 27 Optimization 70 OS X audio software clock source 60 Main Out Assign 60 optical I/O
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 134 Friday, August 19, 2011 1:44 PM Talkback button (Channel tab) 84 button (Outputs tab) 82 explained 97 menu 98, 117 settings 98 Technical support 129, 130 Threshold dynamics 92 Time code sync 34, 121 TOSLINK 8, 13 clock source setting 44 connecting 24 TOSlink 45 Traveler connecting to UltraLite-mk3 36 Trim 13, 23, 80 Trim (input) 14 Troubleshooting EQ knobs don’t work 81 feedback loop 60 Tuner 116 Type I, II optical mode 53 U UltraLite-mk3 connecting multiple interfaces 36 Unbal
