896mk3 Hybrid book Page 1 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 PM MOTU 896mk3 Hybrid ™ User Guide for Windows 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 2:04 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 2:04 PM Contents Part 1: Getting Started 7 Quick Reference: 896mk3 Front Panel 8 Quick Reference: 896mk3 Rear Panel 9 Quick Reference: MOTU Audio Console 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 39 MOTU Audio Console 47 Front Panel Operation 57 Configuring Host Audio Software 65 Reducing Monitoring Latency 71
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 0 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 Console 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 44. 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 2:04 PM Quick Reference: CHAPTER Audio Console MOTU Click the tabs to access general MOTU interface settings or settings specific to the 896mk3 (or other connected interface.) Choosing a smaller setting here reduces the delay you may hear when listening to live input that you are running through effects plug-ins in your software. But lower settings also increase the strain on your computer. For details, see “Samples Per Buffer” on page 42.
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896mk3 Hybrid book Page 11 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 2:04 PM With a variety of I/O formats, mic preamps, nolatency mixing and processing of live input and synchronization capabilities, the 896mk3 Hybrid is a complete, portable “studio in a box” when used with a Mac or Windows computer. 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 2:04 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 2:04 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 2:04 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 2:04 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 2:04 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 2:04 PM CHAPTER 3 Installing the 896mk3 Software OVERVIEW 2 Power off and disconnect the 896mk3. Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MOTU Audio drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MOTU Audio Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CueMix FX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 20 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 PM MOTU AUDIO DRIVERS ASIO ASIO is an acronym for Audio Streaming Input and Output. The MOTU Audio ASIO driver provides multi-channel audio input and output for applications that support ASIO audio drivers, such as Ableton Live, Avid Pro Tools, Cakewalk SONAR, Cockos Reaper, Propellerhead Reason and Record, Steinberg Cubase and Nuendo, and others. For details about using the 896mk3 with ASIO, see chapter 7, “Configuring Host Audio Software” (page 57).
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 21 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 2:04 PM 4 Look in the list of USB devices. An Enhanced USB Host Controller Interface (EHCI) represents a USB 2.0 controller. An Open USB Host Controller Interface (OHCI) or Universal USB Host Controller Interface (UHCI) represents a USB 1.1 controller. Figure 4-1: Connecting the 896mk3 to the computer via FireWire. ☛ Make absolute sure to align the notched side of the FireWire plug properly with the notched side of the FireWire socket on the 896mk3.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 23 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 2:04 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 2:04 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 2:04 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 2:04 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 2:04 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 2:04 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 2:04 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 2:04 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 2:04 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 2:04 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 2:04 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 2:04 PM CONNECTING MULTIPLE MOTU FIREWIRE INTERFACES You can daisy-chain up to three 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). Connect them as follows: Multiple interfaces in MOTU Audio Console MOTU Audio Console displays the settings for one interface at a time.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 36 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 PM Operating multiple FireWire interfaces at high sample rates Three 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 (176.4 and 192kHz), you can operate no more than two interfaces on a single FireWire bus. Figure 4-23: Choosing clock sources with multiple interfaces.
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896mk3 Hybrid book Page 39 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 PM CHAPTER 5 MOTU Audio Console OVERVIEW ACCESSING THE 896MK3 SETTINGS MOTU Audio Console 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘General’ tab settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sample Rate . . . . . . . . . . . .
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 40 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 PM ‘GENERAL’ TAB SETTINGS Sample Rate Choose the desired Sample Rate for recording and playback. The 896mk3 can operate at 44.1 (the standard rate for compact disc audio), 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4 or 192KHz. If you are operating at a sample rate between 44.1 and 96kHz, make absolutely sure 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.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 41 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 PM Master Clock Source The Master Clock Source determines the digital audio clock that the 896mk3 will use as its time base. For a complete explanation of synchronization issues, see “Making sync connections” on page 28. The following sections briefly discuss each clock source setting. Internal Use the Internal setting when you want the 896mk3 to operate under its own digital audio clock.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 42 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 PM synchronizer. In this case, the ADAT Optical clock source setting lets you slave the 896mk3 to the device itself via its digital input to the 896mk3. reference and shared transport control are not needed — without having to set up an elaborate synchronization scenario.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 43 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 PM ■ How responsive the transport controls are in your software This setting presents you with a trade-off between the processing power of your computer and the delay of live audio as it is being processed by plug-ins. If you reduce the Samples Per Buffer, you reduce patch thru latency, but significantly increase the overall processing load on your computer, leaving less CPU bandwidth for things like realtime effects processing.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 44 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 PM Optical input/output The Optical input and Optical output settings let you choose between ADAT optical (‘lightpipe’) and S/PDIF optical (‘TOSLINK’) as the format for the 896mk3’s two banks of optical input and output (Bank A and Bank B). Choose the format that matches the device connected.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 45 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 PM AES/EBU Out options Choose the desired AES/EBU Out sample rate options (Figure 4-17 on page 32) when the desired AES/EBU output rate needs to be completely different than the system clock rate or the AES In clock rate. For further details about this option, see “Sample Rate Convert” on page 44. Clip Hold Time The Clip Hold Time option controls how long the top red LED on the front panel metering remains illuminated after clipping occurs.
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896mk3 Hybrid book Page 47 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 48 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 95 for details.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 49 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 50 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 51 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 52 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 77).
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 53 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 79). “ 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 54 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 55 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 56 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 57 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 PM CHAPTER 7 Configuring Host Audio Software OVERVIEW The 896mk3 Hybrid provides multi-channel audio input and output for ASIO- and WDM-compatible audio applications, including Ableton Live, Avid Pro Tools, Cockos Reaper, Propellerhead Reason and Record, Steinberg Cubase and Nuendo, Cakewalk SONAR, and others. MOTU Audio Console provides settings to configure your audio interface and enable the desired inputs and outputs.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 58 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 PM If you do not have any digital audio connections to your 896mk3 (you are using the analog inputs and outputs only), and you will not be slaving your host software to external SMPTE time code, choose Internal. independent output pair. As a result, you’ll see Phones 1-2 as an additional audio destination in your host’s audio output menus. When operating at high sample rates, the phones must mirror one of the other output pairs.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 59 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 PM CHOOSING THE MOTU AUDIO DRIVER Once you’ve made the preparations described so far in this chapter, you’re ready to run your audio software and enable the MOTU Audio driver. Check the audio system or audio hardware configuration window in your software. There will be a menu there that lets you choose among various drivers that may be in your system. Choose the desired MOTU Audio driver from this menu. Several driver options are available.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 60 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 PM Reason and Record In Propellerhead Reason or Record, go to the Preferences window, choose Audio preferences from the menu and choose MOTU Audio ASIO from the Audio Card Driver menu as shown below in Figure 7-5. SONAR In Cakewalk SONAR, you can use the MOTU ASIO driver or the MOTU WDM driver. Note that when using ASIO, only one audio interface may be selected for use in SONAR. Using the MOTU ASIO driver 1 Go to SONAR’s Preferences.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 61 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 PM Other audio settings in SONAR There are a few other settings in SONAR that impact 896mk3 operation: 1 In the Audio preferences section, choose Driver Settings. 2 Choose an 896mk3 input and output for recording and playback timing as shown below in Figure 7-10. It doesn’t matter which input or output you choose. Figure 7-8: Enabling inputs and outputs in SONAR. Using the MOTU WDM driver 1 Go to SONAR’s Preferences.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 62 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 PM Sound Forge In Sony Sound Forge, go to the Preferences window, click the Audio tab, and then choose MOTU Audio from the Audio device type menu. host software’s audio input lists. See “Optical input/ output” on page 44, “Phones Assign” on page 43 and “Main Out Assign” on page 44. AUDIO INPUT AND OUTPUT NAMES Other audio software For other audio applications, the procedure is similar to that shown above.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 63 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 PM features in CueMix FX to save the 896mk3 Hybrid settings as a file in your host project folder for instant recall of all settings. See chapter 9, “CueMix FX” (page 71) for complete details. USING A FOOT SWITCH Use a foot switch connected to the 896mk3 Hybrid to trigger recording punch-in and punch-out, or any other feature in your host audio software that is assigned to a keyboard shortcut.
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896mk3 Hybrid book Page 65 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 66 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 67 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 68 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 PM Lower latency versus higher CPU overhead The buffer setting has a large impact on the following things: ■ Patch thru latency ■ The load on your computer’s CPU ■ Possible distortion at the smallest settings How responsive the transport controls are in your audio software ■ The buffer setting presents you with a trade-off between the processing power of your computer and the delay of live audio as it is being patched through your software.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 69 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 PM Using CueMix FX If your host audio software does not support direct hardware monitoring, you run the CueMix FX software side-by-side with your audio software and manage your monitor mix in CueMix FX. Controlling CueMix FX from within Cubase or Nuendo To turn on CueMix in Cubase or Nuendo, enable the Direct Monitoring check box in the Device Setup window.
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896mk3 Hybrid book Page 71 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 72 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 73 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 74 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 75 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 76 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 77 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 78 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 81). 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 79 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 80 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 81). 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 99.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 81 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 82 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 76.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 83 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 84 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 85 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 86 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 87 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 88 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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.
6mk3 Hybrid book Page 89 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 90 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 91 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 92 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 93 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 94 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 95 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 80). 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 96 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 97 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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. Control key Applies your action to the stereo input pair, even when it is currently configured as mono. Alt key Applies your action to all busses. Shift-Alt Applies your action to all inputs and mixes.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 98 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 Control-C). 2 Choose the destination mix and choose Paste from the Edit menu (or press Control-V).
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 99 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 100 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 101 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 102 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 103 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 104 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 105 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 106 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 107 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 108 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 109 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 110 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 PM PHASE ANALYSIS The Phase Analysis window (Figure 9-49 on page 111) 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 111 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 112 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 113 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 114 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 115 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 116 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 117 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 PM Figure 9-58: Refer to the extensive on-line help for details about configuring CueMix FX for operation with your control surface product.
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896mk3 Hybrid book Page 119 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 PM CHAPTER 10 MOTU SMPTE Console OVERVIEW MOTU SMPTE CONSOLE 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 120 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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. READER SECTION The Reader section (on the left-hand side of the window in Figure 10-1) provides settings for synchronizing the 896mk3 to SMPTE time code.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 121 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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.
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896mk3 Hybrid book Page 123 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 PM Part 3 Appendices
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896mk3 Hybrid book Page 125 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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. Windows: ASIO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Windows: WDM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 126 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 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 127 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 PM Inputs at 2x sample rates When operating the 896mk3 at a 2x sample rate (88.2 or 96 kHz), inputs are listed as follows: Input 88.2 / 96 kHz Channels List position Comment 1-2 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 128 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 PM Outputs at 4x sample rates When operating the 896mk3 at a 4x sample rate (176.4 or 192 kHz), outputs are listed as follows: Output 176.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 129 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 PM APPENDIX B Troubleshooting Why does the start sound not play through the 896mk3? The 896mk3 will only playback audio at a sampling rate of 44.1, 48, 88.2 or 96 kHz. The computer freezes when it starts up If the computer is unable to boot up, it may be a conflict with the WDM Driver. As soon as the computer boots up, Windows will try and initialize the WDM Driver. If this fails, your computer will hang.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 130 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 PM CUSTOMER SUPPORT We are happy to provide customer support to our registered users. If you haven’t already done so, please take a moment to register online at MOTU.com, or fill out and mail the included registration card. Doing so entitles you to technical support and notices about new products and software updates. REPLACING DISCS If your installer disc becomes damaged, our Customer Support Department will be glad to replace it.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 131 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 PM Index Symbols +4dB analog input 24 02R mixer 30 -10dB analog input 24 1394 connector 8, 14, 21, 22 192kHz multiple interfaces 36 operation 40 20 dB pad 14 2408mk3 Word Clock In setting 41 24-bit optical 8, 13 recording 15 24i/o Word Clock In setting 41 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 42 summary of fe
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 132 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 PM Load Hardware Preset 98 Mix1 return includes computer 98 Peak/Hold Time 98 Save Hardware Preset 98 undo/redo 99 FireWire 14 connecting 21, 22 connector 8 Focus 74 Inputs tab 78 Mixes tab 76 Outputs tab 80 Follow Active Mix 116 Foot pedal connecting 25 Foot switch 14, 43 3rd party OS X software 63 configuring 9 connecting 25 jack 7 Force 1x word out rate 33 Force 44.
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 133 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 PM 2x mode 51 choosing format (ADAT or TOSlink) 44 connectors 8, 24 metering 44 overview 13 sync 30 Optical converter mode 51 setup/example 27 Optimization 68 OS X audio software clock source 57 Main Out Assign 58 optical I/O 58 phones 58 Return Assign 58 reverb return 58 sample rate 57 Oscilloscope 102 Output level (meter in Dynamics plug-in) 91 Outputs analog 8 dynamics 80 EQ 80 name 79 optical 8 reverb send/return 80 signal flow 79 tab 79 Over LE
896mk3 Hybrid book Page 134 Friday, August 19, 2011 2:04 PM EQ knobs don’t work 79 feedback loop 58 Tuner 115 Type I, II optical mode 51 U UltraLite-mk3 connecting multiple interfaces 36 Unbalanced analog 23 Undo/Redo 99 USB installing drivers 19 USB2 14 Use Stereo Pairs for Windows Audio option 43 Use WaveRT for Windows audio 43 User def.
