A Typical 16A Setup - MOTU 8M User Manual

A TYPICAL 16A SETUP

Here is a typical 16A studio setup, although the
16A is certainly flexible and supports many
operational configurations not shown here. This
diagram is meant to give you just a few ideas of
MOTU 8pre and/or
other optical devices
16A back
panel
Ethernet cable to another MOTU
AVB device, a MOTU AVB Switch,
or WiFi router, etc.
Thunderbolt or USB
Mac
46
Secondary
studio monitors
8-channel
Other
ADAT optical
outputs
(send/return loop)
Compressor, reverb or
other outboard gear
quarter-inch analog outs
Figure 4-8: A typical 16A studio setup.
what is possible. The 16A can be used as an audio
interface, mixer, effects processor, or even as a
patch bay. You can control all mixing, effects
processing, and routing from your laptop, tablet or
smart phone.
5.1 or 7.1 surround
monitoring
synths, samplers, effects units, etc.
synthesizer
quarter-inch analog outs
synthesizer
H A R D W A R E I N S T A L L A T I O N
synthesizer
quarter-inch analog outs
quarter-inch analog outs