Quick Start Guide - MOTU 8M User Manual

Quick Start Guide

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Thank you for purchasing a MOTU AVB interface!
Follow these easy steps to get started quickly.
1 Download and run the MOTU AVB Installer:
http://www.motu.com/avb
2 (Optional) For quick access to your MOTU
interface from your iPad or iPhone, download the
MOTU AVB Discovery app from the Apple App
Store.
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Your iPhone and iPad must be on the same
WiFi network as your computer.
3 Connect the interface to your computer with a
Thunderbolt cable (sold separately) or USB cable
(included).
4 Switch on your MOTU interface.
5 Open the MOTU AVB Control web app by doing
one of the following:
From your computer, choose your MOTU
■
interface from the MOTU AVB Discovery app
menu, as shown below.
MOTU AVB Discovery app menu
From your iPad or iPhone, launch the MOTU
■
AVB Discovery app, and tap your interface.
You should now see the MOTU AVB Control web
■
app in your browser, as shown on page 18. If not,
visit Appendix A, "Troubleshooting" (page 83).
For advanced network options, and device
■
discovery from any modern browser, see chapter 9,
"Networking" (page 75).
6 Choose a preset from the Quick Setup.
Preset Application
Audio interface Operate as a standard audio interface.
Stand-alone mixer Operate as a stand-alone mixer, where all
inputs are mixed to the main outs and mon-
itor outs.
Interface + mixer A combination of the above two presets.
Live recording with Record a live concert or recording session,
monitor mixing with a full monitor mix.
Stage I/O Route audio inputs from one AVB interface
to another, through Ethernet cabling.
Studio Input Routes expansion unit's physical inputs to
Expander main system using AVB network streams
Studio Output Routes main systems's AVB network
Expander streams to physical outputs on expansion
unit.
Optical Converter Multi-channel analog-to-digital converter
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