A Typical 1248 Setup - MOTU 1248 User Manual

A TYPICAL 1248 SETUP

Here is a typical 1248 studio setup. This rig can be
operated without an external mixer. All mixing and
effects processing can be done in the 1248 itself, on
the computer with audio software, or both. During
Guitar
1248 front
panel
Headphones
MOTU 8pre and/or other
optical devices
1248 back
panel
Ethernet cable to another MOTU
AVB device, a MOTU AVB Switch,
or WiFi router, etc.
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Bass
Secondary
studio monitors
8-channel
ADAT optical
S/PDIF
Home theater system
Compressor, reverb or
other outboard gear
USB or Thunderbolt
Mac
or
PC
recording, you can use the 1248's on-board mixing
to listen to what you are recording via the main
outs, headphone outs, or any other output pair. You
can control all mixing and effects processing from
your laptop, tablet, or smart phone.
Primary
studio monitors
Other outputs (stage
monitors, surround
monitors, etc.)
quarter-inch analog outs
Figure 4-13: A typical 1248 studio setup.
H A R D W A R E I N S T A L L A T I O N
Mics
quarter-inch analog outs
synths, samplers, effects units, etc.
synthesizer