Tuner; Configurations Menu - MOTU 828 Mk III Hybrid User Manual

TUNER

The Tuner window is an accurate and easy to use
tuner.
Opening the Tuner
Each 828mk3 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. If you focus a mono channel
(e.g. Analog 3), its corresponding stereo pair will
be displayed (Analog 3–4).
Choosing the channels to tune
The displayed channel pair is shown in the lower
left corner. Each channel has a checkbox to enable
or disable its input to the tuner.
Tuner controls
Detected frequency: fundamental frequency of the
incoming signal, in Hertz (Hz).
Detected note: note name and octave that
correspond to the detected fundamental
frequency.
Meter: representation of the pitch difference
between the detected note and the detected
fundamental frequency. The horizontal position of
the illuminated segments indicates how far the
detected frequency is from the detected note. The
number of illuminated segments indicates
uncertainty or inharmonicity in the signal; a
greater number of illuminated segments represents
greater uncertainty. The color of the segments
changes gradually from green (in tune) to yellow,
orange, and red (progressively further out of tune).
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Meter value: difference between the detected note
and the detected frequency, in cents.
Arrows: the direction in which the detected
frequency needs to move to match the frequency of
the detected note. The color of the arrows changes
progressively in the same manner as the meter
segments. When the detected fundamental
frequency matches the detected note within
three cents, both arrows will be illuminated.
Reference frequency: sets the frequency reference
for the pitch A4, between 400 and 480 Hz. The
default frequency is 440 Hz.The reference
frequency can be adjusted by dragging on the bar
below the number, or by clicking the number and
typing a value. To reset the tuner to the default
frequency, double-click the slider, or click the
number, press the Delete key, and press Enter.
Tuning stereo signals
When tuning a stereo signal, the tuner analyzes the
sum of the two channels. If the channels are not
phase coherent, the tuner may not be able to
measure the frequency of the signal. To tune only
one channel of the channel pair, disable one of the
channels as described in "Choosing the channels to
tune".

CONFIGURATIONS MENU

A configuration is just like a hardware preset (a
"snapshot" of all settings in CueMix FX and
therefore the 828mk3 hardware itself), except that
it can be created and managed using the CueMix
FX software on your computer, completely
independently of the 828mk3 hardware. The
commands in the Configurations menu let you
create, save, load, import, export and otherwise
manage as many configurations as you wish.
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