What Is Asio; What Is Wdm; Preparation; Run Motu Audio Console - MOTU 828 Mk III Hybrid User Manual

Configuring Windows Audio
CHAPTER 7
Software
OVERVIEW
The 828mk3 Hybrid includes an ASIO driver that
provides multi-channel I/O and sample-accurate
synchronization with ASIO-compatible
applications. such as Steinberg's Cubase and
Nuendo, Avid Pro Tools, Cakewalk SONAR, and
more.
Additionally, a WDM driver provides standard
multi-channel input and output for WDM-
compatible audio software.
What is ASIO? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
What is WDM? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Run MOTU Audio Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Choosing the MOTU Audio driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Working with 828mk3 inputs and outputs . . . . . . . . . . 57
Number of channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
MIDI input and output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Processing live inputs with host plug-ins . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Working with CueMix FX mixing and effects. . . . . . . . . 57
Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Using a foot switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
24-bit operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

WHAT IS ASIO?

ASIO is an acronym for Audio Streaming Input and
Output. The MOTU Audio ASIO driver allows the
828mk3 to provide multi-channel audio input and
output for any audio application that supports
ASIO drivers.

WHAT IS WDM?

WDM is an acronym for Windows Driver Model.
The MOTU WDM driver allows the 828mk3 to
provide multi-channel audio input and output for
any audio application that supports WDM audio
drivers.
WaveRT
The WDM driver also supports WaveRT, a new
low-latency audio driver standard by Microsoft.
WaveRT is supported in Windows Vista and later.
To enable WaveRT, check the Use WaveRT for
Windows Audio option in the MOTU Audio
Console. If you uncheck this box, WaveRT support
is disabled, and legacy WDM driver support is
provided instead.

PREPARATION

To make sure that everything is ready for your host
audio software, install your host audio software
first (if you haven't already done so), and then see
these chapters before proceeding:
chapter 3, "IMPORTANT! Run the 828mk3
■
Software Installer First" (page 17)
chapter 4, "Installing the 828mk3 Hardware"
■
(page 19).

RUN MOTU AUDIO CONSOLE

Before you run your host audio software, launch
MOTU Audio Console to configure your 828mk3
hardware. MOTU Audio Console lets you
configure your audio interface, and it lets you
enable the desired inputs and outputs. Only
enabled inputs and outputs will be available to your
host audio software, so this is an important step.
For complete details regarding MOTU Audio
Console, see chapter 5, "MOTU Audio Console"
(page 35).
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