MOTU UltraLite-mk3 Hybrid User Manual page 53

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Warning: the Return inputs can cause
feedback loops! DO NOT assign this input to a
track that shares the same UltraLite-mk3 output
pair as the returns.
Reverb return
The UltraLite-mk3 also supplies a return to
AudioDesk that carries the output of its reverb
processor (Figure 8-2). This return can be used for
any purpose you wish.
WORKING WITH ULTRALITE-MK3 INPUTS
AND OUTPUTS
Once you've enabled the MOTU FireWire Audio
driver as explained earlier in "The UltraLite-mk3
settings" on page 51, UltraLite-mk3 audio inputs
and outputs will appear in AudioDesk's audio input
and output menus.
Phones 1-2
If you've chosen to treat the UltraLite-mk3
headphones as an independent output, you'll see
Phones 1-2 in AudioDesk's output menus. Audio
tracks assigned to this output pair will be heard on
the headphone jack only. For further explanation,
see "Phones" on page 52.
24-BIT OPERATION
Your UltraLite-mk3 hardware fully supports
AudioDesk's 24-bit recording capabilities,
including both analog and digital 24-bit recording.
If you would like to record and play back 24-bit
audio files, go to the Setup menu, choose Configure
Audio System>Configure Sample Format, and
choose 24-bit recording as the sample format. This
setting is saved with the AudioDesk project.
MIDI I/O VIA THE ULTRALITE-MK3 MIDI
PORTS
Once you've followed the procedure for enabling
the UltraLite-mk3's MIDI features as explained in
"Software installation" on page 29, the
UltraLite-mk3 MIDI ports will appear as a input
source and output destination in AudioDesk's
MIDI I/O menus.
A U D I O D E S K
PROCESSING LIVE INPUTS THROUGH
PLUG-INS
If you patch a live input (such as MIDI synthesizer)
through a plug-in effect in AudioDesk, you might
hear a slight delay. There are several ways to reduce
this delay. For details, see chapter 10, "Reducing
Monitoring Latency" (page 61).
WORKING WITH CUEMIX FX MIXING AND
EFFECTS
The UltraLite-mk3 provides powerful external
mixing, EQ, compression and reverb, which you
can operate hand-in-hand with AudioDesk's
complete mixing environment. For example, the
UltraLite-mk3 can serve as a monitor mixer
routing channels to musicians, or it can serve as an
integrated extension of your AudioDesk mixing
environment. If you program an UltraLite-mk3
mixing and processing configuration that goes
hand in hand with your AudioDesk project, be sure
to use the file save features in CueMix FX to save
the UltraLite-mk3 settings as a file in your
AudioDesk project folder for instant recall of all
settings. See chapter 11, "CueMix FX" (page 67) for
complete details.
SYNCHRONIZATION
Together, AudioDesk and the UltraLite-mk3 have
the ability to resolve directly to SMPTE time code,
without an additional time code synchronizer. See
"Syncing to SMPTE time code" on page 112.
EXCHANGING PROJECTS WITH DIGITAL
PERFORMER
To open AudioDesk Version 2 (or Version 1) files in
Digital Performer, just use DP's Open command.
(No conversion is required beforehand in
AudioDesk.) To export a Digital Performer project
to AudioDesk, use Save As in Digital Performer's
File menu and choose the AudioDesk 2.0 file
format. Then open the resulting AudioDesk 2.0
document in AudioDesk.
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