MOTU MicroBook User Manual page 27

SAMPLE RATE
Choose the desired overall sample rate
for the MicroBook system and your host
software. Newly recorded audio will have
this sample rate.
CLOCK SOURCE
Some host software may have a "clock
source" setting. For the MicroBook, there
is only one choice for clock source:
Internal.
BUFFER SIZE
Most host applications provide a Buffer
setting, which can be adjusted to reduce
the delay — or monitoring latency — that
you hear when live audio is patched
through your host software. For example,
you might have a mic, guitar, and MIDI
synth connected to the analog inputs of
the MicroBook. If so, you will often be
mixing their live input with audio
material recorded in your host software.
See "Monitoring live input" below.
INPUTS AND OUTPUTS
Once you've enabled the MicroBook's
Core Audio driver, MicroBook audio
inputs and outputs will appear in your
host software wherever audio inputs and
outputs are listed.
PROCESSING LIVE INPUTS WITH
HOST-BASED EFFECTS PLUG-INS
If you patch a live input (such as a
microphone or guitar) through a plug-in
effect in your host software, you might
hear a slight delay. There are several ways
M A C O S X A U D I O S O F T W A R E
to reduce this delay. For details, see
chapter 7, "Reducing Monitoring
Latency" (page 33).
WORKING WITH CUEMIX FX MIXING
AND EFFECTS
The MicroBook provides powerful
external mixing, EQ and compression,
which you can operate hand-in-hand
with your host's mixing environment. For
example, the MicroBook can serve as a
monitor mixer routing channels to
musicians, or it can serve as an integrated
extension of your host's mixing
environment. If you program a
MicroBook mixing and processing
configuration that goes hand in hand
with your host project, be sure to use the
configuration export features in CueMix
FX to save the MicroBook settings as a file
in your host project folder for instant
recall of all settings. See chapter 7,
"CueMix FX" (page 39) for complete
details.
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In Digital Performer, you can set up
your MicroBook configuration file as a
DP startup clipping so that it
automatically loads when you open the
project. Refer to the Digital Performer
User Guide for details.
24-BIT OPERATION
Your MicroBook hardware fully supports
24-bit recording with host software that
also supports 24-bit operation. Consult
the documentation for your host software
for further information about enabling
24-bit operation.
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