Quick Reference: Motu Audio Setup - MOTU Traveler-mk3 User Manual

Quick Reference: MOTU Audio Setup

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Determines the clock source for your
Traveler-mk3. If you're just using the
analog ins and outs, set this to Internal.
The other settings are for digital transfers
via AES/EBU, S/PDIF or optical ports, or
for slaving the Traveler-mk3 to word
clock, time code or other sources.
This menu lets you choose what you will
hear from the PHONES jack. To mirror the
main outs, choose Analog 1-2. Or you can
mirror any other output pair. To hear the
phones as their own independent output,
choose Phones 1-2.
The Traveler-mk3 driver provides a stereo
return back to the computer. This return
feeds the signal on any Traveler-mk3 output
pair or CueMix FX mix bus directly back to
the computer, where you can record,
process, monitor or otherwise use it. This is a
great way to "bounce" full mixes, complete
with live audio routed through the
Traveler-mk3 only, back into the computer.
Click the General tab to access these settings.
Check this option if you would like the MOTU
Audio Setup icon to appear in the application
dock as soon as a MOTU FireWire interface is
detected (switched on, plugged in, etc.)
This button opens another dialog that lets
you assign your own customized names to
each Traveler-mk3 input and output. For
example, if you have a lead vocal mic
plugged into input 1, you could name it "Lead
Vox" . Your customized names then appear in
your host audio application (if it supports
Core Audio input naming).
In the standard Mac OS X fashion,
the console appears in the dock
when you launch it. If the Launch
option is checked (as shown
above), the icon appears as soon as
you switch on your Traveler-mk3
interface. If you click and hold on
the dock icon (instead of clicking it)
or control-click, a menu of
hardware settings appears as
shown to the right. You can view
and configure any hardware
settings from this menu, without
opening the console window.
Click the tabs to access general
MOTU FireWire interface
settings or settings specific to
the Traveler-mk3 (or other
connected interface).
Choose the global sample rate
for the system here.
Specifies the stereo input and
output pair when the
Traveler-mk3 is chosen for
Mac OS X audio I/O.
Each optical bank can be
configured independently for
ADAT or TOSLink. Disable them
when not in use to conserve
DSP and bus bandwidth.
Choose the output pair you would
like the main outs to mirror, or
choose Analog 1-2 to operate them
as their own independent pair.
The Clip Hold Time controls how
long the top-most red LED remains
illuminated after clipping. Choose
'Infinite' to be able to clear the LED
from Digital Performer. The Peak
Hold Time controls how long the
highest illuminated LED remains lit
before going dark.
When running a Traveler-mk3 at a
high sample rate (88.2, 96, 176.4
or 192 kHz), this option appears in
the interface tab. It lets you choose
a word clock output rate that either
matches the global sample rate
(e.g. 96 kHz) or reduces it to the
corresponding 1x rate (e.g. 48kHz
instead of 192 kHz).
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