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  • Page 1 MOTU 828mkII ™ User’s Guide for Macintosh 1280 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02138 Business voice: (617) 576-2760 Business fax: (617) 576-3609 Technical support: (617) 576-3066 Tech support fax: (617) 354-3068 Tech support email: techsupport@motu.com Web site: www.motu.com...
  • Page 2 7. Power Sources - This MOTU 828mkII should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your location, consult your local power company.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    About the 828mkII Packing List and Macintosh System Requirements Installing the 828mkII Hardware Installing the 828mkII Macintosh Software MOTU FireWire Audio Console (Mac OS X) MOTU FireWire Control Panel (Mac OS 9) 828mkII Front Panel Operation Digital Performer AudioDesk Other Mac OS X Audio Software...
  • Page 4 Return Merchandise That license agreement is a contract, and clicking “Accept” binds you and MOTU to Authorization Number on the outside of the box below the shipping address.

  • Page 7: Quick Reference: Motu Firewire Audio Console

    Launch console automatically option is checked (as shown above), the icon appears as soon as you switch on your 828mkII 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...

  • Page 9: About The 828Mkii

    About the 828mkII CHAPTER OVERVIEW portable “studio in a box” when used with a The 828mkII is a computer-based hard disk Macintosh or Windows computer. The 828mkII recording system for Mac OS and Windows that system includes AudioDesk™, full-featured audio...
  • Page 10 Mic preamps 24-bit 96kHz on XLR/TRS combo digital form. The resulting output from the Main outputs 24-bit 96kHz on bal/unbal TRS stereo outboard gear can be fed back into the 828mkII via Headphone output stereo one of the eight TRS analog inputs on the rear panel, for routing to the computer and/or inclusion ADAT optical digital (at 44.1 or 48kHz)
  • Page 11 “low” rate of 48 kHz. As explained in “Mic sends” on page 10, the pre Similarly, when the 828mkII is operating at 96 kHz, amplified signal can be routed to external outboard the MOTU FireWire Audio Console lets you gear before being routed back into the 828mkII.
  • Page 12 Headphone output and main volume control 16-BIT AND 24-BIT RECORDING The 828mkII front panel includes a quarter-inch The 828mkII system handles all data with a 24-bit stereo headphone output jack and volume knob. signal path, regardless of the I/O format. You can The volume knob also controls the rear-panel main record and play back 16-bit or 24-bit audio files at...
  • Page 13 real-time effects than a slower computer with less RAM and slower hard drives. Today’s fastest computers can typically play as many as 72 tracks or more. Standard third-party SCSI acceleration products can also help you achieve higher track counts. A B O U T T H E 8 2 8 M K I I...
  • Page 14 A B O U T T H E 8 2 8 M K I I...

  • Page 15: Packing List And Macintosh System Requirements

    The 828mkII ships with the items listed below. If Please send in the registration card included with any of these items are not present in your 828mkII your 828mkII system. As a registered user, you will box when you first open it, please immediately be eligible to receive on-line technical support contact your dealer or MOTU.
  • Page 16 P A C K I N G L I S T A N D M A C I N T O S H S Y S T E M R E Q U I R E M E N T S...

  • Page 17: Installing The 828Mkii Hardware

    An example setup for computer-based mixing/FX. Using the 828mkII with a mixer ..... . 21 An example setup for a mixer-based studio.

  • Page 18: Connect Audio Inputs And Outputs

    EQ, reverb unit, etc. Use any 828mkII input (analog or digital) as a return back into the 828mkII. From there, you will be able to route the signal anywhere in the system, such as to the computer and/or to any CueMix DSP mix bus.

  • Page 19: Connect Midi Gear

    If you need to connect several pieces of MIDI gear, connect TOSLink optical output to your DAT deck. run a MIDI cable from the MIDI THRU of a device already connected to the 828mkII to the MIDI IN Main outs The main outputs serve as independent outputs.

  • Page 20: A Typical 828Mkii Setup (No Mixer)

    A TYPICAL 828MKII SETUP (NO MIXER) outs, headphone outs, or any other output pair. You Here is a typical 828mkII studio setup. This rig can can control monitoring either from the front panel be operated without an external mixer. All mixing or from the included CueMix Console software.

  • Page 21: Using The 828Mkii With A Mixer

    USING THE 828MKII WITH A MIXER SPDIF inputs and outputs can serve as an While there are many ways to use the 828mkII with extension to the mixer I/O, but then you will an external mixer, typically the 828mkII serves as a probably find yourself mixing in two places: the...

  • Page 22: Making Sync Connections

    Master Master Figure 3-7: You can run the 828mkII under its own internal clock when it has no digital audio connections and you are not synchroniz- ing the 828mkII system to an external time reference such as SMPTE.

  • Page 23: Do You Need A Synchronizer

    If you have stand-alone digital recorders connected synchronizer? It depends on the nature of the other to the 828mkII, and they support ADAT Sync, your devices, and what you want to do with them. You audio software — if it supports MIDI Machine don’t need a synchronizer if the device has a way of...

  • Page 24: Sample-Accurate Sync

    Digital Performer Figure 3-10: These recommended combinations of hardware and software offer the tightest sync possible between the 828mkII and digital audio recorders in the form of sample-accurate locating between the software and the tape decks. Sample accurate locating is possible even without a MIDI Timepiece AV or Digital Timepiece, although you give up transport control from the computer.

  • Page 25: Sample-Accurate Adat Sync

    MIDI Timepiece AV (or other synchronizer) 1. In AudioDesk or Digital Performer, choose MOTU Audio System>Configure Hardware Driver from the Setup menu (or the Basics menu under OS 9), or run the MOTU FireWire Audio Console. Digital Timepiece, MIDI Timepiece AV,...

  • Page 26: Sample-Accurate Adat Sync With No Synchronizer

    1. In AudioDesk or Digital Performer, choose MOTU Audio System>Configure Hardware Driver from the Setup menu (or the Basics menu under OS 9), or run the MOTU FireWire Audio Console. With no synchronizer, the ADAT 2. Choose ADAT 9-pin from the Clock Source menu as shown to above.

  • Page 27: Syncing To Smpte Time Code

    A SMPTE time code source, such as a multitrack tape deck. time code. It can also generate time code and word ✓ An 828mkII by itself, OR with another slaved device (such as a clock, under its own clock or while slaving to time digital mixer).

  • Page 28: Syncing To Video And/Or Smpte Time Code Using A

    Figure 3-15: If your host audio software does not support sample-accurate sync and the 828mkII’s built-in SMPTE sync features, use a universal synchronizer such as the MOTU MIDI Timepiece AV or Digital Timepiece.

  • Page 29: Syncing Optical Devices

    Figure 3-16: Three setups for synchronizing an optical device with the 828mkII. You can slave the optical device to the 828mkII or vice versa with their optical connections. For more elaborate setups, you can slave both to a digital audio synchronizer like the Digital Timepiece. Don’t use any of these setups for an ADAT or other optical device that records.

  • Page 30: Syncing S/Pdif Devices

    Figure 3-17: Two setups for synchronizing an S/PDIF device with the 828mkII. In the top diagram, sync is achieved via the S/PDIF connection itself. In this case, you have to choose S/PDIF as the 828mkII’s clock source when recording from the S/PDIF device. If you don’t want to have to worry about switching the Clock Source setting depending on the direction of the S/PDIF transfer, you can slave the S/PDIF device to word clock from the 828mkII or vice versa (not shown).

  • Page 31: Syncing Word Clock Devices

    Slave 828mkII your audio software. If you have even more devices Figure 3-19: Slaving the 828mkII to word clock. For the 828mkII clock than a single Digital Timepiece can support, source, choose ‘Word Clock In’ . consider a word clock distribution device, such as Don’t chain word clock...

  • Page 32: Connecting Multiple Motu Firewire Interfaces

    FireWire Word Clock In Figure 3-20: Connecting multiple 828mkII’s (or other MOTU FireWire audio interfaces) to a computer. NOTE: the word clock connections Figure 3-21: To view the settings for an interface, click its tab. Under shown above are only necessary under Mac OS X. They are not Mac OS 9, choose it from the Interface menu as shown.
  • Page 33 For three or more devices, a word clock distribution device is highly recommended. In this Figure 3-22: In Mac OS 9, all MOTU FireWire audio interfaces get their case, the distribution box is the master, and all clock from a single master sync source on any connected 828mkII (or FireWire interfaces slave directly to it (instead of to other MOTU FireWire interface).
  • Page 34 FireWire bandwidth required by the interface without turning it off. Switching off an interface Managing the IDs of multiple interfaces (Mac accomplishes the same thing. To get the MOTU OS 9 only) FireWire Audio Control Panel Console to forget Multiple 828mkII interfaces are identified by about an interface entirely, you’ll see a Forget...
  • Page 35 CoreAudio to refer to Mac OS X’s standard MOTU SMPTE Console ....... 39 audio driver model.

  • Page 36: Installing The 828Mkii Macintosh Software

    MIDI communication between your 828mkII FireWire interface and all CoreMIDI compatible software. Figure 4-1: The 828mkII interface as it appears in the MIDI tab of Audio MIDI Setup. Audio MIDI Setup is a utility included with Connecting MIDI devices to the 828mkII Mac OS X that allows you to configure your...
  • Page 37 The 828mkII ships with the following Mac OS 9 software components: Software component Location Purpose Figure 4-3: Connecting devices to the 828mkII. In this example, a MOTU FireWire Extensions Allow the 828mkII to controller keyboard is connected to the 828mkII’s MIDI IN, and a Audio Driver...
  • Page 38 “MOTU FireWire Control Panel (Mac OS 9)” (page 47). Figure 4-6: The MOTU FireWire Control Strip module gives you access to all of the settings in the MOTU FireWire hardware, just like the MOTU FireWire Audio Console. ASIO MOTU FireWire Audio driver ASIO stands for Audio Streaming Input and Output.
  • Page 39 Figure 4-8: AudioDesk for Mac OS 9. MOTU SMPTE CONSOLE The MOTU SMPTE Console software provides a complete set of tools to resolve the 828mkII to SMPTE time code, and to generate SMPTE for striping, regenerating or slaving other devices to the computer.
  • Page 40 I N S T A L L I N G T H E 8 2 8 M K I I M A C I N T O S H S O F T W A R E...

  • Page 41: Motu Firewire Audio Console (Mac Os X)

    There are several ways to access the MOTU 828mkII Settings........42 FireWire Audio Console settings: Sample Rate .

  • Page 42: 828Mkii Settings

    Figure 5-1: The MOTU FireWire Audio Console gives you access to all of the settings in the 828mkII hardware. M O T U F I R E W I R E A U D I O C O N S O L E ( M A C O S X )
  • Page 43 ADAT digital audio synchronization format. It source setting lets you slave the 828mkII to the allows the 828mkII to slave to an ADAT — or device itself via its digital input to the 828mkII. ADAT sync chain — via its ADAT sync 9-pin connector.

  • Page 44: Optical Input/Output

    SMPTE time code (LTC) being received via the simple, click-free digital transfer between the 828mkII’s quarter-inch SMPTE input jack. For 828mkII and another device — where a time code details, see “Syncing to SMPTE time code” on reference and shared transport control are not page 27 and chapter 14, “MOTU SMPTE Console”...

  • Page 45: Enable Pedal

    Word Out The Word Out menu appears when the 828mkII is operating at a high sample rate (88.2 or 96kHz). This menu lets you set the word clock output either to match the current sample rate (System Clock) or to halve the current sample rate (System Clock ÷ 2).
  • Page 46 M O T U F I R E W I R E A U D I O C O N S O L E ( M A C O S X )

  • Page 47: Motu Firewire Control Panel (Mac Os 9)

    Accessing the 828mkII settings ..... . 47 828mkII Settings........48 Sample Rate .

  • Page 48: 828Mkii Settings

    PDIF input as their record source). If you would like help determining if this is the Figure 6-1: The MOTU FireWire Control Panel gives you access to all of the settings in the 828mkII hardware. proper clock setting for your situation, see “Do you need a synchronizer?”...
  • Page 49 ADAT digital audio synchronization format. It If the ADAT Optical setting does not appear in the allows the 828mkII to slave to an ADAT — or menu, it means that the 828mkII’s optical input is ADAT sync chain — via its ADAT sync 9-pin currently either turned off or set to the TOSLink connector.

  • Page 50: Samples Per Buffer

    If the TOSLink setting does not appear in the which routes the signal directly to your speakers menu, it means that the 828mkII’s optical input is via hardware. For details, see chapter 12, “CueMix currently either turned off or set to the ADAT Console”...

  • Page 51: Optical Input/Output

    The Optical input and Optical output settings let 828mkII. As another example, you could route you choose between ADAT optical (‘lightpipe’) and audio from a pair of 828mkII inputs into a third- S/PDIF optical (‘TOSLink’) as the format for the party Sound Manager-compatible audio 828mkII’s optical input and output.
  • Page 52 828mkII-compatible audio programs (which may include Sound Manager-compatible programs, too, if you are using the 828mkII with Sound Manager). Once you have quite all applications, all MOTU FireWire Control Panel settings will be available (not grayed out).

  • Page 53: 828Mkii Front Panel Operation

    828mkII Front Panel Operation CHAPTER OVERVIEW PUSH-BUTTON ROTARY ENCODERS The 828mkII is the first FireWire audio interface to All of the knobs shown in Figure 7-1 are push- offer complete front-panel programming via six button digital rotary encoders. In many cases, you rotary encoders and a 2x16 backlit LCD display.

  • Page 54: Volume

    828mkII mix being shown in the display, as demonstrated in Figure 7-1 on page 53. Clock source This sets the global clock source for the 828mkII Parameter “zooming” and is the same as the Clock Source setting in the For many settings, the LCD temporarily “zooms...
  • Page 55 Audio Console as explained in “Optical input/ to another mix. Turn the SELECT knob to choose a output” on page 44. If the 828mkII is currently mix. Push SELECT to paste. The word Done connected to a computer, these settings cannot be appears briefly to confirm the paste.

  • Page 56: Mix Bus

    (m) and unmuted (blank), or turn the knob to toggle. all inputs (or any subset of your choosing) down to one 828mkII output pair of your choosing. For 4/10 down (+4) This setting applies universally or up (-10)

  • Page 57: Cursor / Value

    When a pair is unlinked, the channels are settings, are saved in the 828mkII’s memory, and set to pan-center. they remain in effect even when the 828mkII is not connected to a computer. This allows you to use the 828mkII as a stand-alone 8-bus mixer. You can make adjustments to any setting at any time from the front panel.
  • Page 58 8 2 8 M K I I F R O N T P A N E L O P E R A T I O N...

  • Page 59: Digital Performer

    Timepiece for synchronization, be sure they are The 828mkII settings....... . . 59 present in Audio MIDI setup (or FreeMIDI Setup Be sure you have enough voices .
  • Page 60 42. System> Configure Hardware Driver to open the dialog shown above and access the 828mkII CoreAudio driver. To access the rest of the 828mkII settings, open the MOTU FireWire Audio Console. D I G I T A L P E R F O R M E R...

  • Page 61: Be Sure You Have Enough Voices

    MIDI instruments, samplers, microphones, and so need 12 channels. If you are using analog and RCA on connected to the analog inputs of the 828mkII. S/PDIF, you need 14 channels. If so, you will often be mixing their live input with As another example, if you are using analog, RCA audio material recorded in Digital Performer.

  • Page 62: 24-Bit Operation

    If you need to slave Digital Performer and the Usually, these offsets will be consistent, and you 828mkII to SMPTE time code, you can do so with can compensate for them in Digital Performer. To or without a dedicated synchronizer.

  • Page 63: Midi Machine Control (Mmc)

    Tascam decks (in ABS time) in a similar page 62, word clock is being used to resolve the fashion from Digital Performer. 828mkII, so the Clock Source setting is Word Clock D I G I T A L P E R F O R M E R...

  • Page 64: Midi I/O Via The 828Mkii Midi Ports

    Performer’s mixing environment. From there, you other feature in Digital Performer that is assigned can route it to your 828mkII interface via any of to a computer keystroke. By default, the foot switch Digital Performer’s extensive audio routing triggers the 3 key on the computer keypad (which features.

  • Page 65: Audiodesk

    MOTU FireWire installer CD.) Under Mac OS X, The 828mkII settings....... . . 66 the CoreMIDI driver is automatically installed for Be sure you have enough voices .

  • Page 66: The 828Mkii Settings

    Figure 9-2: Under Mac OS X, choose Setup menu> Configure Audio System> Configure Hardware Driver to open the dialog shown above and access the 828mkII CoreAudio driver. To access the rest of the 828mkII settings, open the MOTU FireWire Audio Console.

  • Page 67: Be Sure You Have Enough Voices

    AudioDesk’s audio Internal. output menus. If you are slaving the 828mkII to the ADAT sync BE SURE YOU HAVE ENOUGH VOICES Input connector, choose ADAT 9-pin. Go to the Setup menu (Basics menu under Mac OS...

  • Page 68: 24-Bit Operation

    S/PDIF and ADAT optical, you need 22 channels feedback loops! DO NOT assign this input to a (the maximum number of simultaneous output track that shares the same 828mkII output pair as channels provided by the 828mkII). MIX1. WORKING WITH 828MKII INPUTS AND...

  • Page 69: Synchronization

    Clock Source setting in the MOTU SMPTE time code FireWire Audio Console window has the If you need to slave AudioDesk and the 828mkII to appropriate setting for locking the 828mkII to the SMPTE time code, you can do so with or without a synchronizer.

  • Page 70: Midi Machine Control (Mmc)

    “Software installation for Mac OS X” on page 35, standard ADAT sample address (ADAT Sync). the 828mkII MIDI ports will appear as a input source and output destination in AudioDesk’s Similarly, with the help of a MOTU Digital MIDI I/O menus.

  • Page 71: Audiodesk And Midi Sequencing

    Digital Performer, which offers pretty much all of the same features as AudioDesk, along with powerful, state-of-the-art MIDI sequencing. Talk to your authorized MOTU dealer for details about upgrading from AudioDesk to Digital Performer. A U D I O D E S K...
  • Page 72 A U D I O D E S K...

  • Page 73: Other Mac Os X Audio Software

    9, “AudioDesk” (page 65). your 828mkII hardware. The MOTU FireWire Installing the 828mkII Mac OS X drivers....73 Audio Console lets you configure your audio Preparing MIDI input and output ....73 interface, and it lets you enable the desired inputs Run the MOTU FireWire Audio Console .

  • Page 74: Choosing The Motu Firewire Coreaudio Driver

    Internal. “ASIO Driver” menu as shown below. Activate the inputs and outputs within Cubase or Nuendo as If you are slaving the 828mkII to the ADAT sync usual. For information about the Audio Buffer Size Input connector, choose ADAT 9-pin.

  • Page 75: Audio Input And Output Names

    Consult your owner’s manual for further information. Figure 10-4: Some applications number the 828mkII inputs and outputs, but don’t display which outputs they refer to. O T H E R M A C O S X A U D I O S O F T W A R E...

  • Page 76: Number Of Channels

    ☛ Warning: the Mix1 1-2 input can cause feedback loops! DO NOT assign this input to a Outputs are similarly listed in the same order as track that shares the same 828mkII output pair as follows: MIX1. List Output...

  • Page 77: Processing Live Inputs With Plug-Ins

    “Reducing Monitoring Latency” (page 89). However, if most applications that support external sync will be able to supports the 828mkII’s word USING A FOOT SWITCH clock sync capabilities. Consult chapter 3, Use a foot switch connected to the 828mkII to “Installing the 828mkII Hardware”...
  • Page 78 O T H E R M A C O S X A U D I O S O F T W A R E...

  • Page 79: Cubase, Nuendo And Os 9 Asio Software

    Digital Performer. Activating 828mkII inputs ......83 Assigning inputs........84 Attention: Cubase VST users Assigning outputs .

  • Page 80: Preparation

    9, “AudioDesk” (page 65) ■ Figure 11-2: The MOTU FireWire Audio Control Panel gives you access to all of the settings in the 828mkII hardware, including the clock source, sample rate and optical I/O enable/disable. For complete details about the 828mkII settings, see chapter 6, “MOTU FireWire Control Panel...

  • Page 81: Choosing The Motu Firewire Asio Driver

    This 828mkII setting lets you choose what you’ll to external SMPTE time code, choose Internal. hear from the headphone jack. For example, if you If you are slaving the 828mkII to the ADAT sync choose Main Outs, the headphones will duplicate Input connector, choose ADAT 9-pin.

  • Page 82: The Asio Control Panel Button

    12 channels. If you are using analog and RCA S/PDIF, you need 14 channels. As another example, if you are using analog, RCA Figure 11-3: Activating the 828mkII FireWire ASIO driver in Nuendo S/PDIF and ADAT optical, you need 22 channels and Cubase.

  • Page 83: Other System Dialog Settings

    81, choose VST Inputs from the Panels menu (or the Devices menu in Cubase SX) to see the 828mkII inputs. To activate them, click the Active light next to each input. If you don’t see the optical inputs and/or outputs, check the MOTU FireWire Audio Console to make sure they are turned on and set to the format you require.

  • Page 84: Assigning Inputs

    Cubase or Nuendo audio channels in the channel mixers in the usual fashion. Figure 11-6: To assign an 828mkII input to a Cubase VST audio channel: command-click the input button at the top of the channel strip. For Nuendo or Cubase, consult your documentation.

  • Page 85: Assigning Outputs

    VST Master Mixer window as output In Cubase VST, use the output buttons at the bottom of each channel strip, including the master fader, to assign 828mkII outputs to busses. You can then assign channels in the VST Master Mixer window to each bus as desired.

  • Page 86: Changing 828Mkii Settings

    828mkII’s digital audio clock with other devices CHANGING 828MKII SETTINGS connected to it digitally (if any). For example, if To change the 828mkII settings at any time, run the you have a digital mixer connected to an 828mkII MOTU FireWire Audio Console. See “The ASIO interface via an ADAT optical lightpipe cable, you Control Panel button”...
  • Page 87 Timepiece AV or Digital Timepiece to resolve the setting. In Cubase VST, this setting is in the Audio 828mkII hardware as well, as explained in “Syncing System Setup window (Audio menu). In Nuendo, to video and/or SMPTE time code using a this setting is in the Device Setup window (Options synchronizer”...

  • Page 88: Midi Machine Control (Mmc)

    Timepiece AV, Digital Timepiece or Alesis BRC), USING A FOOT SWITCH set Cubase VST’s Sync Source Timecode Base to Use a foot switch connected to the 828mkII to ASIO 2.0 MMC or enable Nuendo’s MIDI Machine trigger recording punch-in and punch-out, or any Control option.
  • Page 89 828mkII input, passes through the 828mkII Controlling CueMix DSP from your audio software . . 94 hardware into the computer, through your host audio software, and then back out to an 828mkII output. If you don’t need to process a live input with plug-ins, the easiest way to avoid monitoring latency is to use the 828mkII’s CueMix DSP feature...

  • Page 90: Monitoring Live Input

    Figure 12-1: There are two ways to monitor live audio inputs with an 828mkII: 1) through the computer or 2) via CueMix™ DSP hardware monitoring. This diagram shows method 1 (through the computer). When using this method, use your host software’s buffer setting (or, under Mac OS 9, the 828mkII’s ‘Samples Per Buffer’...

  • Page 91: Adjusting Buffer Settings Under Mac Os X

    Adjusting buffer settings under Mac OS X Under Mac OS X, audio I/O buffer size is handled by the host audio application (not the 828mkII CoreAudio driver). Most audio software applications provide an adjustable audio buffer setting that lets you control the amount of delay you’ll hear when monitoring live inputs or...

  • Page 92: Adjusting The Buffer Setting Under Mac Os 9

    Setup and click VST Multitrack to access the window above and the Audio Buffer Size setting. Figure 12-6: Lowering the ‘Samples Per Buffer’ setting in the MOTU FireWire Audio Console Window reduces patch thru latency. But doing so increases the processing load on your computer, so keep an eye on the Performance Monitor window in AudioDesk (or similar feature in your host audio software).

  • Page 93: Transport Responsiveness

    ‘processor’ meter in Digital Performer or AudioDesk’s Performance Monitor. If you hear distortion, or if the outputs in the 828mkII itself and are mixed with Performance meter is peaking, try raising the buffer size. disk tracks playing back from your audio software.

  • Page 94: Controlling Cuemix Dsp From Your Audio Software

    CueMix DSP monitoring from within the application (without the need to use CueMix Console). In most cases, this support consists of patching an 828mkII input directly to an output when you record-arm a track. Exactly how this is handled depends on the application.
  • Page 95 To enable CueMix DSP for a host application that is your software documentation to learn how to using the MOTU FireWire Sound Manager driver: enable this feature. Once enabled, it should work similarly as described for Cubase (as explained in 1 Open the Sound Control Panel, click the Input the previous section).
  • Page 96 R E D U C I N G M O N I T O R I N G L A T E N C Y...
  • Page 97 Solo indicator Input mute/solo Master mute (enable/disable) Input pan Mix output Input volume Master fader Output level Mix tabs Grow box Input section Figure 13-1: CueMix Console is a virtual mixer that gives you control over the 828mkII’s on-board mixing features.

  • Page 98: Advantages Of Cuemix Monitoring

    CueMix routing can operate without the Each mix has its own settings. Settings in one mix ■ computer, allowing the 828mkII to operate as a will not affect another. For example, if an input is portable, stand-alone mixer. used in one mix, it will still be available in other mixes.

  • Page 99: Shortcuts

    2 Choose the destination mix and choose Paste The channel strips to the left of the master fader from the file menu (or press command-V). represent each input in your 828mkII. Use the input scroll bar to view additional inputs. MESSAGE CENTER The Message Center displays fly-over help for items...

  • Page 100: Mix1 Return Includes Computer

    As explained earlier in “Save/Name Preset” on that the 828mkII driver provides as an input to host page 55, the 828mkII can store up to 16 presets in audio software. This input source delivers the its on-board memory. A preset includes of all output of CueMix DSP “MIX1”...

  • Page 101: Cuemix Console Examples

    24-bit digital I/O to the digital mixer you can use CueMix DSP: (or 4 channels at 96kHz). Any device connected to the 828mkII can be routed to/from the mixer with Powered speakers are connected to the 828mkII ■...
  • Page 102 C U E M I X C O N S O L E...
  • Page 103 Generator section ........105 The Reader section provides The Generator section settings for resolving to video provides settings for striping and/or SMPTE time code. SMPTE time code. Figure 14-1: SMPTE Console gives you access to your 828mkII’s on-board SMPTE time code synchronization features.
  • Page 104 SMPTE time code or to SMPTE time code” on page 27. word clock. Resolving to video To resolve the 828mkII to video, you need a Address The Address light glows continuously when the synchronizer such as a MIDI Timepiece AV or a...
  • Page 105 Freewheeling occurs when there is glitch or drop-out in the incoming SMPTE time code for Click here to edit some reason. The 828mkII can freewheel past the the start time, or drop-out and then resume lockup again as soon as drag vertically on the numbers.
  • Page 106 M O T U S M P T E C O N S O L E...
  • Page 107 You won't be able to record from the If the 828mkII driver is selected as the input device 828mkII to a tape deck until it is switched to digital in the Sound Control Panel, Pro Tools will return a input.

  • Page 108: Reducing Monitoring Latency

    Please see chapter 12, printed on a sticker placed on the bottom of the “Reducing Monitoring Latency” (page 89). 828mkII rack unit. You must be able to supply this number to receive technical support. Controlling monitoring latency See chapter 12, “Reducing Monitoring Latency”...

  • Page 109: Index

    Configure interface optical 6, 10 3rd party software 77, 88 Connecting multiple 828mkIIs recording AudioDesk 38, 41, 47 Control Panel (MOTU 828) 24i/o configuring Control Strip 43, 49 Word Clock In setting connecting 38, 41, 47 Control Strip module (828)
  • Page 110 Tascam ASIO driver 27, 28 Phones menu Sync 38, 47 MOTU 828 Control Panel Pro Tools Technical support MOTU 828 Control Strip module 7, 38, 41, Problem-solving Time code sync Punch in/out TOSLink 6, 10 MOTU Audio System 44, 49...

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