Connect Midi Gear; Connect A Foot Switch - MOTU 828mkII User Manual

The optical jacks can be connected to either an
ADAT "lightpipe" device or an optical S/PDIF
"TOSLink" device. Just make the connections as
needed and then you'll set the format later in the
MOTU FireWire Audio Console. Input and output
are independent. For example, you could connect
ADAT optical input from your digital mixer and
connect TOSLink optical output to your DAT deck.
Main outs
The main outputs serve as independent outputs.
The main out volume is controlled by the volume
knob on the front panel. Push the knob to toggle
between phone and main out volume control. In a
standard studio configuration, the main outs are
intended for a pair of studio monitors, but they can
also be used as additional outputs for any purpose.

CONNECT MIDI GEAR

828mkII MIDI input and output is supported
under Mac OS X only. Connect your MIDI device's
MIDI IN jack to the 828mkII's MIDI OUT jack
(Connection A below). Conversely, connect the
MIDI device's MIDI OUT jack to the 8238mkII's
MIDI IN jack (Connection B).
MIDI
OUT
Connection A
MIDI Device
Figure 3-3: Connecting a MIDI device to the 828mkII.
One-way MIDI connections
MIDI devices that do not receive MIDI data, such
as a dedicated keyboard controller, guitar
controller, or drum pad, only need Connection B
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828mkII
rear panel
MIDI
IN
MIDI
cables
Connection B
MIDI MIDI
IN OUT
shown in Figure 3-3. Similarly, devices that never
send data, such as a sound module, only need
Connection A. Make both connections for any
device that needs to both send and receive MIDI
data.
Connecting additional gear with MIDI THRUs
If you need to connect several pieces of MIDI gear,
run a MIDI cable from the MIDI THRU of a device
already connected to the 828mkII to the MIDI IN
on the additional device as shown below in
Figure 3-4. The two devices then share the
828mkII's MIDI OUT port. This means that they
share the same set of 16 MIDI channels, too, so try
to do this with devices that receive on only one
MIDI channel (such as effects modules) so their
receive channels don't conflict with one another.
828mkII
rear panel
MIDI
OUT
MIDI Device
Figure 3-4: Connecting additional devices with MIDI THRU ports.

CONNECT A FOOT SWITCH

If you would like to use a foot switch with your
828mkII, connect it to the PUNCH IN/OUT jack.
See "Quick Reference: MOTU FireWire Audio
Console" on page 7 for information about how to
program the foot switch to trigger any computer
keystroke you wish.
MIDI
IN
MIDI
MIDI
THRU
cable
MIDI IN
Additional device
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