Software Installation; Software Installation; Usb 2.0 Class-Compliant Operation; Operation As An Avb Ethernet Audio Interface - MOTU UltraLite AVB User Manual

Software Installation

CHAPTER 3
OVERVIEW
USB 2.0 class-compliant operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Operation as an AVB Ethernet audio interface . . . . . . . 27
Software installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Audio drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
MOTU AVB Discovery app for Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
MOTU AVB WebUI Setup for Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
MOTU AVB USB Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
MIDI I/O on Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
MIDI I/O setup on the Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
AudioDesk workstation software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Working with host audio software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

USB 2.0 CLASS-COMPLIANT OPERATION

The UltraLite AVB is a USB 2.0 audio class-
compliant device. This means that you can connect
it to your Mac with a USB cable and use it without
installing any software drivers. The computer
recognizes the UltraLite AVB as a USB audio device
and makes its inputs and outputs available to your
host audio software. Basic settings, such as the
hardware's sample rate, are made in either your
host software (Mac) or your system settings
(Windows).
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In this scenario, the UltraLite AVB provides
basic audio input and output, and no software
driver installation is necessary.
As explained earlier in this guide, the MOTU AVB
Control web app provides full access to all settings
in the device, including the extensive on-board
routing, mixing, and effects processing features.
Since the web app is served from the audio
interface hardware itself, it does not require any
software installation on your computer; all it
requires is a network connection between your
computer and the UltraLite AVB with a standard
Ethernet cable, Ethernet hub, or shared Wi-Fi
network. For details about accessing the web app
through the network port, see "MOTU AVB
Control Web App" on page 11.
OPERATION AS AN AVB ETHERNET AUDIO
INTERFACE
To use UltraLite AVB as an audio interface over
AVB Ethernet, all you need is a recent Mac (any
Mac that has a Thunderbolt port on it) with Mac
OS X Yosemite (10.10) or later installed. Connect
the network port on the UltraLite AVB to the
Ethernet port on the Mac using a standard, high-
grade (CAT-5e or CAT-6) network cable up to 100
meters in length. You can then use UltraLite AVB as
a standard, low-latency multi-channel audio
interface with any Core Audio compatible host
software running on the Mac.
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In this scenario, the UltraLite AVB provides
basic audio input and output, and no software
driver installation is necessary.
For details about accessing device settings in the
web app through a network port connection, see
"MOTU AVB Control Web App" on page 11.

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

Software installation is required for any of the
following scenarios:
You are using a PC running Windows 7 or later.
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You will use UltraLite AVB as a USB audio
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interface, and you want to access the web app
without the network port.
You will be using multiple MOTU interfaces.
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