Software Installation; Software Installation; Usb 2.0 Class-Compliant Operation; Operation As An Avb Ethernet Audio Interface - MOTU Stage- B16 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 Stage-B16 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
Stage-B16 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 Stage-B16 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 Stage-B16 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 Stage-B16 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 Stage-B16 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 Stage-B16 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 Stage-B16 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 Stage-B16 as a USB audio interface,
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and you want to access the web app without the
network port.
You will be using multiple MOTU interfaces.
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