MOTU Track16 - Desktop Studio FireWire/USB 2.0 Interface - Manual (Page 43)

CHAPTER
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Configuring Host Audio Software
OVERVIEW
The Track16 provides multi-channel audio input
and output for Core Audio-compatible audio
applications, including MOTU’s Digital Performer
and AudioDesk, Apple’s Logic Pro, Logic Express,
SoundTrack Pro, and GarageBand, and other
third-party software applications such as Ableton
Live, Avid Pro Tools, Cockos Reaper, Propellerhead
Reason and Record, Steinberg Cubase and
Nuendo, and others.
AudioDesk is included with your Track16 system.
For complete information about all of AudioDesk’s
powerful workstation features, refer to the
AudioDesk User Guide included with your Track16
system.
Digital Performer, MOTU’s state-of-the-art digital
audio workstation software, is available separately;
for details about upgrading from AudioDesk to
Digital Performer, talk to your authorized MOTU
dealer or visit MOTU.com.
Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Run MOTU Audio Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Choosing the MOTU Audio driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Reducing latency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Working with Track16 inputs and outputs . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Processing live inputs with host plug-ins . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Working with CueMix FX mixing and effects. . . . . . . . . 48
Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
PREPARATION
To make sure that everything is ready for your host
audio software, install your host audio software
first (if you haven’t already done so), and then see
these chapters before proceeding:
■
chapter 3, “Installing the Track16 Software”
(page 19)
chapter 4, “Installing the Track16 Hardware”
(page 23).
RUN MOTU AUDIO SETUP
Before you run your host audio software, launch
MOTU Audio Setup to configure your Track16
hardware.
MOTU Audio Setup provides settings to configure
your audio interface and enable the desired inputs
and outputs. Only enabled inputs and outputs will
be available to your software, so this is an
important step. For complete details see chapter 5,
“MOTU Audio Setup” (page 35).
Figure 7-1: MOTU Audio Setup.
For complete details about the Track16 settings, see
chapter 5, “MOTU Audio Setup” (page 35). The
following sections provide a brief explanation of
each Track16 setting.
Sample rate
Choose the desired overall sample rate for the
Track16 system and your host audio software.
Newly recorded audio will have this sample rate.
Clock Source
This setting is very important because it
determines which audio clock the Track16 will
follow.