User`s guide
CHAPTER
17
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IMPORTANT! Run the Traveler 
Software Installer First
OVERVIEW
Install the Traveler software first!  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Installing the Traveler software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17
MOTU FireWire Audio Console. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
ASIO MOTU FireWire Audio Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
The MOTU FireWire audio WDM driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
MOTU GSIF FireWire driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
CueMix Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
FireWire SMPTE Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
INSTALL THE TRAVELER SOFTWARE FIRST!
Before you connect the Traveler audio interface to 
your computer and turn it on, insert the Traveler 
software CD and run the Traveler Software 
Installer. This ensures that all the Traveler 
components are properly installed in your system.
If Windows asks you to locate the drivers
If you’ve already connected the Traveler to your 
computer and switched it on, Windows probably 
issued an alert notifying you that the Traveler 
requires drivers, followed by another window 
asking you to locate the drivers on disk. If this 
happens:
1
Cancel the driver search.
2
Switch off the Traveler.
3
Run the Traveler Software Installer as instructed 
in the next section.
INSTALLING THE TRAVELER SOFTWARE
To  i n s t a l l  t h e  Tr ave l e r  software, insert the MOTU 
Audio CD-ROM and follow the directions it gives 
you on your computer screen.The Traveler ships 
with the following software and drivers for 
Windows Me, 2000 and XP:
Software
component Purpose
MOTU FireWire 
Audio Console
Provides access to all of the settings in the 
Traveler hardware.
ASIO MOTU 
FireWire Audio 
Driver
Allows Cubase or other ASIO-compliant 
software to do multi-channel input and 
output with the Traveler. Only required if 
you are using Cubase or another ASIO-
dependent program.
MOTU FireWire
WDM Driver
Allows any WDM-driver compatible 
audio software to do multichannel input 
and output with the Traveler.
MOTU FireWire 
GSIF Driver
Allows you to use your Traveler with Tas-
cam GigaStudio.
MOTU FireWire 
MIDI Driver
Provides MIDI input and output via the 
Traveler MIDI ports.
FireWire CueMix 
Console
Gives you complete control over the Trav-
eler’s CueMix DSP feature, which pro-
vides no-latency monitoring of live 
inputs.
FireWire SMPTE 
Console
Provides access to the Traveler’s SMPTE 
time code and video sync features.
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