User`s guide

CHAPTER
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7 Cubase, Nuendo and Other ASIO
Software
OVERVIEW
The Traveler includes an ASIO driver that provides
multi-channel I/O and sample-accurate synchro-
nization with Steinberg’s Cubase family of digital
audio sequencers, including Cubase SX and
Nuendo.
What is ASIO? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Run the MOTU FireWire Audio Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Choosing the MOTU FireWire ASIO driver. . . . . . . . . . . . 53
ASIO Direct monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Other System dialog settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Viewing and managing Traveler inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Viewing and managing Traveler outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Changing Traveler settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Processing live inputs with plug-ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
MIDI Machine Control (MMC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
MIDI I/O via the Traveler MIDI ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
24-bit operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Monitoring system performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
WHAT IS ASIO?
ASIO is an acronym for Audio Streaming Input and
Output. The ASIO MOTU FireWire Audio driver
allows the Traveler to provide multi-channel audio
input and output for any audio application that
supports ASIO drivers.
Sample-accurate sync
The MOTU FireWire Audio ASIO driver supports
sample-accurate sync (via the Traveler’s ADAT
sync feature) for applications that support it.
Attention: Other software users
The Traveler ASIO driver also provides multi-
channel I/O with any ASIO-compatible audio
software. Cubase is used for the examples in this
chapter. However, the basic procedures are the
same and can be easily applied to any ASIO-
compatible software. Just follow the general
descriptions at the beginning of each main section
in this chapter. Consult your software
documentation for details about each topic, if
necessary.
If your audio software doesn’t support ASIO
If your host audio software does not support ASIO,
but instead supports WDM (or legacy Wave) audio
drivers, refer to the next chapter.
PREPARATION
To m a ke su re that everything is ready for Cubase,
install Cubase first (if you haven’t already done so),
and then see these chapters before proceeding:
■ chapter 4, “Installing the Traveler Hardware”
(page 19).
■ chapter 3, “IMPORTANT! Run the Traveler
Software Installer First” (page 17)
RUN THE MOTU FIREWIRE AUDIO CONSOLE
Before you run Cubase, launch the MOTU
FireWire Audio Console to configure your Traveler
hardware. The MOTU FireWire Audio Console lets
you configure your audio interface, and it lets you
enable the desired inputs and outputs. Only
enabled inputs and outputs will be available to
Cubase, so this is an important step. For complete
details regarding the MOTU FireWire Audio
Console, see chapter 5, “MOTU FireWire Audio
Console” (page 39).
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