User`s guide
CHAPTER
59
8 Sonar and other WDM Software
OVERVIEW
The Traveler WDM driver provides standard 
multi-channel input and output for WDM-
compatible audio software running under 
Windows Me, 2000 and XP.
WDM and Wave driver compatibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  59
Installing the MOTU FireWire Audio WDM driver . . . . 59
Enabling Wave (MME) compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  59
Making settings in the MOTU FireWire Audio Console . . 
60
Enabling the MOTU FireWire Audio WDM driver. . . . .  61
Other Audio Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Working with Traveler inputs and outputs . . . . . . . . . . .  62
Changing Traveler settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Reducing delay when monitoring live inputs . . . . . . . . 62
Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  62
MIDI I/O via the Traveler MIDI ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  63
24-bit operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  63
WDM AND WAVE DRIVER COMPATIBILITY
WDM is an acronym for Windows Driver Model. 
The MOTU FireWire WDM driver allows the 
Traveler to  prov ide mult i-channel audio input and 
output for any audio application that supports 
WDM audio drivers.
Attention: Cakewalk users
Cakewalk SONAR is used for the WDM driver 
setup examples in this chapter.
Attention: other software users
Cakewalk’s SONAR software is used for the WDM 
driver setup examples in this chapter. However, the 
basic procedures are the same and can be easily 
applied to any WDM-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.
INSTALLING THE MOTU FIREWIRE AUDIO 
WDM DRIVER
The MOTU FireWire Audio Installer CD installs 
the MOTU FireWire WDM driver into Windows 
for you. That’s pretty much all the preparation you 
need. See chapter 3, “IMPORTANT! Run the 
Traveler Sof tware Ins t aller First” (page 17).
ENABLING WAVE (MME) COMPATIBILITY
If your host audio software does not yet support 
Windows WDM drivers, enable Wave driver 
compatibility in the MOTU FireWire WDM driver 
so that all of the Traveler’s inputs and outputs show 
up in your software. For details, see “Wave support 
for legacy (MME) software” on page 44.
☛ If your host audio software does support 
WDM audio drivers, don’t enable Wave driver 
compatibility.
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