User Manual-for Windows

CONFIGURING WINDOWS AUDIO SOFTWARE
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Sound Forge
To activate the MOTU Audio ASIO driver in Sound
Forge, go to the Preferences window, click the
Audio tab, and then choose MOTU Audio from the
Audio device type menu as shown below.
Figure 7-12: Enabling the MOTU Audio ASIO driver in Sound Forge.
Other audio software
For other audio applications, the procedure is
similar to that shown above. Consult your owner’s
manual for further information.
WORKING WITH 828MK3 INPUTS AND
OUTPUTS
Once you’ve enabled the 828mk3’s driver, 828mk3
audio inputs and outputs will appear in your host
software wherever audio inputs and outputs are
listed. If you don’t see the optical inputs or outputs,
check MOTU Audio Console to make sure they are
turned on. If you don’t plan to use either optical
bank, turn it off to conserve computer bandwidth.
Remember that the main outs and headphone
output can be configured in MOTU Audio Console
to mirror other outputs. In addition, the 828mk3
optical banks can be disabled or configured as
either ADAT optical or TOSLink. This will affect
how they appear (and if they appear at all) in your
host software’s audio input lists. See “Optical input/
output” on page 39, “Phones” on page 39 and
“Main Outs Assign” on page 40.
NUMBER OF CHANNELS
If your host audio software requires that you
specify the number of audio voices or channels you
will be using, be sure to choose enough channels to
cover the 28 inputs and 30 outputs provided by
your 828mk3 — although the number of channels
may depend on how your 828mk3 is configured.
MIDI INPUT AND OUTPUT
Once you’ve run the 828mk3’s software installer as
explained in “Installing the 828mk3 software” on
page 17, the 828mk3 MIDI ports will appear as a
input source and output destination in the MIDI
input and output menus of your host software.
PROCESSING LIVE INPUTS WITH HOST
PLUG-INS
If you patch a live input (such as MIDI synthesizer)
through a plug-in effect in your host audio
software, you might hear a slight delay. There are
several ways to reduce this delay. For details, see
chapter 8, “Reducing Monitoring Latency”
(page 59).
WORKING WITH CUEMIX FX MIXING AND
EFFECTS
The 828mk3 provides powerful external mixing,
EQ, compression and reverb, which you can
operate hand-in-hand with your host software’s
complete mixing environment. For example, the
828mk3 can serve as a monitor mixer routing
channels to musicians, or it can serve as an
integrated extension of your host software mixing
environment. If you program an 828mk3 mixing
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