User Manual-for Windows

CHAPTER
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3 Installing the 896mk3 Software
OVERVIEW
Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
MOTU Audio drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
MOTU Audio Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
CueMix FX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
MOTU SMPTE Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
INSTALLATION
Before you connect the 896mk3 to your computer
and power it on, run the 896mk3 software installer.
This ensures that all the 896mk3 components are
properly installed in your system.
☛ If you’ve already connected the 896mk3 to
your computer and powered it on, Windows may
issue an alert notifying you that the 896mk3
requires drivers, followed by another window
asking you to locate the drivers. If this happens:
1 Cancel the driver search.
2 Power off and disconnect the 896mk3.
3 Run the MOTU Audio Installer as instructed in
the next section.
Run the MOTU Audio installer
Install the 896mk3 Hybrid software as follows:
1 Insert the MOTU Audio Installer disc; or, if you
have downloaded the MOTU Audio installer,
locate the folder containing the download.
2 Read the Read Me file for installation assistance
and other important information.
3 Open the Setup Audio application.
4 Follow the directions that the installer gives you.
Drivers are installed, along with MOTU Audio
Console, CueMix FX, and other components,
summarized in the table below.
Software component Purpose For more information
MOTU Audio and MIDI drivers Provides multi-channel audio input and output for MOTU
FireWire and USB Audio devices with host audio software.
“MOTU Audio drivers” on
page 20
MOTU Audio Console Provides access to all of the settings in the 896mk3 and other
MOTU interfaces. Required for 896mk3 operation.
chapter 5, “MOTU Audio Con-
sole” (page 39)
CueMix FX Gives you complete control over the 896mk3’s CueMix FX on-
board mixer, which provides no-latency monitoring, mixing and
processing of live inputs through your 896mk3.
chapter 9, “CueMix FX” (page 71)
MOTU SMPTE Console Provides access to the 896mk3 system’s SMPTE time code sync fea-
tures.
chapter 10, “MOTU SMPTE Con-
sole” (page 119)
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