User Manual-Mac

CHAPTER
65
6 MOTU PCI Audio Console
OVERVIEW
The MOTU PCI Audio Console Window gives you
complete control over the settings in your PCI-424
hard disk recording system.
Accessing the PCI Audio Console window . . . .65
Quick Reference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
PCI-424 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Sample rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Clock Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Samples Per Buffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Monitor Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Interface settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Working with multiple interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Bank A / B / C (240mk3 interface). . . . . . . . . . . .70
ADAT and TDIF banks at high sample rates . . .70
ADAT & TDIF always share the same output . .70
Disabling banks to conserve resources. . . . . . . .70
Enable routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
PCI use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Interface options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Analog output bank mirroring . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Word Out Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Saving and recalling routings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
The Refresh button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Choosing a Config before opening a file. . . . . . .75
ACCESSING THE PCI AUDIO CONSOLE
WINDOW
There are several ways to access the PCI Audio
Console window:
■ From the Mac OS desktop, run MOTU PCI
Audio Console (the stand-alone applet for the
PCI-424 system)
■ From within AudioDesk™ or Digital
Performer™, go to the Basics menu and choose
MOTU Audio System options>Configure Hardware
Driver
It doesn’t matter which way you access the window.
The settings are the same either way.