User Manual-Windows

CHAPTER
15
The stand-alone Console
window, above, is the same
as the “ASIO Control Panel”
dialog found in Cubase.
This section of the window
shows the I/O formats
provided by the interface
currently chosen in the
Configure Interface menu.
If you have two or more interfaces
connected to the PCI-424 card in your
computer, use this menu to choose which
one you are controlling with the settings
in the middle portion of this window.
This section of the window
has general settings for the
entire PCI-424 system.
The ‘Clock Source’ menu determines the
master clock source for your entire
PCI-424 system. This is an important
setting, as the 2408mk3 must be carefully
resolved with the clocks in the other
digital audio devices connected to it.
These buttons let
you save and reload
the interface
settings (in the
middle portion of
the window).
Refresh checks to make
sure that the computer
knows about all
connected 2408mk3’s
and other MOTU PCI
audio interfaces.
The MOTU PCI Audio Console Window
gives you complete control over the
settings in your 2408 hard disk
recording system. There are several
ways to access the MOTU PCI Audio
Console window. But the window is
the same, regardless of how you
access it.
■ From Windows, run MOTU PCI
Audio Console (the stand-alone
applet for the 2408).
■ From Cubase VST, open the
Audio System Setup window
and click the ASIO Control Panel
button.
■ From Cubase SX, open the
Devices Setup window, click the
VST Multitrack device and click
the Control Panel button.
How to open this window
Provides additional settings
for the interface currently
chosen in the Configure
Interface menu. For details,
see “Interface options” on
page 70.
The ‘Enable Input’ and ‘Enable out-put’ check boxes refer to
input and output to and from the computer. If checked,
inputs and outputs will be available in the menus of Cubase,
Logic, Nuendo, Sonar, or other host audio applications that
support the PCI-424 system.
In this example, a 2408mk3 interface
is configured for ADAT optical I/O for
Bank A, Tascam TDIF I/O for bank B,
and Analog for Bank C.
Check ‘Enable Routing’ to expand
the window as shown. This view
lets you enable or disable individ-
ual inputs and outputs.
Choosing a smaller setting here
reduces the latency you may hear
when monitoring live inputs through
plug-in effects in your host software.
But lower settings also increase the
strain on your computer. For details,
see “Samples Per Buffer” on
At low sample rates (44.1 or 48 kHz),
digital I/O banks provide 8 channels.
At high sample rates (88.2 or 96
kHz), digital I/O banks provide 4
Quick Reference: PCI Audio Console Window