!828 Manual/Mac Page 1 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM MOTU 828mkII ™ User’s Guide for Macintosh 1280 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02138 Business voice: (617) 576-2760 Business fax: (617) 576-3609 Technical support: (617) 576-3066 Tech support fax: (617) 354-3068 Tech support email: techsupport@motu.com Web site: www.motu.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 2 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR OTHER MOISTURE. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. WARNING: DO NOT PERMIT FINGERS TO TOUCH THE TERMINALS OF PLUGS WHEN INSTALLING OR REMOVING THE PLUG TO OR FROM THE OUTLET.
!828 Manual/Mac Page iii Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM Contents 5 Quick Reference: 828mkII Front Panel 6 Quick Reference: 828mkII Rear Panel 7 Quick Reference: MOTU FireWire Audio Console 9 About the 828mkII 15 Packing List and Macintosh System Requirements 17 Installing the 828mkII Hardware 35 Installing the 828mkII Macintosh Software 41 MOTU FireWire Audio Console (Mac OS X) 47 MOTU FireWire Control Panel (Mac OS 9) 53 828mkII Front Panel Operation 59 Digital Performer 65 AudioDesk
!828 Manual/Mac Page 0 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM About the Mark of the Unicorn License Agreement and Limited Warranty on Software TO PERSONS WHO PURCHASE OR USE THIS PRODUCT: carefully read all the terms and conditions of the “click-wrap” license agreement presented to you when you install the software. Using the software or this documentation indicates your acceptance of the terms and conditions of that license agreement. Mark of the Unicorn, Inc. (“MOTU”) owns both this program and its documentation.
This is a standard quarter-inch stereo headphone jack. From the factory, its output matches the main outs on the rear panel. But it can be programmed to mirror any other output pair (digital or analog). It can even be programmed to serve as its own independent output. Use the volume knob above to control its level. These switches provide phantom power for their respective microphone input.
One special note: you can choose independent formats for the optical IN and OUT. For example, you could choose ADAT for the optical IN (for, say, eight channels of input from your digital mixer) and S/PDIF for the optical OUT (for, say, your DAT machine). These optical digital I/O connectors can be connected either to an ADAT-compatible “lightpipe” device (such as a digital mixer) or to a S/PDIF optical (“TOSLink”) compatible device, such as an effects processor or DAT machine.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 7 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM Quick Reference: CHAPTER FireWire Audio Console MOTU If you are running under Mac OS 9, and any of these settings are grayed out (not available), see “If 828mkII settings are grayed out” on page 51. Click the tabs to access general MOTU FireWire interface settings or settings specific to the 828mkII (or other connected interface.) Determines the clock source for your 828mkII. If you’re just using the analog ins and outs, set this to ‘Internal’.
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!828 Manual/Mac Page 9 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM CHAPTER 1 About the 828mkII OVERVIEW The 828mkII is a computer-based hard disk recording system for Mac OS and Windows that offers 20 inputs and 22 outputs at any standard sample rate up to 96kHz. All inputs and outputs can be accessed simultaneously. The 828mkII consists of a standard 19-inch, single-space, rackmountable I/O unit that connects directly to a computer via a standard IEEE 1394 FireWire™ cable.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 10 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM 20 inputs and 22 outputs All 828mkII inputs and outputs can be used simultaneously, for a total of 20 inputs and 22 outputs: Connection Input Output Analog 24-bit 96kHz on +4/-10 bal/unbal TRS 8 8 Mic preamps 24-bit 96kHz on XLR/TRS combo 2 - Main outputs 24-bit 96kHz on bal/unbal TRS - stereo Headphone output - stereo ADAT optical digital (at 44.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 11 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM On-board SMPTE synchronization The 828mkII can resolve directly to SMPTE time code via the quarter-inch SMPTE input, without a separate synchronizer. A SMPTE out jack is also provided for time code generation. The 828mkII provides a DSP-driven phase-lock engine with sophisticated filtering that provides fast lockup times and sub-frame accuracy.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 12 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM Headphone output and main volume control The 828mkII front panel includes a quarter-inch stereo headphone output jack and volume knob. The volume knob also controls the rear-panel main outs. Push the knob to toggle between them. The LCD display provides feedback.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 13 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM real-time effects than a slower computer with less RAM and slower hard drives. Today’s fastest computers can typically play as many as 72 tracks or more. Standard third-party SCSI acceleration products can also help you achieve higher track counts.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 14 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM 14 ABOUT THE 828MKII
!828 Manual/Mac Page 15 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM CHAPTER 2 Packing List and Macintosh System Requirements PACKING LIST PLEASE REGISTER TODAY! The 828mkII ships with the items listed below. If any of these items are not present in your 828mkII box when you first open it, please immediately contact your dealer or MOTU. Please send in the registration card included with your 828mkII system.
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!828 Manual/Mac Page 17 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM CHAPTER 3 Installing the 828mkII Hardware OVERVIEW CONNECT THE 828MKII INTERFACE Here’s an overview for installing the 828mkII: 1 Plug one end of the 828mkII FireWire cable (included) into the FireWire socket on the computer as shown below in Figure 3-1. Connect the 828mkII interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Connect the 828mkII to the computer. Connect audio inputs and outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
!828 Manual/Mac Page 18 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM CONNECT AUDIO INPUTS AND OUTPUTS The 828mkII audio interface has the following audio input and output connectors: ■ 8 balanced, +4 dB quarter-inch analog outputs ■ 8 balanced +4 dB quarter-inch analog inputs ■ 2 Neutrik™ XLR/quarter-inch analog inputs 2 Turn the CURSOR knob until the desired input flashes. 3 Turn (or press) the VALUE knob to toggle the input between a +4 or -10dB reference level setting.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 19 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM The optical jacks can be connected to either an ADAT “lightpipe” device or an optical S/PDIF “TOSLink” device. Just make the connections as needed and then you’ll set the format later in the MOTU FireWire Audio Console. Input and output are independent. For example, you could connect ADAT optical input from your digital mixer and connect TOSLink optical output to your DAT deck. Main outs The main outputs serve as independent outputs.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 20 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM A TYPICAL 828MKII SETUP (NO MIXER) outs, headphone outs, or any other output pair. You can control monitoring either from the front panel or from the included CueMix Console software. The two front-panel guitar/mic inputs can be routed to outboard effects processor, such as a compressor, EQ or reverb, via the rear panel sends. Here is a typical 828mkII studio setup. This rig can be operated without an external mixer.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 21 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM USING THE 828MKII WITH A MIXER While there are many ways to use the 828mkII with an external mixer, typically the 828mkII serves as a multi-channel “pipeline” between the mixer and the computer. If your mixer is analog, connect the analog section of the 828mkII to your mixer. If your mixer is digital, and it has ADAT optical I/O, you can connect them optically as shown below in Figure 3-6.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 22 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM MAKING SYNC CONNECTIONS If you connect devices digitally to the 828mkII, or if you need to synchronize the 828mkII with an outside time reference such as SMPTE time code, you must pay careful attention to the synchronization connections and clock source issues discussed in the next few sections.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 23 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM DO YOU NEED A SYNCHRONIZER? Whether or not you’ll need a synchronizer depends on your gear and what you will be doing with your 828mkII system. The following pages give you specific information about common sync scenarios. At least one of them will likely apply to you. Here are some general considerations to help you figure out if you need (or want) a synchronizer for you 828mkII system. You don’t need a synchronizer if...
!828 Manual/Mac Page 24 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM SAMPLE-ACCURATE SYNC Your 828mkII system provides you with the most advanced, accurate synchronization possible with Alesis modular digital tape decks and hard disk recorders — or any device that supports sampleaccurate ADAT sync. Figure 3-10 below shows a few best-case scenarios. Below is a brief explanation of the benefits you achieve with these setups.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 25 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM SAMPLE-ACCURATE ADAT SYNC Use this setup if you have: The 828mkII can achieve sample-accurate sync with ADATs, Alesis hard disk recorders or any ADAT Sync-compatible devices. Sample-accurate software is required, such as AudioDesk, Digital Performer, or Mac OS 9 ASIO 2.0-compatible software that also supports sample-accurate sync. Connect the 828mkII to the end of the ADAT Sync chain and make the software settings shown below in Figure 3-12.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 26 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM SAMPLE-ACCURATE ADAT SYNC WITH NO SYNCHRONIZER Even if you don’t have an ADAT synchronizer, you can achieve sample-accurate sync between ADATsync compatible devices, an 828mkII, and any sample-accurate software (such as AudioDesk or Digital Performer). Just connect the 828mkII to the end of the ADAT sync chain as shown below. You don’t get transport control from your computer, nor can you slave the system to SMPTE time code.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 27 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM SYNCING TO SMPTE TIME CODE Use this setup if you have: The 828mkII system can resolve directly to SMPTE time code. It can also generate time code and word clock, under its own clock or while slaving to time code. Therefore, the 828mkII can act both as an audio interface and digital audio synchronizer, to which you can slave other digital audio devices.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 28 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM SYNCING TO VIDEO AND/OR SMPTE TIME CODE USING A SYNCHRONIZER If your host audio software does not support the 828mkII’s on-board SMPTE sync features (because your software does not support sampleaccurate sync), you need a universal synchronizer, such as a MOTU MIDI Timepiece AV or Digital Timepiece. These dedicated sync boxes can read video and SMPTE time code and then convert it into word clock and MIDI Time Code (MTC).
!828 Manual/Mac Page 29 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM SYNCING OPTICAL DEVICES For ADATs or other devices that support ADAT sync, synchronize them with the 828mkII as described in the previous sections of this chapter. The word optical is our short-hand way of referring to any device that connects to the 828mkII via an optical cable. But we make a further distinction: an optical device is also one that doesn’t care about sample location. An example is a digital mixer.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 30 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM SYNCING S/PDIF DEVICES DAT decks and other S/PDIF devices will sync to the 828mkII in one of two ways: ■ Via the S/PDIF connection itself ■ Via word clock S/PDIF devices with no word clock If your DAT deck or other S/PDIF device has no word clock sync connectors, just connect it to the 828mkII via the S/PDIF connectors. When the device records S/PDIF audio (from the 828mkII), it will simply synchronize to the clock provided by the audio input.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 31 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM SYNCING WORD CLOCK DEVICES The 828mkII word clock connectors allow you to synchronize it with a wide variety of other word clock-equipped devices. For standard word clock sync, you need to choose an audio clock master (as explained in “Be sure to choose a digital audio clock master” on page 22). In the simplest case, you have two devices and one is the word clock master and the other is the slave as shown below in Figure 3-18 and Figure 3-19. rate.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 32 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM CONNECTING MULTIPLE MOTU FIREWIRE INTERFACES You can daisy-chain up to four MOTU FireWire interfaces on a single FireWire bus, with the restrictions described in the following sections. Most computers have only one built-in FireWire bus (even if it supplies multiple FireWire sockets). Connect them as follows: Multiple interfaces in the MOTU FireWire Audio Console The MOTU FireWire Audio Console displays the settings for one interface at a time.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 33 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM Using multiple interfaces under Mac OS 9 All connected MOTU FireWire interfaces get their clock from whatever you choose from the Clock Source menu in the MOTU FireWire Audio Console. When you connect multiple MOTU FireWire interfaces, all of their respective sync sources are displayed in the menu as shown below in Figure 3-22. with respect to one another.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 34 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM additional MOTU FireWire interfaces connected to such a third-party product, depending on the performance of the product and the performance of your host computer. Managing the IDs of multiple interfaces (Mac OS 9 only) Multiple 828mkII interfaces are identified by number (#1, #2, #3, etc.) Interfaces are ID’d (given a number) by the order in which they are first powered up after being connected.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 35 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM CHAPTER 4 Installing the 828mkII Macintosh Software OVERVIEW Software installation for Mac OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Software installation for Mac OS 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CueMix Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MOTU SMPTE Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AudioDesk workstation software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
!828 Manual/Mac Page 36 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM CoreMIDI and Audio MIDI Setup CoreMIDI is the “under-the-hood” portion of Mac OS X that handles MIDI services for MIDI hardware and software. CoreMIDI provides many universal MIDI system management features, including MIDI communication between your 828mkII FireWire interface and all CoreMIDI compatible software.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 37 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR MAC OS 9 Install the 828mkII software as follows: 1 Insert the MOTU FireWire Installer disc and launch the installer. 2 Follow the directions that the installer gives you. What does the OS 9 installer do? The 828mkII ships with the following Mac OS 9 software components: Figure 4-3: Connecting devices to the 828mkII.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 38 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM MOTU FireWire Audio Control Panel The MOTU FireWire Audio Console is placed by the installer in your Mac’s Apple menu (under Control Panels). It gives you access to all of the settings in the 828mkII hardware, such as the sample rate. For complete details, see chapter 6, “MOTU FireWire Control Panel (Mac OS 9)” (page 47).
!828 Manual/Mac Page 39 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM See the AudioDesk manual included with your 828mkII system for details. Figure 4-7: The ASIO MOTU FireWire Audio driver. CUEMIX CONSOLE This program provides a mixing console that gives you control over the 828mkII’s no-latency CueMix DSP features. For details, see chapter 13, “CueMix Console” (page 97). Figure 4-8: AudioDesk for Mac OS 9.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 40 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM 40 INSTALLING THE 828MKII MACINTOSH SOFTWARE
!828 Manual/Mac Page 41 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM CHAPTER 5 MOTU FireWire Audio Console (Mac OS X) OVERVIEW Accessing the 828mkII settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 828mkII Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sample Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clock Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Optical input/output. . . . . . . . . . . .
!828 Manual/Mac Page 42 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM 828MKII SETTINGS Sample Rate Choose the desired Sample Rate for recording and playback. The 828mkII can operate at 44.1 (the standard rate for compact disc audio), 48, 88.2 or 96KHz. Make absolutely sure that all of the devices connected digitally to the 828mkII match the 828mkII’s sample rate. Also make sure that your Digital Timepiece, MIDI Timepiece AV or other digital audio synchronizer matches it as well.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 43 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM If you would like help determining if this is the proper clock setting for your situation, see “Do you need a synchronizer?” on page 23. Use this setting when you are using the 828mkII with one or more ADAT-sync compatible recorders. Make sure the 828mkII is connected to the end of the ADAT sync chain.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 44 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM format. In either case, choose the ADAT optical format from the Optical input menu (Figure 5-1 on page 42). This setting is also useful if you just need to make a simple, click-free digital transfer between the 828mkII and another device — where a time code reference and shared transport control are not needed — without having to set up an elaborate synchronization scenario.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 45 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM Word Out The Word Out menu appears when the 828mkII is operating at a high sample rate (88.2 or 96kHz). This menu lets you set the word clock output either to match the current sample rate (System Clock) or to halve the current sample rate (System Clock ÷ 2). In the latter case, the word clock output would be reduced to either 44.1 or 48 kHz.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 46 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM 46 MOTU FIREWIRE AUDIO CONSOLE (MAC OS X)
!828 Manual/Mac Page 47 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM CHAPTER 6 MOTU FireWire Control Panel (Mac OS 9) OVERVIEW ACCESSING THE 828MKII SETTINGS The MOTU FireWire Control Panel provides access to all 828mkII settings. These settings can also be accessed from the MOTU FireWire Control Strip module or from the Configure Hardware Driver command in AudioDesk or Digital Performer (Basics menu). There are several ways to access the MOTU FireWire Control Panel settings: Accessing the 828mkII settings . . . .
!828 Manual/Mac Page 48 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM It doesn’t matter which way you access the 828mkII settings. They are the same in all three places. see “Making sync connections” on page 22. The following sections briefly discuss each clock source setting. 828MKII SETTINGS Internal Use the Internal setting when you want the 828mkII to operate under its own digital audio clock.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 49 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM For further details about this setting, see “Syncing S/PDIF devices” on page 30. Word Clock In The Word Clock In setting refers to the Word Clock In BNC connector on the 828mkII rear panel. Choosing this setting allows the 828mkII to slave to an external word clock source, such as the word clock output from a digital mixer. ADAT 9-pin The ADAT 9-pin clock source setting refers to the ADAT digital audio synchronization format.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 50 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM If the TOSLink setting does not appear in the menu, it means that the 828mkII’s optical input is currently either turned off or set to the ADAT optical format. In either case, choose the TOSLink format from the Optical input menu (Figure 6-1 on page 48).
!828 Manual/Mac Page 51 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM The Samples Per Buffer setting also impacts how quickly your audio software will respond when you begin playback, although not by amounts that are very noticeable. Lowering the Samples Per Buffer will make your software respond faster; raising the Samples Per Buffer will make it a little bit slower, but barely enough to notice.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 52 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM MOTU FireWire Control Panel setting that you wish to change is grayed out, simply quit all 828mkII-compatible audio programs (which may include Sound Manager-compatible programs, too, if you are using the 828mkII with Sound Manager). Once you have quite all applications, all MOTU FireWire Control Panel settings will be available (not grayed out).
!828 Manual/Mac Page 53 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM CHAPTER 7 828mkII Front Panel Operation OVERVIEW PUSH-BUTTON ROTARY ENCODERS The 828mkII is the first FireWire audio interface to offer complete front-panel programming via six rotary encoders and a 2x16 backlit LCD display. All 828mkII settings can be accessed via these frontpanel controls. All of the knobs shown in Figure 7-1 are pushbutton digital rotary encoders.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 54 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM Setup mode In setup mode, the LCD displays basic settings, such as clock source, optical I/O format (ADAT versus TOSLink), and so on. These settings are covered in detail later in “SETUP / SELECT” on page 54. VOLUME The VOLUME knob lets you control the volume of both the headphone jack and the rear-panel main outs. Press the knob to toggle between the headphones and the main outs.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 55 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM state. The Fader View Time option lets you control how long the adjusted parameter remains on the LCD after the knob stops turning. You can then paste the settings to another mix as explained below. The word Done appears briefly to confirm that the mix settings have been successfully copied. Optical In / Optical Out These two settings determine the format for the 828mkII’s optical input and output.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 56 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM All Notes Off The All Notes Off setting sends a MIDI All Notes Off message, as well as a MIDI note-off message for every note on every MIDI channel. This stops any stuck notes that are currently playing. Push SELECT to initiate the All Notes Off operation. The MIDI OUT LED will glow to confirm that the noteoff data is being sent. Factory Defaults The Factory Defaults setting restores the 828mkII factory settings.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 57 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM Mix parameters that apply across all mixes The last three mix settings (input reference level, +6dB software boost, and stereo pairing) apply across all mixes because they have to do with the nature of the input itself. For example, if you have an input that requires a -10dB reference level, then you’ll want the reference level to apply to all mixes.
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!828 Manual/Mac Page 59 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM CHAPTER 8 Digital Performer OVERVIEW SETTING UP YOUR SYSTEM This chapter provides a brief overview of Digital Performer’s basic I/O and synchronization operation with the 828mkII hardware. This chapter covers both DP3 with Mac OS 9 and DP4 with Mac OS X. As described in chapter 4, “Installing the 828mkII Macintosh Software” (page 35), the Digital Performer and MOTU 828mkII software installers will properly install and update everything for you.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 60 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM 828mkII settings in Mac OS X In Mac OS X, choose the 828mkII as your audio input output device by choosing MOTU Audio System options>Configure Hardware Driver from the Setup menu. This window shows some of the 828mkII settings, such as sample rate and clock source, but to access all of the 828mkII settings, open the MOTU FireWire Audio Console, as shown in Figure 5-1 on page 42.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 61 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM Buffer Size (OS X) / Samples Per Buffer (OS 9) The Buffer Size setting (Samples Per Buffer under Mac OS 9) can be used to reduce the delay — or monitoring latency — that you hear when live audio is patched through your 828mkII hardware and Digital Performer. For example, you might have MIDI instruments, samplers, microphones, and so on connected to the analog inputs of the 828mkII.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 62 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM (for reference and archiving purposes). Further, if you are sending audio from Digital Performer to the same output pair as MIX1, you can choose to either include or exclude the audio from the computer in the stream being sent back to Digital Performer. For details on how to do this, see “Mix1 Return Includes Computer” on page 100.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 63 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM Resolving directly to time code (with no synchronizer) To resolve your Digital Performer/828mkII system directly to SMPTE time code with no additional synchronization devices, use the setup shown in “Syncing to SMPTE time code” on page 54. Choose Receive Sync from the Setup menu (Basics menu under Mac OS 9) and choose the Sample accurate option.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 64 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM See the MIDI Machine Control chapter in your MIDI Timepiece AV or Digital Timepiece manual for details on how to set this up. MIDI I/O VIA THE 828MKII MIDI PORTS Once you’ve followed the procedure for enabling the 828mkII’s MIDI features as explained in “Software installation for Mac OS X” on page 35, the 828mkII MIDI ports will appear as a input source and output destination in Digital Performer’s MIDI I/O menus.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 65 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM CHAPTER 9 AudioDesk OVERVIEW SETTING UP YOUR SYSTEM This chapter provides a brief overview of AudioDesk’s basic I/O and synchronization operation with the 828 hardware. For complete information about all of AudioDesk’s powerful workstation features, see the AudioDesk manual included with your MOTU 828 system. This chapter covers both DP3 with Mac OS 9 and DP4 with Mac OS X.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 66 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM THE 828MKII SETTINGS 828mkII settings in Mac OS 9 In Mac OS 9, the 828mkII settings can be accessed by choosing MOTU Audio System options>Configure Hardware Driver from the Basics menu. This is where you choose the 828mkII as your audio input output device. Once you’ve done so, you should see the 828mkII settings as shown below in Figure 9-1.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 67 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM For complete details about the 828mkII settings, see chapter 5, “MOTU FireWire Audio Console (Mac OS X)” (page 41) or chapter 6, “MOTU FireWire Control Panel (Mac OS 9)” (page 47). The following sections provide a brief explanation of each 828mkII setting for use with AudioDesk. Sample rate Choose the desired overall sample rate for the 828mkII system and AudioDesk. Newly recorded audio in AudioDesk will have this sample rate.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 68 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM For example, if you are using analog only, you only need 12 channels. If you are using analog and RCA S/PDIF, you need 14 channels. the stream being sent back to AudioDesk. For details on how to do this, see “Mix1 Return Includes Computer” on page 100. As another example, if you are using analog, RCA S/PDIF and ADAT optical, you need 22 channels (the maximum number of simultaneous output channels provided by the 828mkII).
!828 Manual/Mac Page 69 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM Resolving directly to time code (with no synchronizer) To resolve your AudioDesk/828mkII system directly to SMPTE time code with no additional synchronization devices, use the setup shown in “Syncing to SMPTE time code” on page 54. Figure 9-3: Fine-tuning the timing of audio playback and recording.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 70 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM ☛ If you have an ADAT sync compatible device, don’t use SMPTE time code. Instead, use sampleaccurate sync as described in the next section. See the MIDI Machine Control chapter in your MIDI Timepiece AV or Digital Timepiece manual for details on how to set this up.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 71 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM If you have an earlier version of Digital Performer (2.5 or earlier), you can open your Digital Performer files in AudioDesk (with the Open command in the File menu), but Digital Performer 2.5 or earlier cannot open AudioDesk files. AUDIODESK AND MIDI SEQUENCING AudioDesk can play audio as a background application, allowing you to run a sequencer at the same time in the foreground.
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!828 Manual/Mac Page 73 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM CHAPTER 10 Other Mac OS X Audio Software OVERVIEW PREPARING MIDI INPUT AND OUTPUT The 828mkII provides multichannel audio and MIDI input and output for all Mac OS X audio applications. This chapter covers third-party audio applications. For information about running Digital Performer or AudioDesk under Mac OS X, refer to chapter 8, “Digital Performer” (page 59) or chapter 9, “AudioDesk” (page 65).
!828 Manual/Mac Page 74 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM For complete details about the 828mkII settings, see chapter 6, “MOTU FireWire Control Panel (Mac OS 9)” (page 47). The following sections provide a brief explanation of each 828mkII setting for use with Cubase. Sample rate Choose the desired overall sample rate for the 828mkII system and your host audio software. Newly recorded audio will have this sample rate.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 75 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM Logic Audio In Logic audio, go to the Preferences window, choose Audio Driver from the menu, and expand the CoreAudio item as shown below. For information about the I/O Buffer Size setting, see “Adjusting buffer settings under Mac OS X” on page 91. AUDIO INPUT AND OUTPUT NAMES The 828mkII CoreAudio driver supplies text string labels for its inputs and outputs to clearly identify each one, but some applications do not display these labels.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 76 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM Most programs will likely address this issue in future updates. In the meantime, here is how you can identify each input and output. Inputs are always listed in the same order as follows: Input Channels List position Comment Mic-Guitar 2 1-2 - Analog 8 3-10 - SPDIF 2 11-12 - Mix1 2 13-14 See “The ‘Mix1’ input pair” below. ADAT 8 @ 44.1/48kHz 4 @ 88.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 77 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM As another example, if you are using analog, RCA S/PDIF and ADAT optical, you need 22 channels (the maximum number of simultaneous output channels provided by the 828mkII). keypad. To trigger a different set of keystrokes with the foot switch, visit the MOTU FireWire Audio Console. (See “Enable Pedal” on page 45.
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!828 Manual/Mac Page 79 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM CHAPTER 11 Cubase, Nuendo and OS 9 ASIO Software OVERVIEW This chapter explains how to use the 828mkII with Mac OS 9 ASIO-compatible audio software such as Cubase and Nuendo. For Mac OS X operation of Cubase, Nuendo, and all other third-party OS X audio software, see chapter 10, “Other Mac OS X Audio Software” (page 73).
!828 Manual/Mac Page 80 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM RUN THE MOTU FIREWIRE AUDIO CONSOLE chapter. However, the basic procedures are the same and can be easily applied to any ASIOcompatible 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. Before you run Cubase, launch the MOTU FireWire Audio Console to configure your 828mkII hardware.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 81 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM Clock Source This setting is very important because it determines which audio clock the 828mkII will follow. If you do not have any digital audio connections to your 828mkII (you are using the analog inputs and outputs only), and you will not be slaving Cubase to external SMPTE time code, choose Internal. If you are slaving the 828mkII to the ADAT sync Input connector, choose ADAT 9-pin.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 82 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM Driver menu as shown below. Make the other settings in the dialog as need for your system and synchronization scenario. Temporarily switch to a different ASIO Device in the System dialog, and then run the MOTU FireWire Audio Console from the Finder ■ In either case, any changes you make to the MOTU FireWire Audio Console window will be reflected in Cubase when you reactivate the MOTU FireWire ASIO driver in Cubase.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 83 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM monitoring features. For further information, see “Controlling CueMix DSP from within Cubase or Nuendo” on page 95. OTHER SYSTEM DIALOG SETTINGS Consult your Cubase or Nuendo documentation for details about the rest of the settings in this dialog.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 84 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM ASSIGNING INPUTS Once you’ve activated the 828mkII inputs as shown in the previous section, you can then assign them to Cubase or Nuendo audio channels in the channel mixers in the usual fashion. Figure 11-6: To assign an 828mkII input to a Cubase VST audio channel: command-click the input button at the top of the channel strip. For Nuendo or Cubase, consult your documentation.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 85 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM ASSIGNING OUTPUTS Once you’ve chosen the MOTU FireWire ASIO driver in the Audio System dialog as explained earlier in “Choosing the MOTU FireWire ASIO driver” on page 81, 828mkII outputs will be available in Cubase or Nuendo as output destinations. In Cubase VST, these outputs appear in the VST Master Mixer window as output assignments for the master fader and busses, as shown below in Figure 11-7.In Nuendo, they appear in the VST Outputs window.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 86 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM assigned to this output pair will be heard on the headphone jack only. For further explanation, see “Phones” on page 81. CHANGING 828MKII SETTINGS To change the 828mkII settings at any time, run the MOTU FireWire Audio Console. See “The ASIO Control Panel button” on page 82 for details. In Nuendo, go to the Device Setup window and click the ASIO Control Panel button, as shown in Figure 11-3 on page 82.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 87 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM Follow the instructions in your Cubase or Nuendo manual for slaving them to MIDI Time Code (MTC). To ensure that your audio tracks don’t drift out of sync with your MIDI tracks — or time code, use a hardware synchronizer like the MIDI Timepiece AV or Digital Timepiece to resolve the 828mkII hardware as well, as explained in “Syncing to video and/or SMPTE time code using a synchronizer” on page 28.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 88 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM 4 If you are using an MMC-compatible synchronizer (such as a MOTU MIDI Timepiece AV, Digital Timepiece or Alesis BRC), set Cubase VST’s Sync Source Timecode Base to ASIO 2.0 MMC or enable Nuendo’s MIDI Machine Control option. In addition, choose the appropriate MIDI port for the MMC synchronizer from VST’s Output menu or Nuendo’s MIDI machine Control MIDI Output menu.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 89 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM CHAPTER 12 Reducing Monitoring Latency OVERVIEW Monitoring latency is that slight delay you hear when you run an input signal through your host audio software. For example, you might hear it when you drive a live mic input signal through a reverb plug-in running in your audio sequencer.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 90 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM MONITORING LIVE INPUT There are two ways to monitor live audio input with an 828mkII: 1) through the computer or 2) via CueMix™ DSP hardware monitoring. Figure 12-1 on page 90 shows method 1, which allows you to add effects processing such as reverb and guitar amp effects via plug-ins in your audio software.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 91 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM transferring audio data in and out of the computer. The size of the buffers determines how much delay you hear when monitoring live inputs through your audio software: larger buffers produce more delay; smaller buffers produce less. Adjusting buffer settings under Mac OS X Under Mac OS X, audio I/O buffer size is handled by the host audio application (not the 828mkII CoreAudio driver).
!828 Manual/Mac Page 92 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM Figure 12-4: In Cubase SX or Nuendo, choose Devices menu> Device Setup and click VST Multitrack to access the window above and the Audio Buffer Size setting. Figure 12-6: Lowering the ‘Samples Per Buffer’ setting in the MOTU FireWire Audio Console Window reduces patch thru latency. But doing so increases the processing load on your computer, so keep an eye on the Performance Monitor window in AudioDesk (or similar feature in your host audio software).
!828 Manual/Mac Page 93 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM increase the buffer size, you reduce the load on your computer, freeing up bandwidth for effects, mixing and other real-time operations. ■ First, it completely eliminates the patch thru delay (reducing it to a small number of samples — about the same amount as one of today’s digital mixers). ■ Secondly, CueMix DSP imposes no strain on the computer.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 94 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM independent of your host audio software. For complete details, see chapter 13, “CueMix Console” (page 97). Controlling CueMix DSP from your audio software Some audio applications allow you to control CueMix DSP monitoring from within the application (without the need to use CueMix Console). In most cases, this support consists of patching an 828mkII input directly to an output when you record-arm a track.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 95 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM because you enjoy the benefits of CueMix DSP patch thru, plus separate, independent mixing under CueMix Console, thanks to the much more powerful CueMix DSP engine. Using CueMix with Sound Manager (Mac OS 9 only) To enable CueMix DSP for a host application that is using the MOTU FireWire Sound Manager driver: 1 Open the Sound Control Panel, click the Input tab, and check the Play sound through output device option.
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!828 Manual/Mac Page 97 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM CHAPTER 13 CueMix Console OVERVIEW CueMix Console provides access to the flexible on-board mixing features of the 828mkII. CueMix lets you route any combination of inputs to any stereo output pair. These mixes can be set up entirely independently of your host audio software. CueMix allows you to set up four completely independent mix configurations with the 828mkII. You can also save and load mix configurations.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 98 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM ADVANTAGES OF CUEMIX MONITORING CueMix Console provides several major advantages over monitoring live inputs through your host audio software: CueMix has no buffer latency. Thanks to the 828mkII’s DSP chip, CueMix provides the same throughput performance as a digital mixer. ■ CueMix imposes absolutely no processor drain on the computer’s CPU. ■ ■ CueMix routing can be maintained independently of individual software applications or projects.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 99 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM Viewing a mix To view a mix, click its tab at the bottom of the window, as shown in Figure 13-1. The mix name appears in the tab. To adjust the volume or panning for a stereo input pair, hold down the command key while dragging the fader or knob for either the left or right input. SHORTCUTS Naming a mix Double-click the mix name in the tab.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 100 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM +4/-10 reference level Click the reference button to toggle between these two standard reference levels. This setting is applied globally for the input. MIX1 RETURN INCLUDES COMPUTER the headphone output to mirror the output of the current mix being viewed in CueMix Console. For example, if you are currently viewing Mix3 (the Mix3 tab is active), the headphones will mirror the Mix3 output (whatever it is assigned to).
!828 Manual/Mac Page 101 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM CUEMIX CONSOLE EXAMPLES Figure 13-2 below shows some examples of how you can use CueMix DSP: Powered speakers are connected to the 828mkII main outs. Any input can be routed directly to the speakers. ■ Microphone input can be routed via CueMix DSP to the effects processor for live outboard processing during recording.
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!828 Manual/Mac Page 103 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM CHAPTER 14 MOTU SMPTE Console OVERVIEW CLOCK/ADDRESS The 828mkII can resolve to SMPTE time code, without a dedicated synchronizer. It can also serve as a SMPTE time code generator.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 104 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM receiving the SMPTE time code by choosing it from SMPTE source menu. For further details on the hardware connections involved, see “Syncing to SMPTE time code” on page 27. Resolving to video To resolve the 828mkII to video, you need a synchronizer such as a MIDI Timepiece AV or a Digital Timepiece and feed word clock to the 828mkII. In this scenario, choose SMPTE / Word Clock In clock/address setting.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 105 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM The ‘Infinite’ freewheel setting The Infinite freewheel setting in the Freewheel Address menu causes the 828mkII to freewheel indefinitely, until it receives readable time code again. To make it stop, click the Stop Freewheeling button. Stripe Click this button to start or stop time code. To set the start time, click directly on the SMPTE time code display in the Generator section and type in the desired start time. Or drag vertically on the numbers.
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!828 Manual/Mac Page 107 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM CHAPTER 15 Troubleshooting Using Pro Tools, Sound Manager and -50 error (OS 9 only) When using Sound Manager, Pro Tools software will only allow audio input via the Macintosh's Built-in hardware. Therefore, you cannot use the 828mkII as the input device to Pro Tools software. If the 828mkII driver is selected as the input device in the Sound Control Panel, Pro Tools will return a -50 error and not launch.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 108 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM Connecting or powering gear during operation It is not recommended that you connect/ disconnect, or power on/off devices connected to the 828mkII while recording or playing back audio. Doing so may cause a brief glitch in the audio. No optical inputs or outputs are available in host audio application Check to make sure you have the desired optical inputs and/or outputs enabled in the MOTU FireWire Audio Console.
!828 Manual/Mac Page 109 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM 1 Index +4/-10dB reference level 100 +6db 56 +6dB Boost 99 02R mixer 29 connecting 21 1394 connector 6, 11, 17 2408mk3 Word Clock In setting 43, 49 24-bit AudioDesk 68 Digital Performer 62 optical 6, 10 recording 12 24i/o Word Clock In setting 43, 49 4/10 56 828mkII expansion 32 installing 17 rear panel overview 9 summary of features 9 A Aardvark Aard Sync 31 Activity LEDs 5, 12 ADAT sync 27, 28 ADAT 9-pin 11, 43, 49 ADAT lightpipe 29 ADAT optical 6,
!828 Manual/Mac Page 110 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 1:45 PM M Mac OS X 73 input and output names 75 Main Outs volume 54 Main outs jacks 6 making connections to 19 volume 5 Main volume 5 Mic inputs connecting 20 phantom power 5 Mic preamps 5 Mic/line inputs 5, 18 MIDI Machine Control 23, 24, 63 MIDI Time Code sync 23 MIDI Timepiece AV 25 MIX BUS knob 56 Mix1 1-2 76 AudioDesk 68 Cubase 83 Digital Performer 61 Mix1 return includes computer 100 MMC 23, 24, 63 Monitoring 90 thru main outs 19 MOTU Digital Timepiece 2
