User Manual

CHAPTER
15
3
Installing the 8pre Hardware
OVERVIEW
Here’s an overview for installing the 8pre:
Connect the 8pre to your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Connect the 8pre to the computer.
Connect audio inputs and outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Make optical and analog connections as desired.
Connect MIDI gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Connect a controller, synth or control surface.
Operating the 8pre as an interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
An example setup for computer-based mixing/FX.
Operating the 8pre as a converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
An example setup for a mixer-based studio.
Syncing optical devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
CONNECT THE 8PRE TO YOUR COMPUTER
1 Plug one end of the 8pre FireWire cable
(included) into the FireWire socket on the
computer as shown below in Figure 3-1.
2 Plug the other end of the FireWire cable into the
8pre I/O as shown below in Figure 3-1.
Figure 3-1: Connecting the 8pre to the computer.
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