User Manual-Mac

CHAPTER
53
4 Installing the PCI-424 Macintosh
Software
OVERVIEW
The PCI-424 system ships with this software:
Running the MOTU Audio/AudioDesk software
installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
MOTU Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
MOTU PCI Audio Console. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
AudioDesk workstation software . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
ASIO MOTU PCI Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
MOTU PCI Sound Manager Driver . . . . . . . . . . 56
CueMix Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Software
component Location Purpose
MOTU
Folder
Extensions
Folder
Contains the drivers and
hard disk recording engine
for the PCI-424 card and
hardware. Required for
2408mk3 operation.
MOTU
PCI Audio
Console
Top level of
your startup
disk
Provides access to all of the
settings in the PCI-424 card
and the audio interfaces
connected to it. Required
for PCI-424 operation.
MOTU
SMPTE
Console
Top level of
your startup
disk
Provides access to the
PCI-424 system’s SMPTE
time code & video sync fea-
tures.
AudioDesk
Workstation
Software
Top level of
your startup
disk
Provides complete multi-
track recording, mixing and
processing. Optional.
ASIO MOTU
PCI Driver
In the ASIO
Drivers folder
of Cubase or
any other
ASIO compli-
ant audio pro-
gram
Allows Cubase or other
ASIO-compliant software to
do multi-channel input and
output with the 2408mk3.
Only required if you are
using Cubase or another
ASIO-dependent program.
MOTU PCI
Sound
Manager
Driver
Extensions
Folder
Allows any Sound Manager
compatible software to do
stereo input and output with
the 2408mk3 hardware.
Optional.
AudioDesk
Demo Project
Anywhere you
want
Provides a multi-track mix
that you can open, play, and
mix in AudioDesk.
Optional.
MOTU
Setup Wizard
Top level of
your startup
disk
Asks you questions about
the gear you’ll connect to
the 2408mk3, and then
helps you set everything up,
including the software
CueMix
Console
Top level of
your startup
disk
Gives you complete control
over the PCI-424’s
CueMix DSP feature, which
provides no-latency moni-
toring of live inputs through
your PCI-424 system.