User Manual

CHAPTER
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3 Software Installation
OVERVIEW
USB 2.0 class-compliant operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Operation as an AVB Ethernet audio interface . . . . . . . 29
Software installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Run the MOTU AVB Audio Installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
MOTU AVB Discovery app . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
AudioDesk workstation software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
USB 2.0 CLASS-COMPLIANT OPERATION
Your MOTU interface is a USB 2.0 audio class-
compliant device. This means that you can connect
it to your computer with a USB cable and use it
without installing any software drivers. The
computer recognizes your MOTU interface as a
USB audio device and makes its inputs and outputs
available to your host audio software. Basic
settings, such as the hardware’s sample rate, are
made in either your host software (Mac) or your
system settings (Windows).
☛ In this scenario, your MOTU interface
provides basic audio input and output, and no
software driver installation is necessary.
As explained earlier in this guide, the MOTU AVB
Control web app provides full access to all settings
in the device, including the extensive on-board
routing, mixing, and effects processing features.
Since the web app is served from the audio
interface hardware itself, it does not require any
software installation on your computer; all it
requires is a network connection between your
computer and your MOTU interface with a
standard Ethernet cable, Ethernet hub, or shared
Wi-Fi network. For details about accessing the web
app through the network port, see “MOTU AVB
Control Web App” on page 13.
OPERATION AS AN AVB ETHERNET AUDIO
INTERFACE
To use Monitor 8 as an audio interface over AVB
Ethernet, all you need is a recent Mac (any Mac that
has a Thunderbolt port on it) with Mac OS X
Yosemite (10.10) or later installed. Connect the
network port on the Monitor 8 to the Ethernet port
on the Mac using a standard, high-grade (CAT-5e
or CAT-6) network cable up to 100 meters in
length. You can then use Monitor 8 as a standard,
low-latency multi-channel audio interface with any
Core Audio compatible host software running on
the Mac.
☛ In this scenario, your MOTU interface
provides basic audio input and output, and no
software driver installation is necessary.
For details about accessing device settings in the
web app through a network port connection, see
“MOTU AVB Control Web App” on page 13.
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
Software installation is required for any of the
following scenarios:
■ You will use Monitor 8 as a USB audio interface,
and you want to access the web app without the
network port.
■ You wish to use the included AudioDesk
workstation software.
■ You will be using multiple MOTU interfaces.
If none of the above scenarios apply to you, then
you can skip software installation if you wish, and
proceed to details about accessing the web app
through the network port, see “MOTU AVB
Control Web App” on page 13.