User Manual

PRESETS
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STUDIO INPUT EXPANDER
Use the Studio Input Expander preset when you
already have a main system set up, but you want to
add additional inputs. This preset routes all
physical inputs (analog and digital) on the
Monitor 8 to AVB network streams. You can
connect to the Monitor 8’s network streams in the
AVB Stream Connections section of the Device tab
of the main MOTU AVB interface (item #20 on
page 14).
STUDIO OUTPUT EXPANDER
Use the Studio Output Expander preset when you
already have a main system set up, but you want to
add additional outputs. This preset routes AVB
network streams to all physical outputs (analog
and digital) on the Monitor 8. You must then
choose which network streams you wish to send to
the Monitor 8’s outputs. To do so, go to the AVB
Stream Connections section of the Device tab for
the Monitor 8 (item #20 on page 14).
OPTICAL CONVERTER
Choose the Optical converter preset if you would
like the Monitor 8 to serve as a multi-channel
digital-to-analog converter connected to another
device equipped with an ADAT optical port.
For example, if you have another MOTU interface
equipped with optical, you could connect its
optical output banks to the Monitor 8’s optical
input banks. The Monitor 8 then serves as a
16-channel expander that adds all of the
Monitor 8’s analog outputs to your setup.
Figure 5-5: Use the Optical converter preset to use the Monitor 8 as an
optical-to-analog expander.
OPTICAL CONVERTER WITH MIXING
The Optical converter with mixing preset does not
route incoming optical audio directly to the
Monitor 8’s analog outputs. Instead, this preset
routes the incoming optical audio to the mixer. The
mixer then distributes eight separate mixes to the
Monitor 8’s eight output groups (main, aux and
monitor groups A-F).
Analog outputs
Optical cable
Other interface
Monitor 8