User Manual

MOTU AVB CONTROL WEB APP
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DEVICE TAB (CONTINUED)
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Scroll down to view these additional
Device tab settings.
18. AVB is IEEE’s Audio Video Bridging
Ethernet standard for high-
bandwidth, low-latency audio
streaming over Ethernet. If your
Stage-B16 is connected to a 2nd
MOTU AVB interface through its
network port, or to an AVB switch for
access to an extended AVB network,
you can stream audio channels to
and from other devices on the
network. AVB streams are handled
in banks of eight channels, so if you
enable 2 streams, that’s 16 channels.
See chapter 8, “Networking”
(page 63).
19. If you have the AVB network input
stream enabled (18), connect them
to the output streams of other
devices on the network here. This is
how you route audio from the other
devices to the Stage-B16. The menu
flashes while the connection is
being established. This could take up
to 30 seconds, depending on
network traffic conditions. If the
connection can’t be made for some
reason, the stream name turns italic.
20. In the Input/Output Banks sections,
you can disable any banks that you
are not using. Doing so hides them
from the routing matrix and mixer to
simplify operation. Doing so also
helps conserve DSP resources.
21. The Optical Setup section is grayed
out because the Stage-B16 does not
have any optical ports.
22. Use these buttons to manually check
for and install updates for the
Stage-B16. For complete details, see
Appendix D, “Updating Firmware”
page (79). Updating from a file can
be done offline from your computer,
using an update you’ve obtained
through MOTU’s web site or tech
support department. The Check For
Updates button requires that the
computer (or device) you are using
to view the Stage-B16 is connected
to the internet through a local
network or Wi-Fi. Updating from the
internet is easy and convenient.
23. Use these buttons to reboot the
Stage-B16 or restore factory presets.
24. In the Computer Setup section, you
can specify how many audio
channels you would like to be able to
stream to and from your computer,
up to 64 channels each way, simul-
taneously. Map them as desired in
the Routing tab (page 14).
25. The digital mixer in the Stage-B16
supports up to 48 channels. If you
don’t need that many inputs, you
can lower the number here to
simplify mixer and routing opera-
tion and conserve DSP bandwidth
for effects processing.
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