User Manual

CHAPTER
7
Quick Start Guide
Thank you for purchasing a Stage-B16! Follow
these easy steps to get started quickly.
1 Download and run the MOTU AVB Installer or
MOTU AVB USB Installer.exe found here:
http://www.motu.com/avb
2 (Optional) For quick access to the Stage-B16
from your iPad or iPhone, download the MOTU
AVB Discovery app from the Apple App Store.
☛ Your iPhone and iPad must be on the same
Wi-Fi network as your computer.
3 Connect the interface to your computer with a
USB cable (included). If you have a Thunderbolt-
equipped Mac running OS X Yosemite (10.10) or
later, you can alternately connect the Stage-B16 to
the Mac’s Ethernet port with a standard CAT-5e or
CAT-6 Ethernet cable (sold separately).
4 Switch on the Stage-B16.
5 Open the MOTU AVB Control web app by doing
one of the following:
■ If you have a Mac, choose the Stage-B16 from the
MOTU AVB Discovery app menu, as shown below.
■ If you have a PC, launch the MOTU AVB WebUI
Setup shortcut found on the Windows desktop or
in Start menu> All Programs> MOTU.
■ From your iPad or iPhone, launch the MOTU
AVB Discovery app, and tap your interface.
■ You should now see the MOTU AVB Control web
app in your browser, as shown on page 12. If not,
visit Appendix A, “Troubleshooting” (page 71).
■ For advanced network options, and device
discovery from any modern browser, see chapter 8,
“Networking” (page 63).
6 Choose a preset from the Quick Setup.
MOTU AVB Discovery app menu
Preset Application
Audio interface Operate as a standard audio interface.
Stand-alone mixer Operate as a stand-alone mixer, where all
inputs are mixed to the main outs and mon-
itor outs.
Interface + mixer A combination of the above two presets.
Live recording with
monitor mixing
Record a live concert or recording session,
with a full monitor mix.
Stage box Routes the Stage-B16’s audio inputs to
another AVB interface using AVB network
streams through the Ethernet cable. Simi-
larly, the Stage-B16’s outputs are connected
to sources on the network via Ethernet.
Stage box with
mixing
Same as above, except that this preset routes
the incoming network audio to the
StageB16’s mixer. The mixer then distrib-
utes separate mixes to Stage-B16’s outputs.