User Manual

CHAPTER
33
4 Hardware Installation
OVERVIEW
Thunderbolt audio interface setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
USB or iOS audio interface setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
AVB Ethernet audio interface setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Setup for two interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Setup for three to five interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Setup for a multi-switch network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Setup for multiple interfaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Setup for web app control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Setup for AVB Ethernet audio interface operation . . . 40
A typical 8A setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Audio connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Syncing to SMPTE time code (LTC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Syncing an AVB network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Syncing multiple AVB audio interfaces connected to a Mac . . . . 46
THUNDERBOLT AUDIO INTERFACE SETUP
Use this setup if you want to use your MOTU
device as an audio interface, and your computer
has Thunderbolt™.
■ Use a standard Thunderbolt cable.
■ Place it at the end of the Thunderbolt chain (up
to six devices in the chain, not including the
computer).
■ See chapter 3, “Software Installation” (page 27).
USB OR iOS AUDIO INTERFACE SETUP
Use this setup if you want to use the 8A as a USB
audio interface for a computer or iOS device.
■ Use a standard USB cable.
■ Connect to any USB port (USB2.0 or 3.0) on
your computer, or use a standard camera
connection kit (adapter) for your iOS device.
■ See “USB audio class-compliant operation” on
page 29.
■ No driver installation is necessary.
Computer or iOS device
Camera connection kit (adapter)
required for iOS operation