User Manual

CHAPTER
55
7 Working with Host Audio Software
OVERVIEW
The LP32 provides multi-channel audio input and
output for Core Audio compatible audio
applications on the Mac and ASIO or Wave
compatible applications on Windows, including
MOTU’s Digital Performer and AudioDesk,
Apple’s Logic Pro and GarageBand, and other
third-party software applications such as Ableton
Live, Avid Pro Tools, Cockos Reaper, Propellerhead
Reason, Steinberg Cubase and Nuendo, Cakewalk
SONAR, PreSonus Studio One, Bitwig, and others.
AudioDesk is available as a free download for LP32
owners at motu.com/avb. For complete
information about all of AudioDesk’s powerful
workstation features, refer to the AudioDesk User
Guide.pdf found in the Help menu of the
AudioDesk application.
Digital Performer, MOTU’s state-of-the-art digital
audio workstation software, is available separately;
for details about upgrading from AudioDesk to
Digital Performer, talk to your authorized MOTU
dealer or visit motu.com.
Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Run the web app. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Choose the MOTU Pro Audio driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Reducing monitoring latency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Working with the Routing grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Working with on-board mixing and effects . . . . . . . . . . 61
PREPARATION
Install your host audio software first if you haven’t
already done so, and complete these chapters
before proceeding:
■ chapter 3, “Software Installation” (page 29)
■ chapter 4, “Hardware Installation” (page 33)
RUN THE WEB APP
Before you run your host audio software, launch
the web app to configure your MOTU hardware.
The web app lets you configure important settings
in your audio interface, enable the desired inputs
and outputs, and set up audio streams to and from
the computer.
Sample Rate
Choose the desired sample rate for the LP32 (item
#8 in the Device tab on page 12) and your host
audio software. Make sure the sample rates for the
hardware and software match. Newly recorded
audio will have this sample rate.
Clock Mode
The Clock Mode setting (item #13 in the Device tab
on page 12) is important because it determines the
master digital audio clock for your system. See
“Synchronization” on page 42, “Syncing optical
devices” on page 43 and “Syncing word clock
devices” on page 43.
Audio Interface preset
Click Launch Quick Setup (item #10 in the Device
tab on page 12) and choose the Audio Interface
preset. Your MOTU interface is now set up for
operation as an audio interface with any host audio
software. For details about customizing the audio
routing to and from the computer, see “Working
with the Routing grid” on page 59.
CHOOSE THE MOTU PRO AUDIO DRIVER
Once you’ve made the preparations described so
far in this chapter, you’re ready to run your audio
software and enable the MOTU Pro Audio driver,
which allows your host software to use the LP32 as
an audio interface.