User Manual

CHAPTER
35
5 Hardware Installation
OVERVIEW
Thunderbolt audio interface setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
USB or iOS audio interface setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Audio channel counts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
AVB Ethernet audio interface setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Setup for two interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Setup for three to five interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Setup for a multi-switch network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Setup for multiple interfaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Setup for web app control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Setup for AVB Ethernet audio interface operation. . . . . . .42
A typical 8pre-es setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Audio connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Syncing optical devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Syncing word clock devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Syncing to SMPTE time code (LTC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Syncing an AVB network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Syncing multiple AVB audio interfaces connected to a Mac. . . 51
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 (sold
separately).
■ Place it at the end of the Thunderbolt chain (up
to six devices in the chain, not including the
computer).
■ See chapter 4, “Software Installation” (page 31).
■ Use the “Audio interface” preset (page 56).
USB OR iOS AUDIO INTERFACE SETUP
Use this setup if you want to use the 8pre-es as a
USB audio interface for a computer or iOS device.
■ Use a standard USB cable.
■ Connect to any USB port (USB 2.0 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 31.
■ For Mac or iOS operation, no driver installation
is necessary.
■ Use the “Audio interface” preset (page 56).
Computer or iOS device
Camera connection kit (adapter)
required for iOS operation