User Manual

HARDWARE INSTALLATION
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AUDIO CHANNEL COUNTS
The number of audio channels provided by the
Thunderbolt or USB connection to your computer
depends on the operating sample rate. See
“Maximum available computer channels” on
page 72.
AVB ETHERNET AUDIO INTERFACE SETUP
Use this setup if you want to use the 8pre-es as an
AVB Ethernet audio interface for a recent-
generation Mac (i.e. any Mac with a Thunderbolt
port on it). macOS El Capitan (10.11) or later is
required for AVB audio I/O.
■ Use a standard CAT-5e or CAT-6 cable.
■ Connect to the computer’s Ethernet port.
See “Setup for AVB Ethernet audio interface
operation” on page 42.
About CAT-5e cables
Use shielded CAT-5e or
CAT-6 cables, which are a
higher grade version of a
standard Ethernet cable.
They are available wherever
network cables are sold.
SETUP FOR TWO INTERFACES
Use this setup if you want to connect two MOTU
interfaces to your computer.
■ The connection to the computer can be either
USB or Thunderbolt, if you have a Thunderbolt-
equipped MOTU interface such as the 8pre-es,
828es, 8M, 16A, 1248, 112D, 624or 8A.
■ If connecting to the computer with
Thunderbolt, use a standard Thunderbolt cable,
and place your MOTU interface at the end of the
Thunderbolt chain.
■ Use any standard CAT-5e Ethernet network
cable to connect the two interfaces together using
their NETWORK ports.
■ As an alternative, see “Setup for multiple
interfaces” on page 39.
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