User Manual

CHAPTER
19
3
Installing the Track16 Software
OVERVIEW
Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
MOTU Audio drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
MOTU Audio Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
MOTU MIDI Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
CueMix FX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
MOTU SMPTE Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
INSTALLATION
Before you connect the Track16 to your computer
and power it on, run the Track16 software installer.
This ensures that all the Track16 components are
properly installed in your system.
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If you’ve already connected the Track16 to
your computer and powered it on, Windows may
issue an alert notifying you that the Track16
requires drivers, followed by another window
asking you to locate the drivers. If this happens:
1 Cancel the driver search.
2 Power off and disconnect the Track16.
3 Run the MOTU Audio Installer as instructed in
the next section.
Run the MOTU Audio installer
Install the Track16 software as follows:
1 Insert the MOTU Audio Installer disc; or, if you
have downloaded the MOTU Audio installer,
locate the folder containing the download.
2 Read the Read Me file for installation assistance
and other important information.
3 Open the Setup Audio application.
4 Follow the directions that the installer gives you.
Drivers are installed, along with MOTU Audio
Console, CueMix FX, and other components,
summarized in the table below.
Software component Purpose For more information
MOTU Audio and MIDI drivers Provides multi-channel audio input and output for MOTU
FireWire and USB Audio devices with host audio software.
“MOTU Audio drivers” on
page 20
MOTU Audio Console Provides access to all of the settings in the Track16 and other
MOTU interfaces. Required for Track16 operation.
chapter 5, “MOTU Audio Con-
sole” (page 33)
CueMix FX Gives you complete control over the Track16’s CueMix FX on-
board mixer, which provides no-latency monitoring, mixing and
processing of live inputs through your Track16.
chapter 9, “CueMix FX” (page 55)
MOTU SMPTE Console Provides access to the Track16 system’s SMPTE time code sync fea-
tures.
chapter 10, “MOTU SMPTE Con-
sole” (page 101)