User Manual

CONFIGURING HOST AUDIO SOFTWARE
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Figure 7-9: Make sure you have chosen a Track16 input and output
for the playback and recording timing master settings.
3 Additionally, if you are using the MOTU WDM
driver, click the Wave Profile r button and run the
Wave Profiler. This process chooses the optimum
settings for the Track16 hardware.
Figure 7-10: Running the Wave Profiler in Cakewalk’s SONAR.
Sound Forge
In Sony Sound Forge, go to the Preferences
window, click the Audio tab, and then choose
MOTU Audio from the Audio device type menu.
Other audio software
For other audio applications, the procedure is
similar to that shown above. Consult your owner’s
manual for further information.
REDUCING LATENCY
On Windows, audio I/O buffer size is handled by
the audio driver rather than the host audio
application.
In the MOTU Audio Console, Samples Per Buffer
provides an adjustable audio buffer setting that lets
you control the amount of delay you’ll hear when
monitoring live inputs through your host audio
software or processing them with software
plug-ins.
For information, see the “Adjusting the audio I/O
buffer” section of chapter 8, “Reducing Monitoring
Latency” (page 49).
WORKING WITH TRACK16 INPUTS AND
OUTPUTS
Once you’ve enabled the Track16’s driver, Track16
audio inputs and outputs will appear in your host
software wherever audio inputs and outputs are
listed. If you don’t see the optical inputs and/or
outputs, check MOTU Audio Console to make sure
they are enabled. If you don’t plan to use either
optical bank, turn it off to conserve computer
bandwidth.
Remember that the main outs and headphone
output can be configured in MOTU Audio Console
to mirror other outputs. In addition, the Track16
optical banks can be disabled or configured as
either ADAT optical or TOSLink. This will affect
how they appear (and if they appear at all) in your
host software’s audio input lists. See “Optical input/
output” on page 36, “Phones Assign” on page 36
and “Main Out Assign” on page 36.
Number of channels
If your host audio software requires that you
specify the number of audio voices or channels you
will be using, be sure to choose enough channels to
cover the 16 inputs and 16 outputs provided by
your Track16.