User guide

CHAPTER
15
3 IMPORTANT! Run the UltraLite-mk3
Software Installer First
OVERVIEW
Install the UltraLite-mk3 software first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Installing the UltraLite-mk3 software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
MOTU Audio Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
ASIO MOTU Audio Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
The MOTU Audio WDM driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
MOTU GSIF FireWire driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
MOTU MIDI Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
CueMix FX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
MOTU SMPTE Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
INSTALL THE ULTRALITE-MK3 SOFTWARE
FIRST!
Before you connect the UltraLite-mk3 audio
interface to your computer and turn it on, insert
the UltraLite-mk3 software CD and run the
UltraLite-mk3 Software Installer. This ensures that
all the UltraLite-mk3 components are properly
installed in your system.
If Windows asks you to locate the drivers
If you’ve already connected the UltraLite-mk3 to
your computer and switched it on, Windows
probably issued an alert notifying you that the
UltraLite-mk3 requires drivers, followed by
another window asking you to locate the drivers on
disk. If this happens:
1 Cancel the driver search.
2 Switch off the UltraLite-mk3.
3 Run the UltraLite-mk3 Software Installer as
instructed in the next section.
INSTALLING THE ULTRALITE-MK3
SOFTWARE
To install the UltraLite-mk3 software, insert the
MOTU Universal Audio Installer CD and follow
the directions it gives you on your computer
screen. The UltraLite-mk3 ships with the following
software and drivers for Windows XP and Vista:
Software
component Purpose
MOTU Audio
Console
Provides access to all of the settings in the
UltraLite-mk3 hardware.
CueMix FX Gives you complete control over the
896mk3’s CueMix FX on-board mixer,
which provides no-latency monitoring,
mixing and processing of live inputs
through your UltraLite-mk3.
MOTU ASIO
Driver
Allows Cubase or other ASIO-compliant
software to do multi-channel input and
output with the UltraLite-mk3. Only
required if you are using Cubase or
another ASIO-dependent program.
MOTU WDM
Driver
Allows any WDM-driver compatible
audio software to do multichannel input
and output with the UltraLite-mk3.
MOTU GSIF Driver Allows you to use your UltraLite-mk3
with Tascam GigaStudio.
MOTU MIDI
Driver
Provides MIDI input and output via the
UltraLite-mk3 MIDI ports.