User guide

SONAR AND OTHER WDM SOFTWARE
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This process chooses the optimum settings for the
UltraLite-mk3 hardware.
WORKING WITH ULTRALITE-MK3 INPUTS
AND OUTPUTS
Once you’ve enabled the UltraLite-mk3 inputs and
output, UltraLite-mk3 audio inputs and outputs
will appear in your host software’s input/output
menus, and you can set them up and use them as
any standard audio input and output.
Return Assign
In SONAR, you’ll see an UltraLite-mk3 input pair
called Return 1-2. This is a stereo feed from the
UltraLite-mk3 that matches the output of one of its
output pairs. Use the Return Assign menu in
MOTU Audio Console to choose which output
pair you would like to hear on this return. This can
be used, for example, to record back a final stereo
mix that includes effects processing from the
UltraLite-mk3 DSP (such as the Leveler) for
reference and archiving purposes.
☛ Warning: the Return inputs can cause
feedback loops! DO NOT assign this input to a
track that shares the same UltraLite-mk3 output
pair as the returns.
Reverb return
The UltraLite-mk3 also supplies a return to your
host software that carries the output of its reverb
processor. This return can be used for any purpose
you wish.
The “Phones 1-2” output
If you’ve chosen to treat the UltraLite-mk3
headphones as an independent output, you’ll see
Phones 1-2 as an UltraLite-mk3 output destination.
Audio tracks assigned to this output pair will be
heard on the headphone jack only. For further
explanation, see “Phones Assign” on page 32.
CHANGING ULTRALITE-MK3 SETTINGS
You can change the UltraLite-mk3 settings at any
time by accessing MOTU Audio Console.
REDUCING DELAY WHEN MONITORING
LIVE INPUTS
If you have live audio inputs connected to the
UltraLite-mk3, such as MIDI synthesizers,
samplers, microphones or other live instruments,
you might hear a slight delay when their audio is
being monitored through your UltraLite-mk3
hardware and your host audio program. There are
several ways to reduce — and eliminate — this
audible monitoring delay. For details, see chapter 9,
“Reducing Monitoring Latency” (page 55).
PROCESSING LIVE INPUTS WITH HOST-
BASED VST PLUG-INS
If you patch a live input (such as MIDI synthesizer)
through a plug-in effect in SONAR, you might hear
a slight delay. There are several ways to reduce this
delay. For details, see chapter 9, “Reducing
Monitoring Latency” (page 55).
WORKING WITH CUEMIX FX MIXING AND
EFFECTS
The UltraLite-mk3 provides powerful external
mixing, EQ, compression and reverb, which you
can operate hand-in-hand with your host
software’s complete mixing environment. For
example, the UltraLite-mk3 can serve as a monitor
mixer routing channels to musicians, or it can
serve as an integrated extension of your SONAR
mixing environment. If you program an
UltraLite-mk3 mixing and processing
configuration that goes hand in hand with your
SONAR project, be sure to use the file save features
in CueMix FX to save the UltraLite-mk3 settings as
a file in your SONAR project folder for instant
recall of all settings. See chapter 10, “CueMix FX”
(page 61) for complete details.
MIDI I/O VIA THE ULTRALITE-MK3 MIDI
PORTS
Once you’ve run the UltraLite-mk3 software
installer as explained in “Installing the
UltraLite-mk3 software” on page 15, the
UltraLite-mk3 MIDI ports will appear as a MIDI