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Quick Reference: Travelermk3 Front Panel
Quick Reference: Travelermk3 Rear & Side Panels
Quick Reference: MOTU Audio Setup
1 About the Travelermk3
Overview
The Travelermk3 Rear Panel
28 inputs and 30 outputs
Mic/instrument inputs with preamps
Mic/guitar input overload protection
Analog
Precision Digital Trimâ¢
Optical
AES/EBU
S/PDIF
Word clock
1394 FireWire
On-board SMPTE synchronization
The Travelermk3 Front Panel
Digital Precision Trim⢠rotary encoders
Phantom power
Headphone output and main volume control
Dedicated MASTER VOLUME knob
Programmable backlit LCD display
Programmable LCD metering
Metering section
Travelermk3 side panel
MIDI I/O
Bus power
Battery power
Power supply
16-bit and 24-bit recording
CueMix FX 32-bit floating point mixing and effects
AudioDesk
Digital Performer
Other Host Audio Software
2 Packing List and Mac System Requirements
Packing List
Mac System Requirements
Please register today!
3 Installing the Travelermk3 Hardware
Overview
Important note before you begin!
Connect the Travelermk3 interface
Connect audio inputs and outputs
Mic/guitar inputs with preamps
Quarter-inch analog
Optical
S/PDIF
AES/EBU
Connect MIDI gear
One-way MIDI connections
Connecting additional gear with MIDI THRUs
Power options
Bus power requirements
Examples of bus- powered operation
Powering the Travelermk3 from a battery pack
DC power supply
The Bus Power Enable/Disable switch
A typical Travelermk3 setup
Operating the Travelermk3 as a converter
Making sync connections
Do you need to synchronize the Travelermk3?
Situations that require synchronization
Synchronization is critical for clean digital I/O
Be sure to choose a digital audio clock master
Syncing to SMPTE time code
Syncing AES/EBU and S/PDIF devices
Devices with no word clock
Devices with word clock
Syncing word clock devices
Donât chain word clock
Slaving to 2x and 1/2x word clock
Forcing a 1x word out rate
Connecting multiple MOTU FireWire interfaces
Multiple interfaces cannot be bus-powered
Multiple interfaces in MOTU Audio Setup
Synchronizing multiple interfaces
Connecting other MOTU FireWire interfaces
Operating multiple FireWire interfaces at high sample rates
Adding additional interfaces with a second FireWire bus
4 Installing the Travelermk3 Mac Software
Overview
Software installation
What does the installer do?
The Travelermk3 CoreAudio driver
CoreMIDI and Audio MIDI Setup
Launching Audio MIDI Setup
Connecting MIDI devices to the Travelermk3
CueMix FX
MOTU SMPTE Console
AudioDesk workstation software
5 MOTU Audio Setup
Overview
Accessing the Travelermk3 settings
Travelermk3 tab settings
General tab settings
âTravelermk3â Tab Settings
Sample Rate
Clock Source
Default Stereo Input/Output
Phones Assign
Optical input/output
Main Outs Assign
Return Assign
Clip Hold Time
Peak Hold Time
Word Out
âGeneralâ Tab settings
Launch MOTU Audio Setup when hardware becomes available
Channel Names
6 Travelermk3 Front Panel Operation
Overview
Precision Digital Trim and pad
Pad switch
Other mic/guitar input settings
Phones
Master volume
Meters knob
Multichannel metering
Long throw metering for individual channels
Meters and status LEDs
Push-button rotary encoders
Multi-function LCD display
Parameter âzoomingâ
Three global menus
Travelermk3 SETUP menu
LCD Contrast
Save/Name Preset
Load Preset
MIDI Thru in standalone
All Notes Off
AutoSave Status
Factory Defaults
Audio menu
ADAT SMUX Type
CueMix menu
CueMix mixer basics
CUEMIX menu organization
Navigating the four main menus
The IN (inputs) menu
The OUT (Outputs) menu
The MIX (Mixes) menu
The REVERB menu
Inputs menu
Outputs menu
Mixes menu
Reverb menu
Stand-alone operation
7 Digital Performer
Overview
Installing the Travelermk3 Mac OS X drivers
The Travelermk3 settings
Sample rate
Clock Source
Buffer Size
Phones Assign
Optical input and output
Main Outs Assign
Return Assign
Reverb return
Working with Travelermk3 inputs and outputs
24-bit operation
MIDI I/O via the Travelermk3 MIDI ports
Processing live inputs with DP plugins
Working with CueMix FX mixing and effects
Synchronization
Synchronizing digital audio connections
Resolving directly to time code (with no synchronizer)
Exchanging projects with AudioDesk
8 AudioDesk
Overview
Installing the Travelermk3 Mac OS X drivers
The Travelermk3 settings
Sample rate
Clock Source
Buffer Size
Phones Assign
Optical input and output
Main Outs Assign
Return Assign
Reverb return
Working with Travelermk3 inputs and outputs
24-bit operation
Processing live inputs through AudioDesk plugins
Working with CueMix FX mixing and effects
Synchronization
Synchronizing digital audio connections
Resolving directly to time code (with no synchronizer)
Exchanging projects with Digital performer
AudioDesk and MIDI sequencing
9 Other Mac OS X Audio Software
Overview
Installing the Travelermk3 Mac OS X drivers
Preparing MIDI input and output
Run MOTU Audio Setup
Sample rate
Clock Source
Phones Assign
Optical input and output
Main Outs Assign
Return Assign
Reverb return
Choosing the MOTU FireWire Core Audio driver
Logic Pro and Logic Express
Soundtrack Pro
Garage Band
Live
Reason
Cubase and Nuendo
Other audio software
Working with Travelermk3 inputs and outputs
Audio Input and output names
Inputs at 1x sample rates
Inputs at 2x sample rates
Inputs at 4x sample rates
Outputs at 1x sample rates
Outputs at 2x sample rates
Outputs at 4x sample rates
Number of channels
MIDI I/O via the Travelermk3 MIDI ports
Processing live inputs with host plug-ins
Working with CueMix FX mixing and effects
Synchronization
Synchronizing digital audio connections
Resolving to time code (with no synchronizer)
10 Reducing Monitoring Latency
Overview
Monitoring live input
Adjusting the audio I/O buffer
Lower latency versus higher CPU overhead
Transport responsiveness
Effects processing and automated mixing
CueMix FX hardware monitoring
Two methods for controlling CueMix FX
Using CueMix FX
Controlling CueMix FX from your audio software
11 CueMix FX
Overview
A 16-bus mixer with EQ, compression and reverb
Advantages over host-based mixing and processing
CueMix FX installation
CueMix FX basic operation
Eight stereo mix busses
Many inputs to one output pair
Viewing one mix bus at a time
Each mix bus is independent
Input channels
Output channels
Channel focus and settings
Global reverb processor
Other features
Widening the CueMix FX window
The Mixes tab
Viewing a mix
Naming a mix
Assigning a mix bus output
Bus fader
Bus mute
Bus level meter
Bus reverb send/return
Input section
Naming an input
Input channel focus
Input pan section
Input fader and mute/solo
The Inputs tab
Input tab settings are global
Signal flows from top to bottom
Naming an input
Input channel focus
Mono/stereo pairing
Invert phase
Input trim
Input EQ and dynamics
The Outputs tab
Signal flows from top to bottom
Output channel focus
Output EQ and Dynamics
Output reverb send/return
Talkback/Listenback
Monitor group assign
The channel settings section
The Channel tab
The EQ tab
Vintage EQ
Enabling EQ
Vintage EQ Quick reference
How the vintage EQ works
EQ filters
EQ filter styles
Low pass and high pass filters
The Dynamics tab
Enabling Dynamics
Compressor
Leveler
The Meters tab
The Reverb tab
Enabling reverb
Routing inputs, busses and outputs to the reverb processor
Reverb sends
Reverb returns
Split point
Primary controls
Early reflections
Reverb design
The Monitor Group
Assigning outputs to the monitor group
Monitor group presets menu
Monitor group meters
DSP meter
Solo light
Talkback and listenback
Hardware setup
Talkback / Listenback Mic Input
Talk / Listen output
Talkback / Listenback Monitor Dim
Engaging/disengaging Talkback and Listenback
Controlling Talkback and Listenback volume
Shortcuts
File menu
Saving and loading hardware presets
Peak/hold time
Mix1 return includes computer output
Hardware follows CueMix Stereo Settings
Edit menu
Undo/Redo
Copying & pasting (duplicating) entire mixes
Clear Peaks
Devices menu
Configurations menu
Talkback menu
Phones menu
Control Surfaces menu
Application follows control surface
Share surfaces with other applications
CueMix Control Surfaces
Other HUI-compatible control surfaces
Other control surface hardware products
12 MOTU SMPTE Console
Overview
MOTU SMPTE Setup
Clock/Address
Frame Rate
Reader section
Status lights
SMPTE source
Freewheel Address
Freewheel clock
Stop Freewheeling
Generator section
Level
Tach light
Destination
Stripe
Regenerate
Generate from sequencer
Setting up for SMPTE time code sync
Resolving DP or AudioDesk to SMPTE time code
Resolving other applications to SMPTE time code
13 Troubleshooting
Customer Support
Replacing Disks
Technical Support
Index
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Table of Contents
×
Quick Reference: Travelermk3 Front Panel
5
Quick Reference: Travelermk3 Rear & Side Panels
6
Quick Reference: MOTU Audio Setup
7
1 About the Travelermk3
9
Overview
9
The Travelermk3 Rear Panel
10
28 inputs and 30 outputs
10
Mic/instrument inputs with preamps
10
Mic/guitar input overload protection
10
Analog
10
Precision Digital Trimâ¢
11
Optical
11
AES/EBU
11
S/PDIF
11
Word clock
11
1394 FireWire
11
On-board SMPTE synchronization
11
The Travelermk3 Front Panel
12
Digital Precision Trim⢠rotary encoders
12
Phantom power
12
Headphone output and main volume control
12
Dedicated MASTER VOLUME knob
12
Programmable backlit LCD display
12
Programmable LCD metering
12
Metering section
12
Travelermk3 side panel
12
MIDI I/O
12
Bus power
12
Battery power
13
Power supply
13
16-bit and 24-bit recording
13
CueMix FX 32-bit floating point mixing and effects
13
AudioDesk
14
Digital Performer
14
Other Host Audio Software
14
2 Packing List and Mac System Requirements
15
Packing List
15
Mac System Requirements
15
Please register today!
15
3 Installing the Travelermk3 Hardware
17
Overview
17
Important note before you begin!
17
Connect the Travelermk3 interface
18
Connect audio inputs and outputs
18
Mic/guitar inputs with preamps
18
Quarter-inch analog
19
Optical
20
S/PDIF
21
AES/EBU
21
Connect MIDI gear
22
One-way MIDI connections
22
Connecting additional gear with MIDI THRUs
22
Power options
23
Bus power requirements
23
Examples of bus- powered operation
24
Powering the Travelermk3 from a battery pack
24
DC power supply
24
The Bus Power Enable/Disable switch
24
A typical Travelermk3 setup
25
Operating the Travelermk3 as a converter
26
Making sync connections
26
Do you need to synchronize the Travelermk3?
27
Situations that require synchronization
27
Synchronization is critical for clean digital I/O
27
Be sure to choose a digital audio clock master
27
Syncing to SMPTE time code
28
Syncing AES/EBU and S/PDIF devices
29
Devices with no word clock
29
Devices with word clock
29
Syncing word clock devices
30
Donât chain word clock
30
Slaving to 2x and 1/2x word clock
30
Forcing a 1x word out rate
30
Connecting multiple MOTU FireWire interfaces
30
Multiple interfaces cannot be bus-powered
31
Multiple interfaces in MOTU Audio Setup
31
Synchronizing multiple interfaces
31
Connecting other MOTU FireWire interfaces
32
Operating multiple FireWire interfaces at high sample rates
32
Adding additional interfaces with a second FireWire bus
32
4 Installing the Travelermk3 Mac Software
33
Overview
33
Software installation
33
What does the installer do?
33
The Travelermk3 CoreAudio driver
33
CoreMIDI and Audio MIDI Setup
34
Launching Audio MIDI Setup
34
Connecting MIDI devices to the Travelermk3
34
CueMix FX
35
MOTU SMPTE Console
35
AudioDesk workstation software
35
5 MOTU Audio Setup
37
Overview
37
Accessing the Travelermk3 settings
37
Travelermk3 tab settings
37
General tab settings
37
âTravelermk3â Tab Settings
38
Sample Rate
38
Clock Source
39
Default Stereo Input/Output
40
Phones Assign
41
Optical input/output
41
Main Outs Assign
41
Return Assign
41
Clip Hold Time
42
Peak Hold Time
42
Word Out
42
âGeneralâ Tab settings
42
Launch MOTU Audio Setup when hardware becomes available
42
Channel Names
42
6 Travelermk3 Front Panel Operation
43
Overview
43
Precision Digital Trim and pad
43
Pad switch
43
Other mic/guitar input settings
44
Phones
44
Master volume
44
Meters knob
44
Multichannel metering
44
Long throw metering for individual channels
45
Meters and status LEDs
46
Push-button rotary encoders
46
Multi-function LCD display
46
Parameter âzoomingâ
46
Three global menus
46
Travelermk3 SETUP menu
47
LCD Contrast
47
Save/Name Preset
47
Load Preset
47
MIDI Thru in standalone
48
All Notes Off
48
AutoSave Status
48
Factory Defaults
48
Audio menu
48
ADAT SMUX Type
48
CueMix menu
49
CueMix mixer basics
49
CUEMIX menu organization
49
Navigating the four main menus
49
The IN (inputs) menu
49
The OUT (Outputs) menu
50
The MIX (Mixes) menu
51
The REVERB menu
51
Inputs menu
52
Outputs menu
52
Mixes menu
53
Reverb menu
53
Stand-alone operation
53
7 Digital Performer
55
Overview
55
Installing the Travelermk3 Mac OS X drivers
55
The Travelermk3 settings
55
Sample rate
56
Clock Source
56
Buffer Size
56
Phones Assign
56
Optical input and output
56
Main Outs Assign
56
Return Assign
56
Reverb return
57
Working with Travelermk3 inputs and outputs
57
24-bit operation
57
MIDI I/O via the Travelermk3 MIDI ports
57
Processing live inputs with DP plugins
57
Working with CueMix FX mixing and effects
57
Synchronization
58
Synchronizing digital audio connections
58
Resolving directly to time code (with no synchronizer)
58
Exchanging projects with AudioDesk
58
8 AudioDesk
59
Overview
59
Installing the Travelermk3 Mac OS X drivers
59
The Travelermk3 settings
59
Sample rate
60
Clock Source
60
Buffer Size
60
Phones Assign
60
Optical input and output
60
Main Outs Assign
60
Return Assign
60
Reverb return
61
Working with Travelermk3 inputs and outputs
61
24-bit operation
61
Processing live inputs through AudioDesk plugins
61
Working with CueMix FX mixing and effects
61
Synchronization
61
Synchronizing digital audio connections
62
Resolving directly to time code (with no synchronizer)
62
Exchanging projects with Digital performer
62
AudioDesk and MIDI sequencing
62
9 Other Mac OS X Audio Software
63
Overview
63
Installing the Travelermk3 Mac OS X drivers
63
Preparing MIDI input and output
63
Run MOTU Audio Setup
63
Sample rate
63
Clock Source
63
Phones Assign
64
Optical input and output
64
Main Outs Assign
64
Return Assign
64
Reverb return
64
Choosing the MOTU FireWire Core Audio driver
64
Logic Pro and Logic Express
64
Soundtrack Pro
65
Garage Band
65
Live
65
Reason
66
Cubase and Nuendo
66
Other audio software
66
Working with Travelermk3 inputs and outputs
66
Audio Input and output names
66
Inputs at 1x sample rates
67
Inputs at 2x sample rates
67
Inputs at 4x sample rates
67
Outputs at 1x sample rates
67
Outputs at 2x sample rates
68
Outputs at 4x sample rates
68
Number of channels
68
MIDI I/O via the Travelermk3 MIDI ports
68
Processing live inputs with host plug-ins
68
Working with CueMix FX mixing and effects
68
Synchronization
68
Synchronizing digital audio connections
69
Resolving to time code (with no synchronizer)
69
10 Reducing Monitoring Latency
71
Overview
71
Monitoring live input
71
Adjusting the audio I/O buffer
72
Lower latency versus higher CPU overhead
73
Transport responsiveness
74
Effects processing and automated mixing
74
CueMix FX hardware monitoring
74
Two methods for controlling CueMix FX
74
Using CueMix FX
74
Controlling CueMix FX from your audio software
75
11 CueMix FX
77
Overview
77
A 16-bus mixer with EQ, compression and reverb
77
Advantages over host-based mixing and processing
78
CueMix FX installation
78
CueMix FX basic operation
79
Eight stereo mix busses
79
Many inputs to one output pair
79
Viewing one mix bus at a time
79
Each mix bus is independent
79
Input channels
79
Output channels
79
Channel focus and settings
79
Global reverb processor
79
Other features
79
Widening the CueMix FX window
79
The Mixes tab
80
Viewing a mix
80
Naming a mix
80
Assigning a mix bus output
80
Bus fader
80
Bus mute
81
Bus level meter
81
Bus reverb send/return
81
Input section
81
Naming an input
81
Input channel focus
81
Input pan section
81
Input fader and mute/solo
81
The Inputs tab
82
Input tab settings are global
82
Signal flows from top to bottom
82
Naming an input
82
Input channel focus
83
Mono/stereo pairing
83
Invert phase
83
Input trim
83
Input EQ and dynamics
83
The Outputs tab
84
Signal flows from top to bottom
84
Output channel focus
84
Output EQ and Dynamics
85
Output reverb send/return
85
Talkback/Listenback
85
Monitor group assign
85
The channel settings section
86
The Channel tab
86
The EQ tab
88
Vintage EQ
88
Enabling EQ
88
Vintage EQ Quick reference
89
How the vintage EQ works
89
EQ filters
91
EQ filter styles
92
Low pass and high pass filters
95
The Dynamics tab
96
Enabling Dynamics
96
Compressor
96
Leveler
97
The Meters tab
98
The Reverb tab
99
Enabling reverb
99
Routing inputs, busses and outputs to the reverb processor
99
Reverb sends
99
Reverb returns
99
Split point
99
Primary controls
100
Early reflections
100
Reverb design
100
The Monitor Group
100
Assigning outputs to the monitor group
101
Monitor group presets menu
101
Monitor group meters
101
DSP meter
101
Solo light
101
Talkback and listenback
101
Hardware setup
101
Talkback / Listenback Mic Input
102
Talk / Listen output
102
Talkback / Listenback Monitor Dim
102
Engaging/disengaging Talkback and Listenback
102
Controlling Talkback and Listenback volume
102
Shortcuts
103
File menu
103
Saving and loading hardware presets
103
Peak/hold time
103
Mix1 return includes computer output
103
Hardware follows CueMix Stereo Settings
103
Edit menu
103
Undo/Redo
103
Copying & pasting (duplicating) entire mixes
103
Clear Peaks
103
Devices menu
103
Configurations menu
104
Talkback menu
104
Phones menu
104
Control Surfaces menu
104
Application follows control surface
104
Share surfaces with other applications
104
CueMix Control Surfaces
105
Other HUI-compatible control surfaces
105
Other control surface hardware products
105
12 MOTU SMPTE Console
107
Overview
107
MOTU SMPTE Setup
107
Clock/Address
107
Frame Rate
108
Reader section
108
Status lights
108
SMPTE source
108
Freewheel Address
108
Freewheel clock
109
Stop Freewheeling
109
Generator section
109
Level
109
Tach light
109
Destination
109
Stripe
109
Regenerate
109
Generate from sequencer
109
Setting up for SMPTE time code sync
109
Resolving DP or AudioDesk to SMPTE time code
110
Resolving other applications to SMPTE time code
110
13 Troubleshooting
111
Customer Support
112
Replacing Disks
112
Technical Support
112
Index
113
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