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CHAPTER
9
Quick Reference:
MOTU Audio Console
Device Setup in Cubase
Choosing a smaller setting here reduces the
delay you may hear when listening to live
input that you are running through effects
plug-ins in your software. But lower settings
also increase the strain on your computer. For
details, see “Samples Per Buffer” on page 42.
Choose the output pair you would like the
main outs to mirror, or choose Main Out 1-2 to
operate them as their own independent pair.
This menu lets you choose what you will
hear from the PHONES jack. To mirror the
main outs, choose Main Out 1-2. Or you can
mirror any other output pair. To hear the
phones as their own independent output,
choose Phones 1-2 (at 44.1 or 48 kHz). At
higher sample rates, the phones must
mirror any other available output pair.)
Uncheck this option if the Windows audio
software you are using with the 896mk3
does not support Windows WaveRT drivers
and instead only supports WDM drivers.
Each optical bank can be configured
independently: ADAT or TOSLINK. Disable
them when not in use to conserve DSP
and FireWire/USB bus bandwidth.
Choose the global sample rate for the
system here.
Provides several options for the 896mk3’s
AES/EBU sample rate conversion. See,
“Syncing AES/EBU devices” on page 30.
Click the tabs to access general MOTU
interface settings or settings specific to the
896mk3 (or other connected interface.)
Determines the clock source for your
896mk3. If you’re just using the analog ins
and outs, set this to ‘Internal’. The other
settings are for digital transfers via AES/
EBU, S/PDIF or optical ports, or for slaving
the 896mk3 to word clock.
Click the 896mk3 tab to access these
settings.
If you have a foot switch connected to the
896mk3, these settings let you map the
foot switch to any computer keyboard key
for both the up and down position. For
details about how to set this up, see
“Enable Pedal” on page 43.
This option should always be left on
(checked). There are only a few rare cases
in which you would want to turn it off. For
details, refer to the MOTU tech support
database at www.motu.com.
How to access these settings
The 896mk3 driver provides a stereo return
back to the computer. This return feeds the
signal on any 896mk3 output pair directly
back to the computer, where you can record,
process, monitor or otherwise use it. This is a
great way to “bounce” full mixes, complete
with live audio routed through the 896mk3
only, back into the computer.
There are several ways to access these settings:
■ From the Windows Start menu, choose
Programs>MOTU>MOTU Audio Console.
■ From within Cubase, go to the Device Setup
window, click the MOTU Audio ASIO list item and
and click the Control Panel button.
■ From within other applications, refer to their
documentation.
If you are running an 896mk3 interface at a
high sample rate (96, 88.2, 176.4 or 192
kHz), this option appears in the interface tab.
It lets you choose a word clock output rate
that either matches the global sample rate
(e.g. 96kHz) or reduces it to the correspond-
ing 1x rate (e.g. 48kHz instead of 192 kHz).
Lets you choose what to monitor with the
896mk3’s programmable front panel
meters.
The Clip Hold Time controls how long the
top-most red LED remains illuminated
after clipping. The Peak Hold Time
controls how long the highest illumi-
nated LED remains lit before going dark.
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