MOTU 24Ai, User Manual

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CHAPTER
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3
Software Installation
OVERVIEW
USB 2.0 class-compliant operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Operation as an AVB Ethernet audio interface . . . . . . . 29
Software installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Audio drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
MOTU AVB Discovery app for Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
MOTU AVB WebUI Setup for Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
MOTU AVB USB Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
AudioDesk workstation software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Working with host audio software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
USB 2.0 CLASS-COMPLIANT OPERATION
Your MOTU interface is a USB 2.0 audio class-
compliant device. This means that you can connect
it to your Mac with a USB cable and use it without
installing any software drivers. The computer
recognizes your MOTU interface as a USB audio
device and makes its inputs and outputs available
to your host audio software. Basic settings, such as
the hardware’s sample rate, are made in either your
host software (Mac) or your system settings
(Windows).
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In this scenario, your MOTU interface
provides basic audio input and output, and no
software driver installation is necessary.
As explained earlier in this guide, the MOTU AVB
Control web app provides full access to all settings
in the device, including the extensive on-board
routing, mixing, and effects processing features.
Since the web app is served from the audio
interface hardware itself, it does not require any
software installation on your computer; all it
requires is a network connection between your
computer and your MOTU interface with a
standard Ethernet cable, Ethernet hub, or shared
Wi-Fi network. For details about accessing the web
app through the network port, see “MOTU AVB
Control Web App” on page 13.
OPERATION AS AN AVB ETHERNET AUDIO
INTERFACE
To use your MOTU interface as an audio interface
over AVB Ethernet, all you need is a recent Mac
(any Mac that has a Thunderbolt port on it) with
Mac OS X Yosemite (10.10) or later installed.
Connect the network port on your MOTU
interface to the Ethernet port on the Mac using a
standard, high-grade (CAT-5e or CAT-6) network
cable up to 100 meters in length. You can then use
your MOTU interface as a standard, low-latency
multi-channel audio interface with any Core Audio
compatible host software running on the Mac.
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In this scenario, your MOTU interface
provides basic audio input and output, and no
software driver installation is necessary.
For details about accessing device settings in the
web app through a network port connection, see
“MOTU AVB Control Web App” on page 13.
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
Software installation is required for any of the
following scenarios:
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You are using a PC running Windows 7 or later.
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You will use your MOTU interface as a USB
audio interface, and you want to access the web app
without the network port.
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You will be using multiple MOTU interfaces.
If none of the above scenarios apply to you, then
you can skip software installation if you wish, and
proceed to details about accessing the web app
through the network port, see “MOTU AVB
Control Web App” on page 13.