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MOTU 896HD

 

User’s Guide for Windows

 

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Summary of Contents for 896HD

Page 1: ...Windows 1280 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02138 Business voice 617 576 2760 Business fax 617 576 3609 Technical support 617 576 3066 Tech support fax 617 354 3068 Tech support email techsupport m...

Page 2: ...owerSources ThisMOTU896HDshouldbeoperatedonlyfromthetypeofpowersourceindicatedonthemarkinglabel Ifyouarenotsureofthetypeofpowersupplytoyourlocation consultyourlocalpowercompany 8 Power CordProtection...

Page 3: ...t the 896HD 13 Packing List and Windows System Requirements 15 IMPORTANT Run the 896HD Software Installer First 17 Installing the 896HD Hardware 35 MOTU FireWire Audio Console 43 Cubase Nuendo and Oth...

Page 4: ...equipment againstdefectsinmaterialsandworkmanshipforaperiodofNINETY 90 DAYS fromthedateoforiginalretailpurchase Thiswarrantyappliesonlytohardware products MOTUsoftwareislicensedandwarrantedpursuanttos...

Page 5: ...t to either MIC or LINE If the 3 way switch is set to 4 FIXED the corresponding front panel trim pots is bypassed Because each input also has a microphone preamp you can plug just about anything into...

Page 6: ...dBu to 5dBu The MOTU 896HD s eight analog outputs are XLR connectors with 4 10 switchable output 600 Ohm impedance They are equipped with 24 bit 128x oversampling enhanced multibit A D converters capa...

Page 7: ...Samples Per Buffer on page 38 Click the 896HD tab to access these settings If you have a foot switch connected to the 896HD these settings let you map the foot switch to any computer keyboard key for...

Page 8: ...8...

Page 9: ...e knob for headphone main outs CueMix DSP no latency monitoring 10 segment LED level meters for each input 10 segment programmable LEDs for analog output ADAT input or ADAT output 10 segment programma...

Page 10: ...re equipped with a mic preamp on a Neutrik combo style connector that accepts either an XLR or quarter inch plug Defeatable 48V phantom power is supplied by a front panel switch In addition each input...

Page 11: ...e interfaces on a single FireWire bus It can also be used to connect other FireWire devices without the need for a FireWire hub THE 896HD FRONT PANEL Headphone output and main volume control The MOTU...

Page 12: ...ARE The 896HD system ships with a standard WDM Windows driver that allows you to record edit play back and mix your 896HD projects using your favoriteWindows audio software A standard GSIF driver is a...

Page 13: ...ystem A 500 MHz Pentium based PC compatible or faster equipped with at least one FireWire port A Pentium III processor or faster is recommended At least 128MB megabytes of RAM 64MB or more is recommen...

Page 14: ...P A C K I N G L I S T A N D W I N D O W S S Y S T E M R E Q U I R E M E N T S 14...

Page 15: ...ivers on disk If this happens 1 Cancel the driver search 2 Switch off the 896HD 3 Run the 896HD Software Installer as instructed in the next section INSTALLING THE 896HD SOFTWARE To install the 896HD...

Page 16: ...896HD Software Installer and properly registered with Windows so you don t need to be concerned about its installation or location For details about using CubaseVST with the 896HD see chapter 6 Cubas...

Page 17: ...you need to resolve the 896HD with other devices make the necessary sync connections Doyouneedasynchronizer 22 Sample accuratesync 23 Sample accurateADATsync 24 Sample accurateADATsyncwithnosynchroni...

Page 18: ...ge and the LINE setting offers a 30dB range with some overlap between them If you have 4 inputs for which you d like to maintain unity gain set the 3 way switch to 4 FIXED Use either an XLR or quarter...

Page 19: ...ocessing can be done in the computer with audio software During recording you can use the 896HD s CueMix DSP no latency monitoring to listen to what you are recording via the main outs headphone outs...

Page 20: ...wn below in Figure 4 4 Add more 896HD s for additional banks of eight channel I O The 896HD s available analog andAES EBU inputs and outputs can serve as an extension to the mixer I O but then you wil...

Page 21: ...HD system to SMPTE time code from a video deck analog multi track etc Both of the above Synchronization is critical for clean digital I O Synchronization is critical in any audio system but it is espe...

Page 22: ...hronizer on page 25 But if you also want transport control over the entire rig including the hard disk recorder from your audio software you ll need a MIDI Machine Control compatible synchronizer such...

Page 23: ...r Transport control from your computer If you have a MIDI Timepiece AV Digital Timepiece or any ADAT synchronizer that also supports MIDI Machine Control MMC you can play stop rewind and locate all of...

Page 24: ...n Sync Out Sync In Sync Out etc ADAT Sync Out FireWire Digital Timepiece MIDI Timepiece AV AlesisBRCoranyotherMMC compatible ADAT synchronizer If you have a MOTU synchronizer set its sync mode to Inte...

Page 25: ...our audio software Windows computer running Cubase or other sample accurate ASIO software To set the 896HD hardware clock source for sample accurate sync 1 Run the MOTU FireWire Audio Console 2 Choose...

Page 26: ...ernal time base such as SMPTE time code word clock or video In this example an S VHS video deck is supplying SMPTE time code address and video as the time base For examples of other sources consult th...

Page 27: ...he optical device to the 896HD Slave the 896HD to the optical device Slave both the optical device and the 896HD to a third master clock such as a Digital Timepiece or MIDI Timepiece AV synchronizer A...

Page 28: ...udio between two devices their audio clocks must be in phase with one another or phase locked as demonstrated below in Figure 4 14 Otherwise you ll hear clicks pops and distortion in the audio or perh...

Page 29: ...below in Figure 4 16 which shows the clocking going on when you transfer digital audio from the 896HD AES EBU OUT to a DAT deck AES EBU IN using SRC Notice that with SRC the DAT deck is not slaved to...

Page 30: ...shown below in Figure 4 20 are briefly summarized in the following sections For further details see Sample Rate Conversion on page 40 Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Scenario 3 Description Simple transfer Rate...

Page 31: ...Out 2 Choose one of these sample rates when the desired AES EBU output rate needs to be twice the 896HD system clock rate when the system clock is at either 44 1 or 48 kHz or half the system clock rat...

Page 32: ...unning at 96 kHz it cannot slave to word clock running at 44 1 kHz Remember the word clock signal must be one of the following the same as the 896HD clock twice the 896HD clock half of the 896HD clock...

Page 33: ...acesintheMOTUFireWireAudio Console The MOTU FireWire Audio Console displays the settings for one interface at a time To view the settings for an interface click its tab as shown below in Figure 4 24 F...

Page 34: ...itional interfaces with a second FireWire bus Third party FireWire bus expansion products in the form of a cardbus PC card adaptor or PCI card allow you to add a second FireWire bus to your computer I...

Page 35: ...e settings From the Windows Start menu choose Programs MOTU MOTU FireWire Audio Console From within CubaseVST go to theAudio menu choose System and then click the ASIO Control Panel button In Cubase S...

Page 36: ...rackling If you hear this sort of thing check the sample rate settings in your hardware and here in the MOTU FireWire Audio Console Operation at 4x sample rates 176 4 or 192kHz At the 4x sample rates...

Page 37: ...lock setting for your situation see Do you need a synchronizer on page 22 With ADAT devices however you usually want an external digital audio synchronizer such as the MIDI TimepieceAV or Digital Time...

Page 38: ...here a time code reference and shared transport control are not needed without having to set up an elaborate synchronization scenario For further details about this setting see Syncing optical devices...

Page 39: ...u might find that settings in the middle work best The Samples Per Buffer setting also impacts how quickly your audio software will respond when you begin playback although not by amounts that are ver...

Page 40: ...ate conversion is available when the 896HD is operating at the 1x sample rates 44 1 and 48kHz or the 2x sample rates 88 2 or 96kHz AES EBU is disabled entirely at the 4x samples rates 176 4 and 192kHz...

Page 41: ...s support standard peak hold metering where the LED for the highest level recently measured on the channel remainsilluminatedforabrief periodof timewhile the rest of the LEDs below it remain fully dyn...

Page 42: ...M O T U F I R E W I R E A U D I O C O N S O L E 42...

Page 43: ...it Attention Cubase VST users CubaseVSTVersion 5 is used for the examples in this chapter However there is no significant difference between theVersion 5 examples shown and what you see inVersion 4 Th...

Page 44: ...e rates 176 4 or 192kHz on page 36 Clock Source This setting is very important because it determines which audio clock the 896HD will follow If you do not have any digital audio connections to your 89...

Page 45: ...ts you choose among various ASIO drivers that may be in your system Choose the MOTU FireWireASIO driver from this menu Cubase VST To activate the 896HD driver in CubaseVST choose Audio Setup System fr...

Page 46: ...MOTU FireWire ASIO driver on page 45 choose VST Inputs from the Panels menu or the Devices menu in Cubase SX to see the 896HD inputs To activate them click the Active light next to each input If you d...

Page 47: ...usual fashion Figure 6 5 To assign an 896HD input to a CubaseVST audio channel control click the input button at the top of the channel strip For Nuendo or Cubase SX consult your documentation TRIMMI...

Page 48: ...busses as shown below in Figure 6 6 In NuendoCubase SX they appear in theVST Outputs window The Phones 1 2 output If you ve chosen to treat the 896HD headphones as an independent output you ll see Pho...

Page 49: ...endo is not slaving to SMPTE time code you still need to be concerned with the synchronization of the 896HD s digital audio clock with other devices connected to it digitally if any For example if you...

Page 50: ...zation window as shown below Figure 6 7 Setting up sample accurate sync via ASIO 2 3 If you are not using an MMC compatible synchronizer such as a MOTU MIDI Timepiece AV Digital Timepiece or Alesis BR...

Page 51: ...in your host audio software that is assigned to a computer keystroke To trigger a different set of keystrokes with the foot switch visit the MOTU FireWire Audio Console See Enable Pedal on page 39 24...

Page 52: ...C U B A S E N U E N D O A N D O T H E R A S I O S O F T W A R E 52...

Page 53: ...driver setup examples in this chapter Attention other software users Cakewalk s SONAR software is used for the WDM driver setup examples in this chapter However the basic procedures are the same and c...

Page 54: ...Sonar will have this sample rate Before running the 896HD at the 4x sample rates see Operation at 4x sample rates 176 4 or 192kHz on page 36 Clock Source This setting is very important because it det...

Page 55: ...AUDIO WDM DRIVER Once you ve made the preparations described so far in this chapter you re ready to run your audio software and enable the MOTU FireWire Audio WDM driver Check the audio system or aud...

Page 56: ...96HD audio inputs and outputs will appear in Sonar s input output menus and you can set them up and use them as any standard audio input and output If you don t see the optical inputs and or outputs c...

Page 57: ...make sure that their audio clocks are phase locked For details see Syncing optical devices on page 27 and Making sync connections on page 21 If you don t have any digital audio devices connected to th...

Page 58: ...S O N A R A N D O T H E R W D M S O F T W A R E 58...

Page 59: ...to your monitor outs via the 896HD audio hardware This is just like bussing inputs to outputs in a digital mixer For details see CueMix DSP hardware monitoring on page 62 If you do need to process a l...

Page 60: ...ils on how to use CueMix DSP with your audio software or with the included CueMix Console software If the material you are recording is suitable there is a third way to monitor live input use both met...

Page 61: ...le as shown in Figure 8 3 via the Samples Per Buffer setting 2 CueMix DSP immedi ately patches the live mic signal directly to the main outs or other output completely bypassing the computer dry with...

Page 62: ...way of externally processing inputs choose a higher buffer size Depending on your computer s CPU speed youmight find that settings in the middle work best 256 to 1024 Transport responsiveness Buffer s...

Page 63: ...directly to an output when you record arm a track Exactly how this is handled depends on the application CueMix DSP routings that are made via host applications are made under the hood which means th...

Page 64: ...R E D U C I N G M O N I T O R I N G L A T E N C Y 64...

Page 65: ...ur host audio software allowing you to seemlessly mix in both environments CueMix Console can also be controlled from automated hardware control surfaces such as the Mackie Control AdvantagesofCueMixm...

Page 66: ...connected to analog outputs 7 8 etc At the 4x samples rates 176 4 and 192kHz CueMix DSP supports only two independent monitor mixes due to the extremely high bandwidth demands of these sample rates Ma...

Page 67: ...utput which may include audio from your host audio software The clip indicators clear themselves after a few seconds Input section The channel strips to the left of the master fader represent each inp...

Page 68: ...ave to save the current configuration choose Load to open an existing configuration that you have previously saved to disk Mix1 Return Includes Computer The Mix1 return includes computer item in the C...

Page 69: ...the control surface when you switch to another application This allows you to control your other software with the control surface Here s a simple way to understand this mode the control surface will...

Page 70: ...put it into HUI emulation mode Other HUI compatible control surfaces Any control surface that has the ability to emulate a HUI should be compatible with CueMix Console Just put the control surface har...

Page 71: ...CueMix DSP to the effects processor for live outboard processing during recording The resulting signal can be recorded into the computer either wet dry or both via the effects processor return or the...

Page 72: ...C U E M I X C O N S O L E 72...

Page 73: ...aved to external time code 896HD inputs and outputs are not available in SONAR Make sure that the inputs and or outputs that you want to use are enabled in SONAR Also run the Wave Profiler in the Audi...

Page 74: ...ency See chapter 8 Reducing Monitoring Latency page 59 CUSTOMER SUPPORT We are happy to provide customer support to our registered users If you haven t already done so please take a moment to complete...

Page 75: ...Clock source 7 21 37 other audio interfaces 38 Clock status LEDs 5 Condenser mic input 5 Configure interface 33 Connecting multiple 896HDs 33 Control Panel MOTU 828 35 Control Strip module 828 35 Con...

Page 76: ...edal 11 19 39 3rd party software 51 57 configuring 7 jack 5 Performance 62 Phantom power 5 10 18 Phase lock 21 Phones 5 7 40 Digital Performer 45 Sonar 55 Phones 1 2 Cubase Nuendo 48 Phones menu 69 Po...

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