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Using MOTU CueMix Console
If your host audio software does not support direct
hardware monitoring, you run CueMix Console
side-by-side with your audio software and manage
your monitor mix in CueMix Console.
CueMix Console allows you to create up to four
separate 8pre monitor mixes, or any other desired
routing configurations. These routings are
independent of your host audio software. For
complete details, see chapter 11, “MOTU CueMix
Console” (page 51).
Controlling CueMix DSP from your audio
software
Some ASIO-compatible audio applications, such as
Cubase and Nuendo, allow you to control CueMix
DSP monitoring from within the application
(without the need to use CueMix Console). In
most cases, this support consists of patching an
8pre input 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 that you won’t see them in CueMix Console.
However, CueMix DSP connections made inside
your host audio software dovetail with any other
mixes you’ve set up in CueMix Console. For
example, if your host application routes audio to an
output pair that is already being used in CueMix
Console for an entirely separate mix bus, both
audio streams will simply be merged to the output.
Follow the directions below in the section that
applies to you.
Controlling CueMix DSP from within Cubase or
Nuendo
To turn on CueMix in Cubase SX or Nuendo,
enable the Direct Monitoring check box in the
Device Setup window (Figure 7-2 on page 31).
Other ASIO 2.0-compatible host software
If your ASIO-compatible host audio software
supports ASIO’s direct monitoring feature, consult
your software documentation to learn how to
enable this feature. Once enabled, it should work
similarly as described for Cubase (as explained in
the previous section).
Using CueMix DSP with WDM- or Wave-
compatible software
Run CueMix Console (chapter 11, “MOTU
CueMix Console” (page 51)) and use it to route live
inputs directly to outputs, control their volume and
panning, etc. If necessary, you can save your
CueMix Console setup with your project file.