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Soundcraft Signature MTK
Recording Guide
This Soundcraft Signature MTK Recording Guide is designed to give an overview on the Signature MTK’s
multi-track USB functionality and how it can be used for various recording and playback applications.
This guide walks through various recording and playback scenarios with different DAWs and explains
how to setup your Signature MTK console, your audio drivers, and your DAW.
USB Overview
The Soundcraft Signature MTK consoles feature a USB class compliant ASIO audio interface that records
multiple channels up to 48khz, 24-bit audio resolution to any DAW.
The USB port is a standard USB 2.0 connection that is compatible with any MAC
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or PC as well as an iPad
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(using a Camera Connectivity Kit). The Signature 12 MTK features a 14-in/12-out audio interface whilst the larger
22MTK features a 24-in/22-out audio interface.
For PCs, Soundcraft multichannel USB ASIO/WDM drivers are required (available for download on the Soundcraft
website) and are used to adjust settings such as buffer depth and streaming mode. MAC
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computers do not
require these drivers as the Signature MTK USB audio interface uses Apple
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Core Audio drivers.
Installing The Drivers (PC Only)
Soundcraft Multichannel Audio Drivers can be found on the Soundcraft website (www.soundcraft.com) under the
respective product page downloads section.
The install package includes WDM and ASIO drivers for low-latency operation. The ASIO drivers include a control
panel which is used to configure driver settings for best performance.
Before you install the PC drivers, connect the PC to the chosen console via USB and power up the console.
Once the drivers are installed, shortcuts for the control panel are available on the desktop or under all programs-
>Harman Pro->Soundcraft->Multichannel USB Audio as well as available in Windows
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System Tray.
When the console is connected to the computer, taskbar icons will indicate a device has been detected; clicking
the icon will open the appropriate control panel. When the drivers are installed on your PC, you will need to
restart your machine for the install process to complete.
NOTE: Additional drivers are not needed for Mac as the Signature MTK uses Apple
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’s Core Audio drivers
for USB recording and playback.
