MOTU 8pre, Руководство пользователя

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in the 8pre) back to your computer. This input
serves, for example, as a convenient way for you to
record the 8pre’s MIX1 monitor mix back into
Cubase (for reference and archiving purposes).
Further, if you are sending audio from Cubase to
the same output pair as MIX1, you can choose to
either include or exclude the audio from the
computer in the stream being sent back to Cubase.
For details on how to do this, see “Mix1 Return
Includes Computer” on page 55.
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Warning: the Mix1 1-2 input can cause
feedback loops! DO NOT assign this input to a
track that shares the same 8pre output pair as
MIX1.
VIEWING AND MANAGING 8PRE OUTPUTS
To view and manage 8pre outputs, click VST
Outputs beneath the MOTU Audio item
(Figure 7-4).
Figure 7-4: Working with 8pre outputs in Nuendo or Cubase.
The “Phones 1-2” output
If you’ve chosen to treat the 8pre headphones as an
independent output, you’ll see
Phones 1-2 as a 8pre
output destination. Audio tracks assigned to this
output pair will be heard on the headphone jack
only. For further explanation, see “Phones” on
page 30.
CHANGING 8PRE SETTINGS
To change the 8pre settings at any time, go to the
Device Setup window in Nuendo or Cubase SX and
click the ASIO Control Panel button, as shown in
Figure 7-2 on page 31. Be sure to click the Reset
button after making any changes.
PROCESSING LIVE INPUTS WITH PLUG-INS
If you patch a live input (such as MIDI synthesizer)
through a VST plug-in effect in Cubase, you might
hear a slight delay. There are several ways to reduce
this delay. For details, see chapter 10, “Reducing
Monitoring Latency” (page 45).
SYNCING TO SMPTE TIME CODE
Cubase or Nuendo can run under its own transport
control or slave to SMPTE time code via the 8pre.
For details, see “Resolving Cubase or Nuendo to
SMPTE time code” on page 63.
MIDI I/O VIA THE 8PRE MIDI PORTS
Once you’ve run the 8pre’s software installer as
explained in “Installing the 8pre software” on
page 15, the 8pre MIDI ports will appear as a input
source and output destination in the MIDI input
and output menus of your ASIO-compatible host
software.
24-BIT OPERATION
Your 8pre hardware fully supports Cubase and
Nuendo’s 24-bit recording capabilities. Simply
enable 24-bit operation as instructed in your
Cubase or Nuendo manual. The 8pre always
supplies a 24-bit data stream, and when you enable
24-bit operation in Cubase or Nuendo, it simply
uses all 24-bits supplied by the 8pre hardware.
MONITORING SYSTEM PERFORMANCE
Because it has so many inputs and outputs, the 8pre
may push the limits of your computer’s processing
power. Keep the VST Performance window open to
keep tabs on the load on your CPU and disk
buffers. If the meters get too high, you can reduce
the load by reducing the number of inputs and