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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
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Quick Reference: MOTU Firewire Audio Console
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About the 828Mkii
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Packing List and Macintosh System Requirements
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Installing the 828Mkii Hardware
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CHAPTER 3 Installing the 828Mkii Hardware
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Connect the 828Mkii Interface
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Installing the 828Mkii Hardware
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Connect Audio Inputs and Outputs
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Connect a Foot Switch
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Connect MIDI Gear
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A Typical 828Mkii Setup (no Mixer)
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Using the 828Mkii with a Mixer
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Making Sync Connections
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Do You Need a Synchronizer
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Sample-Accurate Sync
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Sample-Accurate ADAT Sync
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Sample-Accurate ADAT Sync with no Synchronizer
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Syncing to SMPTE Time Code
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Synchronizer
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Syncing to Video And/Or SMPTE Time Code Using a
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Syncing Optical Devices
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Syncing S/PDIF Devices
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Syncing Large Systems
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Syncing Word Clock Devices
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Connecting Multiple MOTU Firewire Interfaces
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Chapter 4 Installing the 828Mkii Macintosh Software
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Motu Firewire Audio Console
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CHAPTER 5 MOTU Firewire Audio Console
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Accessing the 828Mkii Settings
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MOTU Firewire Audio Console (Mac os X)
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828Mkii Settings
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Clock Source
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Sample Rate
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Optical Input/Output
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Phones
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Enable Pedal
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Launch Console When Hardware Becomes Available
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Motu Firewire Control Panel
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CHAPTER 6 MOTU Firewire Control Panel
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Accessing the 828Mkii Settings
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MOTU Firewire Control Panel (Mac os 9)
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There Are Several Ways to Access the MOTU
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828Mkii Settings
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Clock Source
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Sample Rate
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Samples Per Buffer
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Enable Pedal
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Enable Sound Manager Driver
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If 828Mkii Settings Are Grayed out
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Optical Input/Output
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Phones
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828Mkii Front Panel Operation
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CHAPTER 7828 Mkii Front Panel Operation
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828Mkii Front Panel Operation
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Multi-Function LCD Display
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Push-Button Rotary Encoders
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Setup / Select
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Volume
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MIX Bus
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Param
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Cursor / Value
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Stand-Alone Operation
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Digital Performer
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CHAPTER 8 Digital Performer
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Digital Performer
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Setting up Your System
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The 828Mkii Settings
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Be Sure You Have Enough Voices
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24-Bit Operation
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Fine-Tuning I/O Timing
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Synchronization
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MIDI Machine Control (MMC)
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Exchanging Projects with Audiodesk
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MIDI I/O Via the 828Mkii MIDI Ports
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Processing Live Inputs with Plug-Ins
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Sound Manager and Digital Performer (os 9 Only)
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Using a Foot Switch
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Audiodesk
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CHAPTER 9 Audiodesk
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Audiodesk
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Present in Audio MIDI Setup
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Under Mac os 9)
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Setting up Your System
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828Mkii Settings in Mac os 9
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Basics Menu. this Is Where You Choose the 828Mkii as Your Audio Input Output Device. Once
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By Choosing MOTU Audio System
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In Mac os 9, the 828Mkii Settings Can be Accessed
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Options>Configure Hardware Driver from the
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Settings as Shown below in Figure
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The 828Mkii Settings
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You've Done So, You Should See the 828Mkii
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Be Sure You Have Enough Voices
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24-Bit Operation
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Fine-Tuning I/O Timing
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Synchronization
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Exchanging Projects with Digital Performer
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MIDI I/O Via the 828Mkii MIDI Ports
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MIDI Machine Control (MMC)
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Processing Live Inputs through Plug-Ins
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Using a Foot Switch
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Audiodesk and MIDI Sequencing
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Other Mac os X Audio Software
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CHAPTER 10 Other Mac os X Audio Software
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Installing the 828Mkii Mac os X Drivers
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Other Mac os X Audio Software
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Preparing MIDI Input and Output
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Run the MOTU Firewire Audio Console
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Choosing the MOTU Firewire Coreaudio Driver
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Audio Input and Output Names
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Number of Channels
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Processing Live Inputs with Plug-Ins
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Synchronization
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Using a Foot Switch
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Cubase, Nuendo and os 9 Asio Software
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CHAPTER 11 Cubase, Nuendo and os 9 ASIO
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ASIO Support Is Required for 3Rd Party os 9 Software
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Cubase, Nuendo and os 9 ASIO Software
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Preparation
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Run the MOTU Firewire Audio Console
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Choosing the MOTU Firewire ASIO Driver
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ASIO Direct Monitoring
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Number of Channels
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The ASIO Control Panel Button
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Activating 828Mkii Inputs
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Other System Dialog Settings
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Assigning Inputs
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Assigning Outputs
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Changing 828Mkii Settings
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Processing Live Inputs with Plug-Ins
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Synchronization
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24-Bit Operation
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MIDI Machine Control (MMC)
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Monitoring System Performance
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Using a Foot Switch
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Reducing Monitoring Latency
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CHAPTER 12 Reducing Monitoring Latency
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Adjusting the Audio I/O Buffer
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Monitoring Live Input
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Adjusting Buffer Settings under Mac os X
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Adjusting the Buffer Setting under Mac os 9
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Lower Latency Versus Higher CPU Overhead
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Cuemix DSP Hardware Monitoring
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Effects Processing and Automated Mixing
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Transport Responsiveness
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Two Methods for Controlling Cuemix DSP
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Using Cuemix Console
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Controlling Cuemix DSP from Your Audio Software
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Cuemix Console
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Default Chapter
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Advantages of Cuemix Monitoring
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Cuemix Console Basic Operation
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Cuemix Console Installation
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Working with a MIX
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Copying & Pasting (Duplicating) Entire Mixes
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Message Center
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Reference Level and +6Db Boost
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CHAPTER 13 Cuemix Console
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Shortcuts
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Mix1 Return Includes Computer
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Phones Menu
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Saving and Loading Presets
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Saving and Loading Presets To/From Disk
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Show Meter in Dock Icon (Mac os X Only)
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Cuemix Console Examples
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Reducing Monitoring Latency
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Index
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