MOTU M2 - Working with Host Audio Software; Choosing the M Series Driver

CHAPTER
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4 Working with Host Audio Software
OVERVIEW
M Series interfaces provide multi-channel audio
input and output for Core Audio compatible audio
applications on the Mac and ASIO compatible
applications on Windows, including MOTU’s
Performer Lite and Digital Performer, Apple’s
Logic Pro and GarageBand, and other third-party
software applications such as Ableton Live, Avid
Pro Tools, Cockos Reaper, Propellerhead Reason,
Steinberg Cubase and Nuendo, Cakewalk
SONAR, PreSonus Studio One, Bitwig, and others.
Performer Lite and Ableton Live Lite are both
available as a free download for M Series owners at
motu.com. Just log in to your account and go to
your Product Registrations tab. For complete
information about all of Performer Lite’s powerful
workstation features, refer to the Performer Lite
User Guide.pdf found in the Help menu of the
Performer Lite application.
Digital Performer, MOTU’s state-of-the-art digital
audio workstation software, is available separately;
for details about upgrading from Performer Lite to
Digital Performer, talk to your authorized MOTU
dealer or visit motu.com.
Preparation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Choosing the M Series driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Reducing monitoring latency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Loopback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
PREPARATION
Install your host audio software first if you haven’t
already done so, and complete these chapters
before proceeding:
■ chapter 2, “Software Installation” (page 11)
■ chapter 3, “Hardware Installation” (page 15)
CHOOSING THE M SERIES DRIVER
For macOS audio software
For macOS, go to the Sound control panel and
choose the M2 or M4 for input and output. If
you’ve installed the M series driver for macOS, go
to the menu item or preference in your host audio
software where you choose the audio device (Core
Audio driver) you wish to use, and then select the
M2 or M4 by name (see Figure 2-1 on page 12).
For Windows audio software
For audio software running under Windows, go to
the menu item or preference where you choose the
ASIO driver you wish to use, and then choose
MOTU M Series.
Figure 4-1: Choosing the M Series ASIO driver in Performer Lite on
Windows (Setup menu > Configure Audio System > Configure
Hardware Driver).