MOTU Track16 - Desktop Studio FireWire/USB 2.0 Interface - Manual (Page 48)

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outputs, check MOTU Audio Setup to make sure
they are enabled. If you don’t plan to use either
optical bank, turn it off to conserve computer
bandwidth.
Remember that the main outs and headphone
output can be configured in MOTU Audio Setup to
mirror other outputs. In addition, the Track16
optical banks can be disabled or configured as
either ADAT optical or TOSLink. This will affect
how they appear (and if they appear at all) in your
host software’s audio input lists. See “Optical input/
output” on page 38, “Phones Assign” on page 38
and “Main Out Assign” on page 38.
Number of channels
If your host audio software requires that you
specify the number of audio voices or channels you
will be using, be sure to choose enough channels to
cover the 16 inputs and 16 outputs provided by
your Track16.
Mix1 1-2 return bus
In your host audio software audio input menus,
you’ll see an Track16 input called
Mix1 Return 1-2 .
This is a stereo feed from the Track16 that matches
its main outs (Mix 1). This can be used, for
example, to record a final stereo mix for reference
and archiving purposes.
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Warning: the Mix1 Return 1-2 return inputs
can cause feedback loops! DO NOT assign this
input to a track assigned to the Track16 main outs.
For Mix1 Return 1-2, you can choose whether or
not to include audio being sent to the main outs
from the computer. See “Mix1 Return Includes
Computer” on page 81.
The “Phones 1-2” output
Host audio tracks assigned to the Phones 1-2
output pair will be heard on the headphone jack
only. If the Phones are set to mirror another output
(such as the main outs), the mirrored audio stream
is mixed with the phones audio output. For further
explanation, see “Phones Assign” on page 38.
Audio Input and output names
The Track16 audio driver supplies text string labels
for its inputs and outputs to clearly identify each
one, but some applications do not display these
labels. For information on how you can identify
each input and output in a numbered list like this,
see Appendix A, “Audio I/O reference” page (111).
PROCESSING LIVE INPUTS WITH HOST
PLUG-INS
If you patch a live input (such as a MIDI
synthesizer) through a plug-in effect in your host
software, you might hear a slight delay. There are
several ways to reduce this delay. For details, see
chapter 8, “Reducing Monitoring Latency”
(page 51).
WORKING WITH CUEMIX FX MIXING AND
EFFECTS
The Track16 provides powerful external mixing,
EQ, compression and reverb, which you can
operate hand-in-hand with your host’s mixing
environment. For example, the Track16 can serve
as a monitor mixer routing channels to musicians,
or it can serve as an integrated extension of your
host’s mixing environment. If you program an
Track16 mixing and processing configuration that
goes hand in hand with your host project, be sure
to use the file save features in CueMix FX to save
the Track16 settings as a file in your host project
folder for instant recall of all settings. See chapter 9,
“CueMix FX” (page 57) for complete details.