MOTU UltraLite-mk5 USB-C Audio/MIDI Interface - Manual (Page 45)

CHAPTER
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7
Working with Host Audio Software
The UltraLite-mk5 provides multi-channel audio
input and output for Core Audio compatible audio
applications on the Mac and ASIO or Wave
compatible applications on Windows, including
MOTU’s Digital Performer and Performer Lite,
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, PreSonus Studio One, Bitwig, and others.
Performer Lite is available as a free download for
UltraLite-mk5 owners from their motu.com
account page. 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Run the CueMix 5 app . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Choose the UltraLite-mk5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Reducing monitoring latency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Loopback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
PREPARATION
Install your host audio software first if you haven’t
already done so, and complete these chapters
before proceeding:
■
chapter 3, “Software Installation” (page 17)
■
chapter 4, “Hardware Installation” (page 21)
RUN THE CUEMIX 5 APP
Before you run your host audio software, launch
CueMix 5 to configure your MOTU hardware.
Sample Rate
Choose the desired sample rate for the
UltraLite-mk5 (item #2 in the Devices tab on
page 33) and your host audio software. Make sure
the sample rates for the hardware and software
match. Newly recorded audio will have this
sample rate.
☛ Optical and S/PDIF channels are disabled
when the interface is operating at a 176.4 or 192
kHz.
Clock Mode
The Clock Source setting (item #3 in the Devices
tab on page 33) is important because it determines
the master digital audio clock for your system.
If you do not have any digital audio connections to
your MOTU device (you are using the analog
inputs and outputs only), and you will not be
resolving your host software to optical or another
external clock source, choose Internal .
If you have devices connected to the optical ports,
see “Choosing a clock source for optical
connections” on page 24.
If you have devices connected to the S/PDIF ports,
see “S/PDIF” on page 24.