Installing The 828Mk3 Mac Software - MOTU 828mk3 User Manual

Installing the 828mk3 Mac Software

CHAPTER 4
OVERVIEW
Software installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
CueMix FX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
MOTU SMPTE Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
AudioDesk workstation software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
Install the 828mk3 software as follows:
1 Insert the MOTU FireWire Installer disc and
launch the installer.
2 Follow the directions that the installer gives you.
What does the installer do?
The installer checks the computer to make sure it
satisfies the minimum system requirements for
your MOTU interface. If so, the installer proceeds
with the OS X installation. Drivers are installed,
along with the MOTU Audio Setup, CueMix FX,
and several other applications, summarized in the
following table:
Software component
MOTU FireWire Audio driver.kext
MOTU MIDI driver.kext
MOTU MIDI driver.plugin
MOTU Audio Setup
CueMix FX
MOTU SMPTE Setup
AudioDesk
AudioDesk Demo Project
Location Purpose
/System/Library/ Provides 828mk3 multi-channel audio input
Extensions and output with all Mac OS X audio software
/System/Library/ Provides 828mk3 MIDI input and output for
Extensions all Mac OS X MIDI software
/System/Library/ Provides 828mk3 MIDI input and output for
Audio/MIDI Drivers all Mac OS X MIDI software
Applications folder Provides access to all of the settings in the
828mk3 and other MOTU interfaces.
Required for 828mk3 operation.
Applications folder Gives you complete control over the 828mk3's
CueMix FX on-board mixer, which provides
no-latency monitoring, mixing and process-
ing of live inputs through your 828mk3.
Applications folder Provides access to the 828mk3 system's
SMPTE time code sync features.
Applications/MOTU Provides complete multi-track recording,
AudioDesk mixing and processing. Optional.
Anywhere you want Provides a multi-track mix that you can open,
play, and mix in AudioDesk. Optional.
The 828mk3 CoreAudio driver
CoreAudio is a term that refers to the software
technology built into Mac OS X that provides all of
its standardized audio features. More specifically,
we use CoreAudio to refer to Mac OS X's standard
audio driver model. A CoreAudio driver allows the
828mk3 to establish audio input and output with
any Mac OS X CoreAudio-compatible software.
Once the 828mk3's CoreAudio driver has been
successfully installed (by the installer), and you
have chosen it for use in your host audio software,
the 828mk3 will appear as a choice for audio inputs
and outputs in your software.
All MOTU audio hardware, including our PCI
systems and other FireWire and USB interfaces,
ships with CoreAudio drivers that allow them to
operate successfully with virtually all Mac OS X
audio software.
For more information
"The 828mk3 CoreAudio
driver" on page 31
"CoreMIDI and Audio
MIDI Setup" on page 32
"CoreMIDI and Audio
MIDI Setup" on page 32
chapter 5, "MOTU Audio
Setup" (page 35)
chapter 11, "CueMix FX"
(page 73)
chapter 12, "MOTU SMPTE
Console" (page 101)
AudioDesk User Guide
AudioDesk User Guide
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