User guide

MXO2 core audio support

You can use MXO2 as the input and output audio device for your Mac OS, and

any audio application on your system. The

Matrox MXO2 Audio Input and

Matrox MXO2 Audio Output audio device options allow you to set MXO2 as

the input and output audio device in your Mac OS

Sound settings for your entire

system, for use with such applications as Apple iTunes. You can also set MXO2

as the input and output audio device within specific audio applications on your

system, such as Apple Soundtrack Pro.

The following provides details for using MXO2 as your audio device:

Capture

If you want to perform a capture in an application that has MXO2 as the audio

device, you must close any other application that has MXO2 selected as the audio

device before capturing.

Playback

• You can simultaneously output audio from any of the following

QuickTime-based applications when using MXO2 as the audio device:

$ Apple Final Cut Pro

$ Apple QuickTime Player

$ Apple iTunes

$ Apple GarageBand

$ Apple Soundtrack Pro

¦NoteWhen using Apple QuickTime Player or Apple Garageband with any

non-QuickTime application, you must close the current application before

using MXO2 as the audio device in another application.

• When using any of the following non-QuickTime applications with any other

application (QuickTime-based or not), you must stop playback in the current

application before using MXO2 as the audio device in another application.

You cannot output audio using MXO2 as the audio device from more than

one of the following applications at a time:

$ Avid Media Composer

$ Adobe Premiere Pro

$ Adobe After Effects

$ Matrox Vetura Playback

• If you encounter audio issues when using MXO2 as your audio device, make

sure that only one application that is using MXO2 as the audio device is

running at any given time, or if applicable, remove MXO2 as the audio

device in your Mac OS

Sound settings.