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Contents 5 Quick Reference: 896HD Front Panel 6 Quick Reference: 896HD Rear Panel 7 Quick Reference: MOTU FireWire Audio Console 9 About the 896HD 13 Packing List and Windows System Requirements 15 IMPORTANT! Run the 896HD Software Installer First 17 Installing the 896HD Hardware 35 MOTU FireWire Audio Console 43 Cubase, Nuendo and Other ASIO Software 53 Sonar and other WDM Software 59 Reducing Monitoring Latency 65 CueMix Console 73 Performance Tips & Troubleshooting III
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This toggle switch provides phantom power for a condenser mic plugged into this input. Up is on. If you have +4 inputs for which you’d like to maintain unity gain (for levels up to +18dBu), set the rear-panel 3-way switch to +4/FIXED. You can use either an XLR or quarter-inch plug. For -10dB (unbalanced) inputs (like synths) or +4 (balanced) signals, set the rear panel 3-way switch to LINE and use the trim knob to adjust the level.You can use either an XLR or quarter-inch plug.
Use the word clock input and output for digital transfers with devices that cannot slave to the clock supplied by their digital I/O connection with the 896HD. MIC: This setting feeds the input signal (XLR or quarter-inch) to the built-in preamp for additional gain. Use it for any microphone or unamplified instrument pickup. Engage phantom power for condenser mics with the front-panel 48V switch (up is on). Use the corresponding front-panel trim knob and level meter to adjust the input level as needed.
Quick Reference: CHAPTER FireWire Audio Console MOTU Determines the clock source for your 896HD. If you’re just using the analog ins and outs, set this to ‘Internal’. The other settings are for digital transfers via AES/EBU or external synchronization via the ADAT SYNC in port. Click the tabs to access general MOTU FireWire interface settings or settings specific to the 896HD (or other connected interface.) Choose the global sample rate for the system here.
CHAPTER 1 About the 896HD OVERVIEW The 896HD is a computer-based hard disk recording system for Mac OS and Windows that provides 18 separate inputs and 22 separate outputs (at 44.1 or 48kHz), including separate main outs and headphone out. All inputs and outputs can be accessed simultaneously. The 896HD consists of a standard 19-inch, doublespace, rack-mountable I/O unit that connects directly to a computer via a standard IEEE 1394 FireWire™ cable. The 896HD offers the following: ■ Operation at 44.
■ Two XLR main analog outputs with volume knob (on the front panel) ■ One 9-pin ADAT SYNC IN connector ■ BNC word clock input and output ■ Two 1394 FireWire jacks 18 inputs and 22 outputs All 896HD inputs and outputs can be used simultaneously, for a total of 18 inputs and 22 outputs at 44.1/48kHz: Connection Input Output 24-bit 192kHz XLR analog 8 8 24-bit 192kHz XLR main outputs - stereo Headphone output - stereo ADAT optical digital (at 44.
to the system—or any device that supports the ADAT sync format. For example, if you digitally transfer a single track of material from an ADAT via light pipe into audio workstation software on the computer, and then transfer the track back to the ADAT, it will be recorded exactly at its original location, down to the sample. Word clock The 896HD provides standard word clock that can slave to any supported sample rate. In addition, word clock can resolve to and generate “high” and “low” sample rates.
The 896HD front panel also displays stereo meters for the main analog outs and AES/EBU. The AES/ EBU meters can display either input or output as specified in the MOTU FireWire Audio Console software. A status LED to the right shows whether you are viewing input or output. favorite Windows audio software. A standard GSIF driver is also included for operation with Tascam GigaStudio.
CHAPTER 2 Packing List and Windows System Requirements PACKING LIST PLEASE REGISTER TODAY! The 896HD ships with the items listed below. If any of these items are not present in your 896HD box when you first open it, please immediately contact your dealer or MOTU. Please send in the registration card included with your 896HD system. As a registered user, you will be eligible to receive on-line technical support email and announcements about product enhancements as soon as they become available.
PACKING LIST AND WINDOWS SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
CHAPTER 3 IMPORTANT! Run the 896HD Software Installer First OVERVIEW Install the 896HD software first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing the 896HD software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MOTU FireWire Audio Console. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ASIO MOTU FireWire Audio Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The MOTU FireWire audio WDM driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MOTU GSIF FireWire driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MOTU FIREWIRE AUDIO CONSOLE THE MOTU FIREWIRE AUDIO WDM DRIVER The MOTU FireWire Audio Console (available in the Start menu) gives you access to all of the settings in the 896HD, such as the clock source and sample rate. For complete details, see chapter 5, “MOTU FireWire Audio Console” (page 35). The MOTU FireWire Audio WDM driver provides standard multi-channel input and output for audio applications running under Windows Me, 2000 or XP.
CHAPTER 4 Installing the 896HD Hardware OVERVIEW CONNECT THE 896HD INTERFACE Here’s an overview for installing the 896HD: 1 Plug one end of the 896HD FireWire cable (included) into the FireWire socket on the computer as shown below in Figure 4-1. Connect the 896HD interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Connect the 896HD to the computer. Connect audio inputs and outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CONNECT AUDIO INPUTS AND OUTPUTS The 896HD audio interface has the following audio input and output connectors: ■ 8 XLR analog outputs ■ 8 Neutrik™ XLR/quarter-inch analog inputs ■ 2 XLR main outs ■ AES/EBU input/output ■ ADAT optical input/output Analog inputs The 896HD analog inputs are Neutrik combo connectors that accept either a male XLR plug or a quarter-inch plug. You can use either type of plug, regardless of whether it is a mic, synth, or whatever.
CONNECT A FOOT SWITCH A TYPICAL 896HD SETUP (NO MIXER) If you would like to use a foot switch with your 896HD, connect it to the PUNCH IN/OUT jack. See “Quick Reference: MOTU FireWire Audio Console” on page 7 for information about how to program the foot switch to trigger any computer keystroke you wish. Here is a typical 896HD studio setup. This rig can be operated without an external mixer. All mixing and processing can be done in the computer with audio software.
USING THE 896HD WITH A MIXER While there are many ways to use the 896HD with an external mixer, typically the 896HD serves as a multi-channel “pipeline” between the mixer and the computer. If your mixer is analog, connect the analog section of the 896HD to your mixer. If your mixer is digital, and it has ADAT optical I/O, you can connect them optically as shown below in Figure 4-4. Add more 896HD’s for additional banks of eight-channel I/O.
MAKING SYNC CONNECTIONS If you connect devices digitally to the 896HD, or if you need to synchronize the 896HD with an outside time reference such as SMPTE time code, you must pay careful attention to the synchronization connections and clock source issues discussed in the next few sections.
DO YOU NEED A SYNCHRONIZER? Whether or not you’ll need a synchronizer depends on your gear and what you will be doing with your 896HD system. The following pages give you specific information about common sync scenarios. At least one of them will likely apply to you. Here are some general considerations to help you determine if you need (or want) a synchronizer for your 896HD system. You don’t need a synchronizer if...
kinds of gear. Regardless of the specific equipment you have, you can follow the basic connections shown. SAMPLE-ACCURATE SYNC Your 896HD system provides you with the most advanced, accurate synchronization possible with Alesis modular digital tape decks and hard disk recorders — or any device that supports sampleaccurate ADAT sync. Figure 4-8 below shows a few best-case scenarios. Below is a brief explanation of the benefits you achieve with these setups.
SAMPLE-ACCURATE ADAT SYNC Use this setup if you have: The 896HD can achieve sample-accurate sync with ADATs, Alesis hard disk recorders or any ADAT Sync-compatible devices. Sample-accurate software is required, such as Cubase SX or other ASIO 2.0-compatible software that also supports sample-accurate sync. Connect the 896HD to the end of the ADAT Sync chain and make the software settings shown below in Figure 4-10.
SAMPLE-ACCURATE ADAT SYNC WITH NO SYNCHRONIZER Even if you don’t have an ADAT synchronizer, you can achieve sample-accurate sync between ADATsync compatible devices, an 896HD, and any sample-accurate software. Just connect the 896HD to the end of the ADAT sync chain as shown below. You don’t get transport control from your computer, nor can you slave the system to SMPTE time code. Instead, you have to play, stop, rewind and cue the system from the transports on your recorder.
SYNCING TO VIDEO AND/OR SMPTE TIME CODE To synchronize (continuously resolve) the 896HD with SMPTE time code, word clock, video or blackburst, you will need a MOTU Digital Timepiece, MIDI Timepiece AV or any other universal synchronizer equipped with word clock. The synchronizer resolves continuously to the chosen time base, and the 896HD slaves to the synchronizer via word clock.
SYNCING OPTICAL DEVICES For ADATs or other devices that support ADAT sync, synchronize them with the 896HD as described in the previous sections of this chapter. The word optical is our short-hand way of referring to any device that connects to the 896HD via an optical cable. But we make a further distinction: an optical device is also one that doesn’t care about sample location. An example is a digital mixer.
SYNCING AES/EBU DEVICES ■ Transfer digital audio into the 896HD without the need for any external synchronization arrangements. If you would like to transfer stereo audio digitally between the 896HD and another device that has AES/EBU I/O, connect it to the 896HD’s AES/EBU jacks with balanced, AES/EBU grade audio cables. Transfer digital audio out of the 896HD at double or half the 896HD system clock rate.
Not phase-locked Phase-locked Device A Device B Figure 4-14: When transferring audio without sample rate conversion, two devices must have phased-locked audio clocks to prevent clicks, pops or other artifacts. Without sample rate conversion, there are two ways to achieve phase lock: slave one device to the other, or slave both devices to a third master clock. If you have three or more digital audio devices, you need to slave them all to a single master audio clock.
Clocking scenarios for AES/EBU input There are three possible clocking scenarios for the 896HD AES/EBU input: 1. Simple transfer (slave the 896HD system clock to the AES/EBU input signal — no sample rate conversion). 2. Sample rate convert the AES/EBU input. 3. Use word clock to resolve the 896HD system clock and the other AES/EBU device with each other. These three AES/EBU input scenarios are summarized below.
AES Out x 2 / AES Out ÷ 2 Choose one of these sample rates when the desired AES/EBU output rate needs to be twice the 896HD system clock rate (when the system clock is at either 44.1 or 48 kHz) or half the system clock rate (when the system clock is at 88.2 or 96 kHz). For further details about this option, see “Sample Rate Conversion” on page 40. SYNCING WORD CLOCK DEVICES The 896HD word clock connectors allow you to synchronize it with a wide variety of other word clock-equipped devices.
Don’t chain word clock If you have three or more digital audio devices that you need to synchronize, avoid chaining their word clock connections (OUT to IN, OUT to IN, etc.), as this causes problems. Instead, use a dedicated synchronizer like the Digital Timepiece or a word clock distribution device of some kind. Slaving to a 2x and 1/2x word clock The 896HD has the ability to slave to a word clock signal running at either twice or half their current clock rate.
CONNECTING MULTIPLE MOTU FIREWIRE INTERFACES You can daisy-chain up to four MOTU FireWire interfaces on a single FireWire bus, with the restrictions described in the following sections. Most computers have only one built-in FireWire bus (even if it supplies multiple FireWire sockets). Connect them as follows: Multiple interfaces in the MOTU FireWire Audio Console The MOTU FireWire Audio Console displays the settings for one interface at a time.
Adding additional interfaces with a second FireWire bus Third-party FireWire bus expansion products in the form of a cardbus (“PC card”) adaptor or PCI card allow you to add a second FireWire bus to your computer. It may be possible to add additional MOTU FireWire interfaces connected to such a third-party product, depending on the performance of the product and the performance of your host computer.
CHAPTER 5 MOTU FireWire Audio Console OVERVIEW Accessing the 896HD settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘General’ tab settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sample Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clock Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Samples Per Buffer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enable Pedal. . . . . .
‘GENERAL’ TAB SETTINGS Sample Rate Choose the desired Sample Rate for recording and playback. The 896HD can operate at 44.1 (the standard rate for compact disc audio), 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4 or 192KHz. If you are operating at a sample rate between 44.1 and 96kHz, make absolutely sure that all of the devices connected digitally to the 896HD match the 896HD’s sample rate. Also make sure that your Digital Timepiece, MIDI Timepiece AV or other digital audio synchronizer matches it as well.
■ The headphone output can be assigned to any analog output pair or the Phones setting (as described in “Phones” on page 40). But at the 4x sample rates, the Phones output is not available from the computer. Instead, it is only available as a destination for the two CueMix DSP mixes. In other words, it can only take CueMix inputs. ■ The main outs mirror the phones. Clock Source The Clock Source determines the digital audio clock that the 896HD will use as its time base.
You should also use this setting if you have a MIDI Timepiece AV, which allows you to drive your entire system from the transport controls of your audio software. You could also use ADAT sync to continuously resolve the 896HD to SMPTE time code, video, and word clock via a synchronizer like the MOTU MIDI Timepiece AV. Word clock can accomplish the same thing.
■ The strain on your computer’s CPU ■ The delay you hear when routing a live signal through your host audio software plug-ins How responsive the transport controls are in your software ■ This setting presents you with a trade-off between the processing power of your computer and the delay of live audio as it is being processed by plug-ins.
Multichannel Wave synchronization This option should always be left on (checked). There are only a few rare cases in which you would want to turn it off. For details, refer to the MOTU tech support database at www.motu.com. 896HD TAB SETTINGS Optical input/output The Optical input and Optical output settings let you choose between ADAT (‘lightpipe’) or OFF. Turning it off frees up FireWire bandwidth. In other words, it opens up resources on the FireWire bus for other devices connected via FireWire.
Programmable Meters This option lets you choose which bank you wish to monitor with the eight programmable meters on the MOTU 896HD front panel. Your choices are: Analog Out, ADAT In or ADAT Out. You can also adjust this setting by repeatedly pushing the VOLUME knob on the 896HD front panel. AES/EBU Meters This option lets you choose to monitor either AES/ EBU input or output with the programmable AES/ EBU meters on the MOTU 896HD front panel.
MOTU FIREWIRE AUDIO CONSOLE
CHAPTER 6 Cubase, Nuendo and Other ASIO Software OVERVIEW The 896HD includes a ASIO driver that provides multi-channel I/O and sample-accurate synchronization with Steinberg’s Cubase family of digital audio sequencers, including Cubase VST, Cubase SX and Nuendo. The 896HD requires Cubase for Windows Version 3.553 or higher. What is ASIO? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
enable the desired inputs and outputs. Only enabled inputs and outputs will be available to Cubase, so this is an important step. For complete details regarding the MOTU FireWire Audio Console, see chapter 5, “MOTU FireWire Audio Console” (page 35). Sample rate Choose the desired overall sample rate for the 896HD system and Cubase. Newly recorded audio in Cubase will have this sample rate. Before running the 896HD at the 4x sample rates, see “Operation at 4x sample rates (176.4 or 192kHz)” on page 36.
Optical input and output To make the 896HD optical input or output available in Cubase, turn them on in the optical input and/or output menu. If you won’t be using the optical connectors, turn them off. Phones This 896HD setting lets you choose what you’ll hear from the headphone jack. For example, if you choose Main Outs, the headphones will duplicate the main outs. Or you can choose any other output pair.
For example, if you are using analog only, the 896HD requires a minimum of 12 channels (for 12 channels of output). If you are using analog and AES/EBU, you need 14 channels. As another example, if you are using analog, AES/EBU and ADAT optical, you need 22 channels (the maximum number of simultaneous output channels provided by the 896HD). In Cubase, set the number of channels in the System dialog (as shown above in Figure 6-2).
TRIMMING THE ANALOG INPUTS The 896HD analog inputs provide trim knobs on the front panel. To calibrate an audio input, feed signal to the input, and adjust the input’s corresponding trim knob on the front panel of the 896HD until peaks in the level meter are as high as possible without clipping (hitting zero dB). Figure 6-4: Activating 896HD inputs in Nuendo or Cubase SX.
ASSIGNING OUTPUTS Once you’ve chosen the MOTU FireWire ASIO driver in the Audio System dialog as explained earlier in “Choosing the MOTU FireWire ASIO driver” on page 45, 896HD outputs will be available in Cubase or Nuendo as output destinations. In Cubase VST, these outputs appear in the VST Master Mixer window as output assignments for the master fader and busses, as shown below in Figure 6-6. In NuendoCubase SX, they appear in the VST Outputs window.
to this output pair will be heard on the headphone jack only. For further explanation, see “Phones” on page 45. CHANGING 896HD SETTINGS To change the 896HD settings at any time, go to the Audio System Setup window in Cubase VST or the Device Setup window in Nuendo or Cubase SX and click the ASIO Control Panel button, as shown in Figure 6-2 on page 45.
Sample-accurate sync to ADAT or Tascam Cubase and Nuendo, along with the 896HD and its ASIO 2 driver, provide you with sample-accurate transfers with ADATs, Alesis recorders and any other devices that support standard ADAT sample address (ADAT Sync). Similarly, with the help of a MOTU Digital Timepiece universal A/V synchronizer, Cubase (or Nuendo) and an 896HD can perform sampleaccurate transfers with Tascam digital recorders.
6 Begin playback from the sample-accurate sync source (ADAT, DA-88, etc.) Transport control is handled by the sample-accurate sync source. MIDI MACHINE CONTROL (MMC) If you have ADATs (or other ADAT Synccompatible recorders) and a MMC-compatible ADAT synchronizer like the MIDI Timepiece AV and Digital Timepiece, you can control everything from your computer screen with Cubase’s transport controls and cueing features (like the playback wiper, etc.
CUBASE, NUENDO AND OTHER ASIO SOFTWARE
CHAPTER 7 Sonar and other WDM Software OVERVIEW WDM AND WAVE DRIVER COMPATIBILITY The 896HD WDM driver provides standard multi-channel input and output for WDMcompatible audio software running under Windows Me, 2000 and XP. WDM is an acronym for Windows Driver Model. The MOTU FireWire WDM driver allows the 896HD to provide multi-channel audio input and output for any audio application that supports WDM audio drivers. WDM and Wave driver compatibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MAKING SETTINGS IN THE MOTU FIREWIRE AUDIO CONSOLE Before you run your audio software, launch the MOTU FireWire Audio Console to configure your 896HD hardware. The MOTU FireWire Audio Console lets you choose the audio clock source, and it lets you enable the optical input and output, if needed. For details, see chapter 5, “MOTU FireWire Audio Console” (page 35). For complete details about the 896HD settings, see chapter 5, “MOTU FireWire Audio Console” (page 35).
their live input with audio material recorded in Sonar. See chapter 8, “Reducing Monitoring Latency” (page 59) for complete details. Optical input and output To make the 896HD optical input or output available in Digital Performer, turn them on in the optical input and/or output menu. If you won’t be using the optical connectors, turn them off. Phones This 896HD setting lets you choose what you’ll hear from the headphone jack.
3 In the General tab, click the Wave Profiler button and run the Wave Profiler. This process chooses the optimum settings for the 896HD hardware. Figure 7-4: Running the Wave Profiler in Cakewalk’s SONAR.
CHANGING 896HD SETTINGS You can change the 896HD settings at any time by accessing the MOTU FireWire Audio Console. REDUCING DELAY WHEN MONITORING LIVE INPUTS If you have live audio inputs connected to the 896HD, such as MIDI synthesizers, samplers, microphones or other live instruments, you might hear a slight delay when their audio is being monitored through your 896HD hardware and your host audio program. There are several ways to reduce — and eliminate — this audible monitoring delay.
SONAR AND OTHER WDM SOFTWARE
CHAPTER 8 Reducing Monitoring Latency OVERVIEW Monitoring latency is that slight delay you hear when you run an input signal through your host audio software. For example, you might hear it when you drive a live mic input signal through a reverb plug-in running in your audio sequencer.
MONITORING LIVE INPUT There are two ways to monitor live audio input with an 896HD: 1) through the computer or 2) via CueMix™ DSP hardware monitoring. Figure 8-1 on page 60 shows method 1, which allows you to add effects processing such as reverb and guitar amp effects via plug-ins in your audio software. See the next section, “Adjusting the audio I/O buffer” for details about how to reduce — and possibly eliminate — the audible monitoring delay that the computer introduces.
computer (for a bit of reverb) and mix that processed signal on the main outs with dry vocals from CueMix DSP. ADJUSTING THE AUDIO I/O BUFFER A buffer is a small amount of computer memory used to hold data. For audio interfaces like the 896HD, buffers are used for the process of transferring audio data in and out of the computer.
If you are at a point in your recording project where you are not currently working with live, patchedthru material (e.g. you’re not recording vocals), or if you have a way of externally processing inputs, choose a higher buffer size. Depending on your computer’s CPU speed, you might find that settings in the middle work best (256 to 1024). Transport responsiveness Buffer size also impacts how quickly your audio software will respond when you begin playback, although not by amounts that are very noticeable.
audio software provides. But for inputs that don’t need these types of features, CueMix DSP is the way to go. On the other hand, if you really need to use the mixing and processing provided by your audio software, you should not use CueMix DSP. Instead, reduce latency with the buffer setting (as explained earlier in this chapter).
REDUCING MONITORING LATENCY
CHAPTER 9 CueMix Console OVERVIEW CueMix Console provides access to the flexible on-board mixing features of the 896HD. CueMix lets you route any combination of inputs to any stereo output pair. These mixes can be set up entirely independently of your host audio software. CueMix allows you to set up four completely independent mix configurations with the 896HD. You can also save and load mix configurations. CueMix Console can be used independently of host audio software, or together with it.
ADVANTAGES OF CUEMIX MONITORING CueMix Console provides several major advantages over monitoring live inputs through your host audio software: CueMix has no buffer latency. Thanks to the 896HD’s DSP chip, CueMix provides the same throughput performance as a digital mixer. ■ CueMix imposes absolutely no processor drain on the computer’s CPU. ■ ■ CueMix routing can be maintained independently of individual software applications or projects.
Viewing a mix To view a mix, click its tab at the bottom of the window, as shown in Figure 9-1. The mix name appears in the tab. Naming a mix Double-click the mix name in the tab. Master mute The master mute button (Figure 9-1) temporarily disables (silences) the mix. Master fader The master fader (Figure 9-1) controls the overall level of the mix (its volume on its stereo output). Use the individual input faders to the left to control individual input levels.
SHORTCUTS Hold down the following modifier keys as shortcuts: Shortcut Result Shift key Applies your action to all inputs in the mix. Control key Applies your action to the stereo input pair space bar Applies your action to all busses Double-click Returns the control to its default value (pan center, unity gain, etc.
PHONES MENU The Phones menu allows you to choose what you will hear on the headphone output, just like the Phones setting the MOTU FireWire Audio Console. However, this menu provides one extra option that is exclusive to CueMix Console: Follow Active Mix. This menu item, when checked, causes the headphone output to mirror the output of the current mix being viewed in CueMix Console.
Other control surface hardware products If you install other control surface drivers written for CueMix Console, they will appear as separate menu items at the bottom of the Control Surfaces menu, with the same sub-menu items described above. Figure 9-2: Refer to the extensive on-line help for details about configuring CueMix Console for operation with your control surface product. Radikal Technologies SAC-2.2 The Radikal Technologies SAC-2.2 can be used via its HUI emulation mode. Just put the SAC-2.
Figure 9-3: An example setup of a system that takes full advantage of CueMix DSP. STAND-ALONE OPERATION All settings, including all mix settings and global settings, are saved in the 896HD’s memory, and they remain in effect even when the 896HD is not connected to a computer. This allows you to use the 896HD as a stand-alone 8-bus mixer. You can make adjustments to the four mix bus master faders at any time from the front panel.
CUEMIX CONSOLE
CHAPTER 10 Performance Tips & Troubleshooting Why does the start sound not play through the 896HD? The 896HD will only playback audio at a sampling rate of 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4 or 192kHz. 896HD inputs and outputs are not available in Cubase Make sure that the inputs and outputs are enabled in Cubase. The computer freezes when it starts up If the computer is unable to boot up, it may be a conflict with the WDM Driver. As soon as the computer boots up, Windows will try and initialize the WDM Driver.
Clicks and pops due to hard drive problems If you have checked your clock settings sync cable connections and you are still getting clicks and pops in your audio, you may have a drive related problem. Set the 896HD Clock Source to Internal and try recording just using the analog inputs and outputs of the 896HD. If you encounter the same artifacts you may want try using another drive in your computer.
02R mixer 27 connecting 20 115V/220V switch 6 1394 connector 6, 11, 17 192kHz operation 36 2408 software installation 15 2408mk3 Word Clock In setting 37 24-bit 3rd party software 57 optical 6, 10 recording 12 24i/o Word Clock In setting 37 828 connecting 34 896HD expansion 33 input/output summary 10 installing 17 rear panel overview 9 summary of features 9 Wave driver 53 896HD tab 35 A Aardvark Aard Sync 32 ADAT metering 5 sync 26 ADAT 9-pin 10, 37 ADAT IN/OUT LEDs 5 ADAT lightpipe 27 ADAT optical 6, 10 c
configuring 41 Lightpipe 27 Logic Audio 12 M Mackie worksurfaces 69 Main outs 10 jacks 6 making connections to 18 metering 5 volume 5 Main volume 5 Metering 11 Metering options 41 Mic inputs connecting 19 phantom power 5 Mic preamps 10 Mic/line inputs 18 MIDI Machine Control 22, 23 MIDI Time Code sync 22 MIDI Timepiece AV 24 Mix1 1-2 Cubase/Nuendo 46 Sonar 56 Mix1 return includes computer 68 Mixing using an external mixer 18 MMC 22, 23 Monitor level 5 Monitor Level knob 5 Monitoring 11, 60 thru main outs 1
