User guide

CONFIGURING HOST AUDIO SOFTWARE
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features in CueMix FX to save the 896mk3 Hybrid
settings as a file in your host project folder for
instant recall of all settings. See chapter 9, “CueMix
FX” (page 71) for complete details.
SYNCHRONIZATION
As you read through the following sections to
decide what form of synchronization you might
need with other devices in your studio, be sure to
consult “Making sync connections” on page 28 for
the proper hardware connections. Use the
synchronization diagrams to be clear about how
you will be synchronizing your audio software and
the 896mk3 Hybrid to the other components of
your system.
Synchronizing digital audio connections
If you have devices connected to the 896mk3
Hybrid digital inputs (optical or RCA S/PDIF), you
need to be concerned with the synchronization of
the 896mk3 Hybrid’s digital audio clock with other
devices connected to it digitally (if any). For
example, if you have a digital mixer connected to
the 896mk3 Hybrid via an ADAT optical light pipe
cable, you need to make sure that their audio clocks
are phase-locked. For details, see “Choosing a
clock source for optical connections” on page 25
and “Making sync connections” on page 28. If you
don’t have any digital audio devices connected to
the 896mk3 Hybrid, digital audio phase-lock does
not apply to you.
Resolving directly to time code (with no
synchronizer)
If your host audio software supports ASIO2’s
sample-accurate positioning protocol, then it can
resolve to the 896mk3 Hybrid’s built-in time code
synchronization feature. To resolve your 896mk3
Hybrid directly to SMPTE time code with no
additional synchronization devices, use the setup
shown in “Syncing to SMPTE time code” on
page 34.
USING A FOOT SWITCH
Use a foot switch connected to the 896mk3 Hybrid
to trigger recording punch-in and punch-out, or
any other feature in your host audio software that is
assigned to a keyboard shortcut.
To configure the keystrokes triggered by the foot
switch, visit MOTU Audio Console. (See “Enable
Pedal” on page 43.)
24-BIT OPERATION
Your 896mk3 hardware fully supports 24-bit
recording capabilities in any audio software that
supports it. Simply enable 24-bit operation as
instructed by the software. The 896mk3 Hybrid
always supplies the software a 24-bit data stream,
and when you enable 24-bit operation, it simply
uses all 24-bits supplied by the 896mk3 Hybrid
hardware.
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