User Manual

HARDWARE INSTALLATION
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USB AUDIO INTERFACE SETUP
Use this setup if you want to use your MOTU
device as an audio interface, and your computer
doesn’t have Thunderbolt.
■ Use a standard USB cable.
■ Connect to any USB port (USB2.0 or 3.0).
■ See “USB2.0 class-compliant operation” on
page 33.
■ No driver installation is necessary, (unless you
want to use the web app).
AVB ETHERNET AUDIO INTERFACE SETUP
As an alternative to Thunderbolt or USB, use this
setup if you want to use the your MOTU interface
as an AVB Ethernet audio interface for a recent-
generation Mac (i.e. any Mac with a Thunderbolt
port on it). Mac OS X Yosemite (10.10) or later is
also required for AVB audio I/O.
■ Use a standard CAT-5e or CAT-6 cable.
■ Connect to the computer’s Ethernet port.
■ See “Operation as an AVB Ethernet audio
interface” on page 33.
■ No driver installation is necessary.
■ Enable at least one AVB stream (item #20 on
page 19).
■ Launch the Mac’s Audio MIDI Setup utility to
enable your MOTU AVB interface and set the clock
source and sample rate.
■ The number of AVB audio channels that OS X
can handle depends on the speed of your Mac.
■ If applicable, see “Syncing multiple AVB audio
interfaces connected to a Mac” on page 54.