User Manual

CHAPTER
MAC OS X AUDIO SOFTWARE
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5 Mac OS X Audio Software
OVERVIEW
The MicroBook provides audio input and
output for all OS X Core Audio
applications, including AudioDesk,
Digital Performer, Logic Pro and
GarageBand. Other third-party software
applications are also supported, such as
Ableton Live, Avid Pro Tools, Cockos
Reaper, Propellerhead Reason, Steinberg
Cubase and others.
Installing the MicroBook OS X drivers. . . . . . . 25
Running CueMix FX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Choosing the MicroBook driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Sample rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Clock Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Buffer Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Inputs and outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Processing live inputs with host-based effects
plug-ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Working with CueMix FX mixing and effects 27
24-bit operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Monitoring live input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Adjusting the audio I/O buffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
CueMix FX hardware monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . 31
INSTALLING THE MICROBOOK OS X
DRIVERS
To install the MicroBook’s OS X audio
drivers, just run the installer as detailed
in chapter 3, “Installing the MicroBook
Software” (page 15).
RUNNING CUEMIX FX
Before you run your host audio software,
launch CueMix FX to configure your
MicroBook hardware. Running CueMix
FX confirms that the MicroBook
hardware is connected, powered up, and
functioning normally. It also lets you
configure the MicroBook’s inputs and
outputs. For a quick overview, see
chapter , “Quick Reference: CueMix FX”
(page 7). For further details about the
MicroBook settings, see chapter 7,
“CueMix FX” (page 37).
Figure 5-1: CueMix FX.
CHOOSING THE MICROBOOK
DRIVER
Once you’ve made the preparations
described so far in this chapter, you’re
ready to run your audio software and
enable the MOTU MicroBook Core
Audio driver. Check the audio system or
audio hardware configuration window in
your software. There will be a menu there
that lets you choose among various
drivers that may be in your system.
Choose the MOTU MicroBook from this
menu, as discussed in the following
sections.