Using MOTU Interface in EMS A and B

A few people have asked me how to use the MOTU Audio Interface to hook up their own computer to the speakers in the Electronic Music Studios. This is a guide on how to do it.

Step 1: Install the MOTU 828mkII drivers on your laptop. You can either goto the MOTU website and download it yourself or you can copy and paste them from the desktop of the computer. In EMS A, I have put a folder on the desktop with the drivers. It should work for both Mac and Windows. They will be added to the EMS B computer soon.

Step 2: Plug in a firewire 800 cable to your laptop and plug in the other end to the firewire 800 jack labeled "Interface"

Step 3: Goto the System Preferences on your laptop and select the MOTU as the interface.

Step 4: Patch the output of the MOTU interface to some part of the console. You can patch into console faders and route them to the Program Bus. I like to patch into 6TK3.

Step 5: At this point, all you should have to do is play audio from your laptop and turn the volume up on the console. Make sure that you have done your bussing correctly on the console or have 6TK3 selected. Also, open up the MOTU software that you installed and check to make sure your sound preferences are as shown below.

Enjoy working from your own computer!

10 Simple Mixing Tricks

This is an article from a blog that I read: diymusicbiz. I think these tips about mixing are really great to keep in mind. I don't completely agree with all of them, but most of them are really good rules of thumb when mixing. Check it out! There are also some other great articles on the site.

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