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ABOUT THE TRAVELER-MK310 Four gold-plated, balanced quarter-inch (TRS) analog inputs (with 24-bit 192 kHz converters) Four combo XLR/TRS mic/guitar

CUEMIX FX100

CHAPTER10111 MOTU SMPTE ConsoleOVERVIEWThe Traveler-mk3 can resolve directly to SMPTE time code via any analog input, without a separate synchronizer.

MOTU SMPTE CONSOLE102choose the SMPTE / SMPTE setting in the Clock/Address menu. This means that the system will use SMPTE as the clock (time base) an

MOTU SMPTE CONSOLE103Freewheel clockFreewheeling occurs when there is glitch or drop-out in the incoming SMPTE time code for some reason. The Travele

MOTU SMPTE CONSOLE104RESOLVING OTHER APPLICATIONS TO SMPTE TIME CODEIf your host application supports MIDI Time Code (MTC) synchronization, resolve it

CHAPTER10512 Performance Tips & TroubleshootingWhy does the start sound not play through the Tr av e l e r- m k 3 ? The Traveler-mk3 will only pl

PERFORMANCE TIPS & TROUBLESHOOTING106If you are using a FireWire drive on the same bus as the Traveler-mk3, it could be that the FireWire bus is o

INDEX107Symbols+4dBu 80-10 dBV 801394 connector 6, 11, 20192kHzmultiple interfaces 35operation 38AES/EBU disabled 1124-bit3rd party software 65optica

INDEX108Peak/Hold Time 97Save Hardware Preset 97undo/redo 97FireWire 116-pin vs. 4-pin 25connecting 20connector 6PC card adapters 25PCI cards 25Wave d

INDEX109Patch thrulatency 40, 69PCMCIA adaptors 25Peak Hold Time 7, 42, 97Peak mode 91Performance 69Phantom power 5, 12, 20Phase 77Phase-lock 29Phone

ABOUT THE TRAVELER-MK311The quarter-inch outputs are referenced to a +4 dBu line level output signal.Precision Digital Trim™The Traveler-mk3’s mic/gu

INDEX110V-stack 57WWave driver 18, 61WaveRT 7, 41WDM driver 17, 61Width 75reverb 94Width knob 81Word clock 6, 11, 29, 32In setting 39sync setting 39Wo

ABOUT THE TRAVELER-MK312CueMix FX, the synchronization features are cross-platform and compatible with all audio sequencer software that supports the

ABOUT THE TRAVELER-MK313supply allows for stand-alone operation as a mixer, without a computer. (The Traveler-mk3 can also run stand-alone with a bat

ABOUT THE TRAVELER-MK314

CHAPTER152 Packing List and Windows System RequirementsPACKING LISTThe Traveler-mk3 ships with the items listed below. If any of these items are not p

PACKING LIST AND WINDOWS SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS16

CHAPTER173 IMPORTANT! Run the Traveler-mk3 Software Installer FirstOVERVIEWInstall the Traveler-mk3 software first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17In

IMPORTANT! RUN THE TRAVELER-MK3 SOFTWARE INSTALLER FIRST18MOTU AUDIO CONSOLEMOTU Audio Console (available in the Start menu) gives you access to all o

CHAPTER194 Installing the Traveler-mk3 HardwareOVERVIEWHere’s an overview for installing the Traveler-mk3:Connect the Traveler-mk3 interface . . . .

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR OTHER

INSTALLING THE TRAVELER-MK3 HARDWARE20CONNECT THE TRAVELER-MK3 INTERFACE1 Plug one end of the Traveler-mk3 FireWire cable (included) into the FireWire

INSTALLING THE TRAVELER-MK3 HARDWARE21panel (Figure 4-2) to adjust the input level as needed for each input. The LCD provides visual feedback as you

INSTALLING THE TRAVELER-MK3 HARDWARE224 After splitting the stereo pair, if necessary, turn the PARAM knob until you see the TRIM parameter in the LCD

INSTALLING THE TRAVELER-MK3 HARDWARE23To learn how to program the Traveler-mk3 when it is operating as a stand-alone expander in this fashion, see ch

INSTALLING THE TRAVELER-MK3 HARDWARE24CONNECT MIDI GEARConnect your MIDI device’s MIDI IN jack to the Traveler-mk3’s MIDI OUT jack (Connection A below

INSTALLING THE TRAVELER-MK3 HARDWARE25POWER OPTIONSThe Traveler-mk3 can draw power from three possible sources:1. the computer (via FireWire)2. an ex

INSTALLING THE TRAVELER-MK3 HARDWARE26Examples of bus- powered operationHere are a few typical examples of bus-powered Traveler-mk3 operation:Bus powe

INSTALLING THE TRAVELER-MK3 HARDWARE27A TYPICAL TRAVELER-MK3 SETUPHere is a typical Traveler-mk3 studio setup. This rig can be operated without an ex

INSTALLING THE TRAVELER-MK3 HARDWARE28OPERATING THE TRAVELER-MK3 AS A CONVERTERAs explained earlier in “Using optical I/O to operate the Traveler-mk3

INSTALLING THE TRAVELER-MK3 HARDWARE29Do you need to synchronize the Traveler-mk3?If you will be using only the Traveler-mk3’s analog inputs and outp

About the Mark of the Unicorn License Agreement and Limited Warranty on Software TO PERSONS WHO PURCHASE OR USE THIS PRODUCT: carefully read all the

INSTALLING THE TRAVELER-MK3 HARDWARE30SYNCING TO SMPTE TIME CODE DIRECTLYThe Traveler-mk3 system can resolve directly to SMPTE time code. It can also

INSTALLING THE TRAVELER-MK3 HARDWARE31SYNCING TO VIDEO AND/OR SMPTE TIME CODE USING A SYNCHRONIZERIf your host audio software does not support the Tr

INSTALLING THE TRAVELER-MK3 HARDWARE32SYNCING AES/EBU AND S/PDIF DEVICESDAT decks and other devices with S/PDIF and/or AES/EBU digital I/O will sync t

INSTALLING THE TRAVELER-MK3 HARDWARE33SYNCING WORD CLOCK DEVICESThe Traveler-mk3 word clock connectors allow you to synchronize it with a wide variet

INSTALLING THE TRAVELER-MK3 HARDWARE34Figure 4-22: Connecting multiple Traveler-mk3 interfaces (or otherMOTU FireWire audio interfaces) to a computer.

INSTALLING THE TRAVELER-MK3 HARDWARE35Figure 4-24: All MOTU FireWire audio interfaces get their clock from asingle master sync source on any connecte

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CHAPTER375 MOTU Audio ConsoleOVERVIEWMOTU Audio Console gives you access to basic Traveler-mk3 hardware settings, such as sample rate, clock source, o

MOTU AUDIO CONSOLE38‘GENERAL’ TAB SETTINGSSample RateChoose the desired Sample Rate for recording and playback. The Traveler-mk3 can operate at 44.1 (

MOTU AUDIO CONSOLE39Clock SourceThe Clock Source determines the digital audio clock that the Traveler-mk3 will use as its time base. For a complete e

III Contents 5 Quick Reference: Traveler-mk3 Front Panel 6 Quick Reference: Traveler-mk3 Rear & Side Panels 7 Quick Reference: MOTU Audio Console

MOTU AUDIO CONSOLE40case, the ADAT Optical clock source setting lets you slave the Traveler-mk3 to the device itself via its digital input to the Trav

MOTU AUDIO CONSOLE41 How responsive the transport controls are in your softwareThis setting presents you with a trade-off between the processing pow

MOTU AUDIO CONSOLE42that matches the device connected. If you are not using the optical connections, it is recommended that you turn them off (by choo

CHAPTER436 Traveler-mk3 Front Panel OperationOVERVIEWThe Traveler-mk3 offers complete front-panel programming via six rotary encoders and a 2x16 backl

TRAVELER-MK3 FRONT PANEL OPERATION44pad setting is still visible) to toggle the 20dB pad on or off. After a few seconds, the LCD display will return t

TRAVELER-MK3 FRONT PANEL OPERATION45 Digital input and output (AES/EBU + S/PDIF) Optical bank A input and output Optical Bank B input and output

TRAVELER-MK3 FRONT PANEL OPERATION46METERS AND STATUS LEDSThe meters and LEDs (Figure 6-8) provide status and metering information for all Traveler-mk

TRAVELER-MK3 FRONT PANEL OPERATION47TRAVELER-MK3 SETUP MENUTo access the Traveler-mk3 SETUP menu, push the PARAM knob unti l you see Traveler-mk3 SET

TRAVELER-MK3 FRONT PANEL OPERATION48MIDI Thru in standaloneTurn VALUE to enable (Y) or disable (N) the Tr a v e l e r - m k 3 ’s MIDI Thru feature w

TRAVELER-MK3 FRONT PANEL OPERATION49 Type II — for 2x optical connection to MOTU products that are equipped with optical ports and support 2x operat

Quick Reference: Traveler-mk3 Front Panel 1. These four detented digital trim knobs provide 53dB of pre-amp gain for the four preamp inputs (analog 1

TRAVELER-MK3 FRONT PANEL OPERATION50channel strip in CueMix FX (Figure 10-3 on page 76), as well as the settings in the Channel tab (Figure 10-8 on pa

TRAVELER-MK3 FRONT PANEL OPERATION51The MIX (Mixes) menuPush the CHANNEL button repeatedly until you see “MIX 1” (or “MIX 2”, etc.) in the channel se

TRAVELER-MK3 FRONT PANEL OPERATION52INPUTS MENU OUTPUTS MENUCHANNEL PAGE PARAMINPUTSMic 1-4Analog 5-6Analog 7-8etc.INPUT PAIRPHASEL-R/M-S (stereo or M

TRAVELER-MK3 FRONT PANEL OPERATION53MIXES MENUREVERB MENUSTAND-ALONE OPERATIONAll settings, including all mix settings and global settings, are saved

TRAVELER-MK3 FRONT PANEL OPERATION54

CHAPTER557 Cubase, Nuendo and Other ASIO SoftwareOVERVIEWThe Traveler-mk3 includes an ASIO driver that provides multi-channel I/O and sample-accurate

CUBASE, NUENDO AND OTHER ASIO SOFTWARE56Figure 7-1: MOTU Audio Console gives you access to all of the settingsin the Traveler-mk3 hardware, including

CUBASE, NUENDO AND OTHER ASIO SOFTWARE57MOTU Audio Console application. For details, see “Optical input/output” on page 41. If you are operating the

CUBASE, NUENDO AND OTHER ASIO SOFTWARE58ReasonIn Propellerhead Reason, go to the Preferences window, choose Audio preferences from the menu and choose

CUBASE, NUENDO AND OTHER ASIO SOFTWARE59Figure 7-5: Creating Traveler-mk3 inputs in Nuendo or Cubase.Return AssignIn the VST Inputs list, you’ll see

1. These jacks provide stereo, 24-bit AES/EBU digital input and output at any sample rate up to 96kHz. They are disabled at the 4x rates (176.4 and 1

CUBASE, NUENDO AND OTHER ASIO SOFTWARE60that goes hand in hand with your Cubase/Nuendo project, be sure to use the file save features in CueMix FX to s

CHAPTER618 Sonar and other WDM SoftwareOVERVIEWThe Traveler-mk3 WDM driver provides standard multi-channel input and output for WDM-compatible audio

SONAR AND OTHER WDM SOFTWARE62For complete details about the Traveler-mk3 settings, see chapter 5, “MOTU Audio Console” (page 37). The following secti

SONAR AND OTHER WDM SOFTWARE63Enabling the MOTU audio WDM driver in SONARTo activate the MOTU audio WDM driver in SONAR:1 Choose Audio from the Optio

SONAR AND OTHER WDM SOFTWARE64Figure 8-4: Make sure you have chosen a Traveler-mk3 input andoutput for the playback and recording timing master settin

SONAR AND OTHER WDM SOFTWARE65Reverb returnThe Traveler-mk3 also supplies a return to Sonar that carries the output of its reverb processor. This ret

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CHAPTER679 Reducing Monitoring LatencyOVERVIEWMonitoring latency is that slight delay you hear when you run an input signal through your host audio so

REDUCING MONITORING LATENCY68processed signal on the main outs with dry guitar from CueMix FX — or perhaps with a touch of Traveler-mk3 Classic Reverb

REDUCING MONITORING LATENCY69Lower latency versus higher CPU overheadThe buffer setting has a large impact on the following things: Patch thru laten

CHAPTER 7 Quick Reference: MOTU Audio ConsoleDevice Setup in CubaseThis menu lets you choose what you will hear from the PHONES jack. To mirror the m

REDUCING MONITORING LATENCY70 It completely eliminates the patch thru delay (reducing it to a small number of samples — about the same amount as one

CHAPTER7110 CueMix FXOVERVIEWCueMix FX is a cross-platform software application that provides graphic, on-screen control for the Traveler-mk3’s flexibl

CUEMIX FX72Each input, output and mix bus provides a send to the Classic Reverb processor, which then feeds reverb returns to mix busses and outputs,

CUEMIX FX73CUEMIX FX BASIC OPERATIONHere is a brief overview of the CueMix FX mixer.Eight stereo mix bussesCueMix provides eight stereo mix busses: B

CUEMIX FX74THE MIXES TABClick the Mixes tab (Figure 10-2) to gain access to the Traveler-mk3’s eight stereo mix busses. The Mixes tab displays one mix

CUEMIX FX75Bus muteThe bus mute button (Figure 10-2) disables (silences) the mix.Bus level meterThe bus level meter, which is post-fader, shows you t

CUEMIX FX76THE INPUTS TABThe Traveler-mk3 provides many features for managing analog and digital input signals. Some of these features, such as the Tr

CUEMIX FX77Mono/stereo pairingClick the Mono button (Figure 10-3) if you would like an input to be treated as a mono channel. If you would like to wo

CUEMIX FX78Figure 10-4: The EQ/Dynamics selectors.Click the selector (Figure 10-4) for the desired EQ band, low-pass (LP) filter, high pass (HP) filter

CUEMIX FX79Output EQ and DynamicsThe EQ/Dynamics section in the Outputs tab (Figure 10-6) works identically to the EQ/Dynamics section for the Inputs

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CUEMIX FX80THE CHANNEL SETTINGS SECTIONThe channel settings section in the CueMix FX window (Figure 10-1) displays three tabs for Channel, EQ and Dyna

CUEMIX FX81out. Conversely, if a TRS input is currently in focus, then pad switch is grayed out and the reference level switches are enabled.Stereo s

CUEMIX FX82conditions: the input is unmuted in mix bus 6, its fader is up, and there is signal activity from the input going into the mix bus.The EQ t

CUEMIX FX83individual band of EQ has a Filter enable/disable switch (Figure 10-10), allowing you to enable as few or as many bands as needed for each

CUEMIX FX84amplitude scale is in dB and is adjustable between 3 and 24 dB using the vertical scale buttons (Figure 10-10).Adjusting filters in the disp

CUEMIX FX85the left/right frequency spectrum. The amplitude color scale runs from black (silence) to red (full scale) as follows:Figure 10-15: Spectr

CUEMIX FX86actual Q value for the EQ curve being applied is dependent on three factors: the gain setting, the filter style, and the Q setting.Filter ty

CUEMIX FX87Type IIFigure 10-19: Type II EQ filter style.The Type II EQ filter produces constant Q response during boost or cut. The Type II style emula

CUEMIX FX88Type IVFigure 10-21: Type IV EQ filter style.The Type IV EQ filter is a more extreme form of the Type III filter. It exhibits a high degree of

CUEMIX FX89response corresponds to a second order shelf, still with no overshoot. This is the same response as conventional parametric EQs. In some s

CHAPTER 9 1About the Traveler-mk3Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9The Traveler-

CUEMIX FX90The Dynamics tabThe Dynamics tab (Figure 10-26) displays the Dynamics processing settings for the input or output channel that currently ha

CUEMIX FX91Output levelThe Output Level meter (Figure 10-26) displays the peaks of the output signal. Trim is applied before the Output Level meter.P

CUEMIX FX92It is precisely this self-adjusting behavior that makes optical compressors the tool of choice for smoothing out vocals, bass guitar and fu

CUEMIX FX93The Reverb tabThe Reverb tab (Figure 10-28) provides access to the Traveler-mk3’s single, global reverb processor, which provides high-fide

CUEMIX FX94Primary controlsThe Primary Controls section (Figure 10-28) in the Reverb tab provides the following basic parameters for programming the r

CUEMIX FX95Assigning outputs to the monitor groupAny combination of outputs can be assigned to the monitor group. To include an output pair in the mo

CUEMIX FX96Figure 10-30: Typical hardware setup for Talkback and Listenback.Talkback / Listenback Mic InputTo configure the talkback mic in CueMix FX,

CUEMIX FX97SHORTCUTSHold down the following general modifier keys as shortcuts:Hold down the following modifier keys as shortcuts for the EQ tab and co

CUEMIX FX98CONFIGURATIONS MENUA configuration is a “snapshot” of all settings in CueMix FX (and therefore the Traveler-mk3 hardware itself). The comman

CUEMIX FX99all times). This mode is useful when you do not need to use the control surface with any other software.CueMix Control SurfacesCueMix FX i