MOTU ULTRALITE MKIII HYBRID [46/112] Direct monitoring

CUBASE, NUENDO, LIVE AND OTHER ASIO SOFTWARE

Sound Forge

To activate the MOTU Audio ASIO driver in Sound

Forge, go to the Preferences window, click the

Audio tab, and then choose MOTU Audio from the

Audio device type menu as shown below.

Figure 7-4: Enabling the UltraLite-mk3 driver in Sound Forge.

DIRECT MONITORING

The Direct Monitoring option (Figure 7-5) allows

you to monitor inputs directly in the

UltraLite-mk3 hardware with no drain on your

computer and near zero latency. When you enable

this option, Cubase uses the UltraLite-mk3’s

CueMix FX monitoring features whenever you use

Cubase’s monitoring features. For further

information, see “Controlling CueMix FX from

within Cubase or Nuendo” on page 59.

OTHER SYSTEM DIALOG SETTINGS

Consult your Cubase or Nuendo documentation

for details about the rest of the settings in this

dialog.

VIEWING AND MANAGING ULTRALITE-MK3

INPUTS

Once you’ve chosen the MOTU ASIO Driver in

Device Setup as explained earlier in “Choosing the

MOTU ASIO driver” on page 45, click MOTU

Audio ASIO in the left-hand list to see the

UltraLite-mk3 inputs in the port list on the right

(Figure 7-5). To activate an UltraLite-mk3 output,

create a bus in the VST Connections window and

assign the desired output to it.

Figure 7-5: Creating UltraLite-mk3 inputs in Nuendo or Cubase.

Return Assign

In the VST Inputs list, you’ll see an UltraLite-mk3

input pair called Return 1-2. This is a stereo feed

from the UltraLite-mk3 that matches the output of

one of its output pairs. Use the Return Assign menu

in MOTU Audio Console to choose which output

pair you would like to hear on this return. This can

be used, for example, to record back a ﬁnal stereo

mix that includes effects processing from the

UltraLite-mk3 DSP (such as the Leveler) for

reference and archiving purposes.