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How to Sync a Motu Ultralite-MK3 With Protools

Pro Tools is a leading industry-standard audio recording software program that takes audio signals from input devices like microphones and musical instruments and records them in the form of digital audio data. Until recently, Pro Tools differed from other recording programs like Logic Pro and Reaper in that users could only record audio with hardware made by Avid (formerly Digidesign), the developers of Pro Tools. Pro Tools 9, the latest release, is no longer "native," meaning that it now supports almost any brand of audio hardware. If you use a Motu Ultralite MK-3 and need to integrate it with your Pro Tools software, you can do so in a few basic steps.

Things You'll Need

  • USB or Firewire cable
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Instructions

    • 1

      Connect the audio connection cable from the output port on the Motu to the corresponding input on the computer that has Pro Tools installed on it. As noted, Pro Tools 9 is the only version that supports non-Avid/Digidesign hardware, so if you use an older version, you will need to first upgrade to version 9.

    • 2

      Download and install drivers from Motu's online download center. (See Resources.) The choice of which drivers to download depends only on the type and version of operating system you use. In other words, if you run Windows 7 on your computer that runs Pro Tools, you would download the Windows 7 drivers from Motu's site. Once the drivers are installed on your computer, you are ready to proceed.

    • 3

      Test the connection by recording audio using the Motu interface. Make sure the Motu is powered on and that you have an input device like a microphone connected to one of the Motu's audio inputs. If the Motu picks up a signal and the audio records, you can continue to use the Motu Ultralite MK-3 to record audio on Pro Tools.

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