Getting Started in the Grad Immersive Studio

The rest of this page will guide you through:

Setting Up the MOTU 16a for Listening

Each DAW manages surround formats slightly different.
- Each DAW has a slightly different surround channel configuration.
- Channel routing, panning, and output requirements differ per DAW and per surround format.
Instead of conforming your session to the room, conform the room to your session.
- This way all the panning and automation in your session remains intact.
- Ensures that playback remains the same in binaural headphones as it does in any immersive room without any change to your session.
Configure the MOTU 16a to your specific use case using Presets in CueMix Pro.
- The device retains the last used configuration, so it is not guaranteed to work the same way each time.
- You must configure the MOTU each time in order for anything to work correctly.

Power on and connect to the mixer:
- Ensure the mixer is powered on from the front power switch.
- Connect the USB cable from the back of the device to your laptop or the studio Mac.
Confirm that the computer sees the MOTU 16a:
- Use CueMix Pro to manage the MOTU 16a. Download and install it on your machine.
  - Other versions of CueMix will not work.
- The 16a device should be visible in the Discovery tab in the CueMix Pro software: Fig. 1.1
Select Configuration Preset:
- In the CueMix Pro software, select the Home Tab. It should looks something like this: Fig 1.2
- Scroll down in the Home tab to get to the Presets section.
- Select your preset based on your desired listening setup.
  - For Ambisonics, select "St213 Ambi"
  - For 7.1.4 ATMOS, select "ATMOS"
  - For Logic, select "IBU 2"
  - For ProTools, select "PT"
  - For Ableton Live, select "Ablt Live"
  - For Reaper, select "Studio 1"
  - For RX or SMPTE format, select "RX SMPTE"
  - For reference and troubleshooting, select "1to1" to have outputs go to labeled speaker numbers.
- Select RECALL to load the configuration preset. Fig. 1.3
- PSA: Please don't change or overwrite the presets included on the device.
  - You can also save and load your own presets to files for backup.
  - You can also load a known-good preset from the help pages here.

Configure audio settings: In your DAW or system audio settings, select MOTU 16a for input and output.
- No drivers are necessary - your device should automatically detect the mixer.
You are ready to set up your DAW for listening!
- If you're just looking to listen to a single stereo track in surround sound, see quickstart templates below.

Fig. 1.1

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Load input faders: Under the "Fader Bank" panel, click on the "INPUT 2" button.
- This will show channels 17-32, which correspond to inputs 1-16 on the back of the console.
Connect inputs: Plug your mic/instrument into the input ports in the back of the console.

- For example, if you connect a microphone to input 1 on the back of the console, press "SEL" on channel 17.

Configure input: On the touch panel, press the top square (fig 2.1) to open your input settings.
- Adjust input volume by using the "A.Gain" slider, or turning the "TOUCH AND TURN" knob.
- Add phantom power by toggling the "+48V" button.
- You are ready to record!

- The input channels will show up in your DAW as inputs 17-32.
- If you need to save new scenes, do so in an open, unlabeled slot. Do not overwrite any locked scenes.

Fig 2.1 Selecting your input