# MOTU 828 (28x32), released in 2024, Factory Defaults # This is how the MOTU 828 initially appears in its included CueMix5 software for Mac OSX and Windows # ***** Still needs to be done*****: # 1) ADAT mode for banks A & B of optical ports (8ch each in + out, each bank). Removed these for now, as the macro only supports 2 channel parameters # 2) Related: a conflict switch for optical Bank A between 2-channel TOSLink and 8-channel ADAT # 3) Surround mapping (eg. 7.1 configuration, like 0,1,4,5,6,7,8,9 map to FL,FR,FC,LFE,SL,SR,RL,RR respectively # 4) Headphone mixdown + surround, so line outs play surround, while headphones mixdown surround to stereo #---------------------- #---This section uses the referenced macro for the device configuration---: # While the MOTU 828 can support mono outputs, I do not foresee ever needing this in practical usage. It can be added in the future if necessary. #---------------------- Include.pcm_split.File "/common/pcm/split.conf" Macro [ { SplitPCM { Name "motu828_stereo_out" Direction Playback Channels 2 HWChannels 32 HWChannelPos0 FL HWChannelPos1 FR } } { SplitPCM { Name "motu828_mono_in" Direction Capture Channels 1 HWChannels 30 HWChannelPos0 MONO HWChannelPos1 MONO } } { SplitPCM { Name "motu828_stereo_in" Direction Capture Channels 2 HWChannels 30 HWChannelPos0 FL HWChannelPos1 FR } } ] #----------------------- #---Physical Outputs---: #----------------------- # On the back of the MOTU 828, these are XLR connectors: "MAIN OUT (A)" # These are controlled by the [AB ON], [A], and [B] buttons on the front of the MOTU 828 SectionDevice."Line 1" { Comment "Main Out A (1-2)" Value { PlaybackPriority 320 } Macro.pcm_split.SplitPCMDevice { Name "motu828_stereo_out" Direction Playback HWChannels 32 Channels 2 Channel0 0 Channel1 1 ChannelPos0 FL ChannelPos1 FR } } # On the back of the MOTU 828, these are 1/4" connectors: "LINE OUT (B): 3 | 4" # These are controlled by the [AB ON], [A], and [B] buttons on the front of the MOTU 828 SectionDevice."Line 2" { Comment "Main Out B / Line Out (3-4)" Value { PlaybackPriority 310 } Macro.pcm_split.SplitPCMDevice { Name "motu828_stereo_out" Direction Playback HWChannels 32 Channels 2 Channel0 2 Channel1 3 ChannelPos0 FL ChannelPos1 FR } } #On the back of the MOTU 828, these are 1/4" connectors: "LINE OUT" SectionDevice."Line 3" { Comment "Line Out (5-6)" Value { PlaybackPriority 300 } Macro.pcm_split.SplitPCMDevice { Name "motu828_stereo_out" Direction Playback HWChannels 32 Channels 2 Channel0 4 Channel1 5 ChannelPos0 FL ChannelPos1 FR } } SectionDevice."Line 4" { Comment "Line Out (7-8)" Value { PlaybackPriority 290 } Macro.pcm_split.SplitPCMDevice { Name "motu828_stereo_out" Direction Playback HWChannels 32 Channels 2 Channel0 6 Channel1 7 ChannelPos0 FL ChannelPos1 FR } } SectionDevice."Line 5" { Comment "Line Out (9-10)" Value { PlaybackPriority 280 } Macro.pcm_split.SplitPCMDevice { Name "motu828_stereo_out" Direction Playback HWChannels 32 Channels 2 Channel0 8 Channel1 9 ChannelPos0 FL ChannelPos1 FR } } #On the front of the MOTU 828, these are 1/4" TRS connectors: (Headphone icons) SectionDevice."Headphones 1" { Comment "Headphones (1)" Value { PlaybackPriority 270 } Macro.pcm_split.SplitPCMDevice { Name "motu828_stereo_out" Direction Playback HWChannels 32 Channels 2 Channel0 10 Channel1 11 ChannelPos0 FL ChannelPos1 FR } } SectionDevice."Headphones 2" { Comment "Headphones (2)" Value { PlaybackPriority 260 } Macro.pcm_split.SplitPCMDevice { Name "motu828_stereo_out" Direction Playback HWChannels 32 Channels 2 Channel0 12 Channel1 13 ChannelPos0 FL ChannelPos1 FR } } #On the back of the MOTU 828, this is a single RCA connector: "S/PDIF OUT": SectionDevice."SPDIF 1" { Comment "S/PDIF Out (RCA)" Value { PlaybackPriority 250 } Macro.pcm_split.SplitPCMDevice { Name "motu828_stereo_out" Direction Playback HWChannels 32 Channels 2 Channel0 14 Channel1 15 ChannelPos0 FL ChannelPos1 FR } } # On the back of the MOTU 828, these are 2 optical input connectors: "OPTICAL IN A" and "OPTICAL IN B". # BANK A (only) can be configured as either: # 2-channel TOSLINK, or # 8-channel ADAT # in the MOTU 828's menu # Currently, only the 2-channel TOSLINK mode is supported SectionDevice."SPDIF 2" { Comment "Optical Out A (TOSLink)" Value { PlaybackPriority 240 } Macro.pcm_split.SplitPCMDevice { Name "motu828_stereo_out" Direction Playback HWChannels 32 Channels 2 Channel0 16 Channel1 17 ChannelPos0 FL ChannelPos1 FR } } #---------------------- #---Physical Inputs---: #---------------------- # On the front of the MOTU 828, these are Combo (XLR + 1/4" TRS) connectors: "MIC / LINE / INSTRUMENT" # and they are paired with the "MIC INSERT" balanced 1/4" TRS connectors on the back of the MOTU 828: # These are defined as mono here; but there is a separate section with alternate stereo configuration and conflict resolution SectionDevice."Mic 1" { Comment "Mic / Line / Instrument In (1)" Value { CapturePriority 300 } Macro.pcm_split.SplitPCMDevice { Name "motu828_mono_in" Direction Capture HWChannels 30 Channels 1 Channel0 0 ChannelPos0 MONO } } SectionDevice."Mic 2" { Comment "Mic / Line / Instrument In (2)" Value { CapturePriority 290 } Macro.pcm_split.SplitPCMDevice { Name "motu828_mono_in" Direction Capture HWChannels 30 Channels 1 Channel0 1 ChannelPos0 MONO } } # On the back of the MOTU 828, these are balanced 1/4" TRS connectors: "LINE IN" # These are stereo bridges; but there is a separate section with alternate mono configuration # Conflict resolution due to duplication of connections is handled here in the stereo devices SectionDevice."Line 6" { Comment "Line In (3-4)" ConflictingDevice [ "Line 11" "Line 12" ] Value { CapturePriority 280 } Macro.pcm_split.SplitPCMDevice { Name "motu828_stereo_in" Direction Capture HWChannels 30 Channels 2 Channel0 2 Channel1 3 ChannelPos0 FL ChannelPos1 FR } } SectionDevice."Line 7" { Comment "Line In (5-6)" ConflictingDevice [ "Line 13" "Line 14" ] Value { CapturePriority 270 } Macro.pcm_split.SplitPCMDevice { Name "motu828_stereo_in" Direction Capture HWChannels 30 Channels 2 Channel0 4 Channel1 5 ChannelPos0 FL ChannelPos1 FR } } SectionDevice."Line 8" { Comment "Line In (7-8)" ConflictingDevice [ "Line 15" "Line 16" ] Value { CapturePriority 260 } Macro.pcm_split.SplitPCMDevice { Name "motu828_stereo_in" Direction Capture HWChannels 30 Channels 2 Channel0 6 Channel1 7 ChannelPos0 FL ChannelPos1 FR } } SectionDevice."Line 9" { Comment "Line In (9-10)" ConflictingDevice [ "Line 17" "Line 18" ] Value { CapturePriority 250 } Macro.pcm_split.SplitPCMDevice { Name "motu828_stereo_in" Direction Capture HWChannels 30 Channels 2 Channel0 8 Channel1 9 ChannelPos0 FL ChannelPos1 FR } } # This is an internal loopback device provided by the MOTU 828. It does not have a physical external connection, other than the USB cable # By default, it appears here, assigned to physical channels 11-12, after the physical Line Inputs #1-10. # However, it can be reconfigured in the CueMix5 software (under "DEVICE" -> "Loopback Location") to appear as the first two channels (1-2), presumably shifting all other LINE channel assignments # Make sure it is set to "USB in 11-12 (Default)" SectionDevice."Line 10" { Comment "Internal Loopback" Value { CapturePriority 240 } Macro.pcm_split.SplitPCMDevice { Name "motu828_stereo_in" Direction Capture HWChannels 30 Channels 2 Channel0 10 Channel1 11 ChannelPos0 FL ChannelPos1 FR } } # On the back of the MOTU 828, this is a single RCA connector: "S/PDIF IN": # Because these each use a single physical connection, there is no alternate mono definition for these SectionDevice."SPDIF 3" { Comment "S/PDIF In (RCA)" Value { CapturePriority 230 } Macro.pcm_split.SplitPCMDevice { Name "motu828_stereo_in" Direction Capture HWChannels 30 Channels 2 Channel0 12 Channel1 13 ChannelPos0 FL ChannelPos1 FR } } # On the back of the MOTU 828, these are 2 optical input connectors: "OPTICAL IN A" and "OPTICAL IN B" # BANK A (only) can be configured as either: # 2-channel TOSLINK, or # 8-channel ADAT # in the MOTU 828's menu # Because these each use a single physical connection, there is no alternate mono definition for these # Currently, only the 2-channel TOSLINK mode is supported SectionDevice."SPDIF 4" { Comment "Optical A In (TOSLink)" Value { CapturePriority 220 } Macro.pcm_split.SplitPCMDevice { Name "motu828_stereo_in" Direction Capture HWChannels 30 Channels 2 Channel0 14 Channel1 15 ChannelPos0 FL ChannelPos1 FR } } # On the front of the MOTU 828, these are Combo (XLR + 1/4" TRS) connectors: "MIC / LINE / INSTRUMENT" # and they are paired with the "MIC INSERT" balanced 1/4" TRS connectors on the back of the MOTU 828 # These are defined as a stereo pair here; but there is a separate section with alternate mono configuration SectionDevice."Mic 3" { Comment "Mic / Line / Instrument In (1-2)" ConflictingDevice [ "Mic 1" "Mic 2" ] Value { CapturePriority 199 } Macro.pcm_split.SplitPCMDevice { Name "motu828_stereo_in" Direction Capture HWChannels 30 Channels 2 Channel0 0 Channel1 1 ChannelPos0 FL ChannelPos1 FR } } # On the back of the MOTU 828, these are balanced 1/4" TRS connectors: "LINE IN" # These are defined as mono here; but there is a separate section with alternate stereo configuration and conflict resolution SectionDevice."Line 11" { Comment "Line In (3)" Value { CapturePriority 198 } Macro.pcm_split.SplitPCMDevice { Name "motu828_mono_in" Direction Capture HWChannels 30 Channels 1 Channel0 2 ChannelPos0 MONO } } SectionDevice."Line 12" { Comment "Line In (4)" Value { CapturePriority 197 } Macro.pcm_split.SplitPCMDevice { Name "motu828_mono_in" Direction Capture HWChannels 30 Channels 1 Channel0 3 ChannelPos0 MONO } } SectionDevice."Line 13" { Comment "Line In (5)" Value { CapturePriority 196 } Macro.pcm_split.SplitPCMDevice { Name "motu828_mono_in" Direction Capture HWChannels 30 Channels 1 Channel0 4 ChannelPos0 MONO } } SectionDevice."Line 14" { Comment "Line In (6)" Value { CapturePriority 195 } Macro.pcm_split.SplitPCMDevice { Name "motu828_mono_in" Direction Capture HWChannels 30 Channels 1 Channel0 5 ChannelPos0 MONO } } SectionDevice."Line 15" { Comment "Line In (7)" Value { CapturePriority 194 } Macro.pcm_split.SplitPCMDevice { Name "motu828_mono_in" Direction Capture HWChannels 30 Channels 1 Channel0 6 ChannelPos0 MONO } } SectionDevice."Line 16" { Comment "Line In (8)" Value { CapturePriority 193 } Macro.pcm_split.SplitPCMDevice { Name "motu828_mono_in" Direction Capture HWChannels 30 Channels 1 Channel0 7 ChannelPos0 MONO } } SectionDevice."Line 17" { Comment "Line In (9)" Value { CapturePriority 192 } Macro.pcm_split.SplitPCMDevice { Name "motu828_mono_in" Direction Capture HWChannels 30 Channels 1 Channel0 8 ChannelPos0 MONO } } SectionDevice."Line 18" { Comment "Line In (10)" Value { CapturePriority 191 } Macro.pcm_split.SplitPCMDevice { Name "motu828_mono_in" Direction Capture HWChannels 30 Channels 1 Channel0 9 ChannelPos0 MONO } }