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If the Sound Server is not rebooted properly you will hear bursts of static coming out of the speakers every few seconds when running the sound server. This is because when the sound server and/or the audio matrix are rebooted or restarted, the drivers need to be reset for the audio card connected to the sound server.
Why you ask? A bit of background will make you more informed. In the digital audio world, digital audio needs to sync to a clock source so it plays back the audio at a consistent speed. The MOTU cards can get their sync from their PCI card (called ‘Internal’), or via an outside source, such as another audio card, or some master clock. In one system, however, there can be only one clock source. In our system, the sound server sends audio to the audio matrix via a digital connection, so one machine must be slaved to the other. If not, then both compete for time control, which you will hear as short bursts of static whenever both sources are playing. Our system needs to be set-up so that the sound server is slaved to the audio matrix.
Below are the instructions on how to slave the sound server to the audio matrix.