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CHAPTER 8
Audio Connections
All Avid DNG systems include a four-channel audio interface or the
optional Avid eight-channel audio interface attached to a Pro Tools
audio board and Video Slave Driver. This chapter provides audio
hardware information for each system.
NewsCutter Ð The system includes an audio ampliÞer and two speak-
ers or the optional, rack-mountable speaker/ampliÞer combination.
Single-Channel AirPlay MP and AirPlay MP/NewsCutter Combina-
tion Ð An audio ampliÞer and two speakers or a rack-mountable
speaker/ampliÞer unit are optional. Avid recommends synchronizing
AirPlay MP systems to the Society of Motion Picture and Television
Engineers/European Broadcast Union (SMPTE/EBU) master clock
system for accurate start times.
Multichannel AirPlay MP Ð An audio interface and Video Slave
Driver are connected to the Pro Tools board for each channel. An audio
ampliÞer and two speakers or a rack-mountable speaker/ampliÞer
combination are optional for each record and playback channel, but
not for the control channel. Avid recommends synchronizing
AirPlay MP systems to an SMPTE/EBU master clock system driver for
accurate start times.
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See Chapter 5 for information about installing the Pro Tools audio board.