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The components listed in Table 3-2 link the channels in the single-
channel-with-record AirPlay MP system.
V-LAN VLXi control If a deck does not support Avid direct serial protocol,
control is possible via V-LAN VLXi hardware, which
includes a transmitter and appropriate receivers.
Chapter 7
General-purpose interface (GPI)
(optional)
Triggers external hardware to play or create effects,
generate characters, or create other special video
effects using a parallel control interface.
Chapter 7
Audio hardware Interface devices for sampling, recording, and playing
audio.
Chapter 8
Audio interface (standard)
(also called Pro Tools)
Converts analog to digital format and/or accepts
AES/EBU digital audio (48 kHz locked to video) to
and from digital audio for the Pro Tools board.
Chapter 8
Avid eight-channel audio
interface (optional)
An alternative to the standard audio interface.
Additional input and output AES/EBU connectors
provide two channels of stereo digital audio. Also
provides more analog audio connectors, but only four
input and four output channels are supported.
Chapter 8
Video Slave Driver Locks audio and video sampling together to keep
video and audio aligned; locks the system to a black
burst generator reference signal.
Chapter 8
Audio ampliÞer and two
speakers (optional)
Hardware for monitoring audio. Chapter 8
Speaker/ampliÞer
combination (optional)
A one-rack unit device for audio monitoring. Chapter 8
Table 3-1 Components for Each Channel in a Single-Channel-With-Record
AirPlay MP System (Continued)
Component Purpose of Component See: