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Components for Linking the Channels
The components listed in Table 3-4 link the channels in a multichannel
AirPlay MP system.
Audio hardware Interface devices for sampling, recording, and
playing audio.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Audio ampliÞer and two
speakers (optional)
Hardware for monitoring audio. Chapter 8
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Speaker/ampliÞer
combination (optional)
A one-rack unit device for audio monitoring. Chapter 8
Table 3-3 Multichannel AirPlay MP Channel Components (Continued)
Channel: Component Purpose of Component See: