User`s guide

ADAT Bridge I/O 14
Two ADATs (16-channel operation)
The following describes connections for a
single ADAT Bridge I/O and two ADATs.
This basic configuration allows 16-channel
transfer between Pro Tools and ADAT, but
has no provisions for synchronizing play-
back or recording of the two devices
(though the two ADATs will be in sync with
each other by virtue of their 9-pin Sync
connection). You will have to manually
start and stop recording/playback of
Pro Tools and ADAT independently. Un-
synchronized operation can be used to
make basic ADAT backups of your
Pro Tools tracks, and vice-versa. i
To make basic connections from the ADAT
Bridge I/O to two ADATs:
1 Connect a second 50-pin interface cable
to the port labeled Computer B on the
ADAT Bridge I/O. This cable is available
separately from your dealer.
2 Connecting both computer ports of the
ADAT Bridge I/O to your computer de-
pends upon your Pro Tools system:
• For Pro Tools MIX and 24 owners, either
connect the second interface cable to the
DSP Farm, or, if you have the optional
16-channel peripheral cable adapter (this
Y-cable is available separately), connect
the cable to port B. Be sure to connect
the Computer A port to the A branch of
the Y cable and the Computer B port to
the B branch of the Y cable as shown in
the illustration.
– or –
• Connect the second interface cable to
the next available I/O card (MIXPlus,
MIXI/O, d24, or DSP Farm).
Step 3: Clock Connections
If you are only using a single ADAT Bridge
I/O with no other Digidesign Audio Inter-
faces and no external synchronization pe-
ripherals, you can skip this step.
ADAT Bridge I/O connected to two ADATs, using the
optional Y-cable for Pro Tools MIX and d24 cards
16-channel Interface connections between the ADAT
Bridge and an expanded Pro Tools system using a
pair of standard Digidesign interface cables
to MIX or d24 port “A”to “Computer A” port
to MIX or d24 port “B”
optional Y cable
for d24 cards
(available separately)
to “Computer B” port
optical cables
Alesis 9-pin sync cable
optical cables
ADAT 1
ADAT 2
50-pin
interface cables
to primary Pro Tools audio card (MIX, MIXPlus, D24 or Disk I/O card)to “Computer A” port
to MIX I/O, or any Pro Tools "Farm" cardto “Computer B” port
optical cables
Alesis 9-pin sync cable
optical cables
ADAT 1
ADAT 2
50-pin
interface cables