User`s guide

ADAT Bridge I/O32
Recording Tracks from
Pro Tools to ADAT
(Unsynchronized)
The following section explains how to per-
form a basic, non-synchronized Pro Tools-
to-ADAT audio transfer.
To record Pro Tools tracks into ADAT:
1 Set the ADAT’s clock to Digital using its
front panel buttons. (Before you do this,
turn your monitor volume down, since
ADATs can emit a loud pop when their
clock source is changed.)
2 Insert the ADAT tape you wish to record
on into your ADAT. Make sure that it is for-
matted to the same sample rate as the cur-
rent Pro Tools sample rate.
3 On the ADAT, record enable the destina-
tion ADAT tracks. Make sure that the same
tracks are not configured as Pro Tools input
sources or a feedback loop will occur.
4 In Pro Tools, open the session with the
audio you wish to transfer to the ADAT.
5 In the Pro Tools Session Setup window,
set Channel 1-2 input to ADAT (if the
ADAT Bridge is your primary audio inter-
face), or Analog (if the ADAT Bridge is not
your primary audio interface).
6 In the Pro Tools Session Setup window,
set the Pro Tools Sync Mode to Internal.
7 Use the Output Selector of each Pro Tools
track to assign its output to an ADAT chan-
nel.
• If you are using an ADAT Bridge I/O as
your master Pro Tools interface,
Pro Tools channel 1-8 outputs corre-
spond to ADAT Group A (1-8) and chan-
nel outputs 9-16 correspond to Group B
(9-16).
• If your ADAT Bridge I/O is not your mas-
ter Pro Tools interface, you must use the
output selector to route each track to the
ADAT Bridge and its available channels
(for example, #3 1/2 ADAT Bridge A).
8 Press the ADAT’s Record and Play but-
tons.
9 Click the Play button on the Pro Tools
Transport. Pro Tools begins playback. The
Pro Tools material is recorded to ADAT.
10 When you have finished recording,
click the Stop button in Pro Tools, then
press the ADAT’s Stop button.
Recording from Pro Tools
Analog Inputs to an ADAT
If you own other Audio Interfaces in addi-
tion to your ADAT Bridge I/O, you may
find it convenient to record directly to
ADAT from audio sources connected to
your Pro Tools Audio Interface. For exam-
ple, if you have an 888/24 I/O-equipped
Pro Tools system, you may wish to take ad-
vantage of the high-performance/low-jitter
24-bit analog-to-digital converters on the
888/24 I/O. (Keep in mind that the ADAT
optical standard is a 20-bit path.)
To record to ADAT through Pro Tools analog
inputs:
1 Connect the instruments or other audio
sources to the desired input jacks on the
back of your Audio Interface.
2 In the Pro Tools Session Setup window,
set the Sync Mode to Internal.
3 In Pro Tools, create new audio tracks or
auxiliary inputs to correspond to each