User`s guide

ADAT Bridge I/O38
Setup A: Synchronizing
Pro Tools and ADAT with a
BRC
The following section explains how to syn-
chronize Pro Tools/ADAT with a BRC. In
this case, the BRC provides both the clock
reference signal and the positional refer-
ence. This enables you to synchronize the
ADAT and Pro Tools with near sample ac-
curacy. Pro Tools transport is controlled by
the BRC.
You can also utilize MIDI Machine Control
in this (and all other) sync setups. MMC
configurations are covered later in this BRC
section.
Synchronizing on Windows systems
When using Pro Tools on a Windows com-
puter, simply make sure your MIDI inter-
face is installed and operating correctly. In-
stead of choosing OMS or FreeMIDI device
names, Pro Tools popup menus of MIDI
ports simply list the available hardware
MIDI ports of the currently installed MIDI
Interface.
Recording Tracks from an ADAT to
Pro Tools Using a BRC
This setup explains how to perform a syn-
chronized ADAT-to-Pro Tools track transfer
using a BRC.
To transfer audio from ADAT to Pro Tools:
1 Connect the BRC and MIDI Interface to
your system as shown in Chapter 2.
On the BRC:
2 Make sure the EXT SYNC button is off
(unlit).
3 Enable the GEN SYNC button on the
BRC. This enables the BRC to generate time
code.
In OMS Setup (Macintosh Only):
4 On your computer, open the OMS Setup
application and configure the BRC and
your MIDI interface. (If you choose Alesis
in the Manuf pop-up menu, and BRC in the
Model pop-up in this dialog, the appropri-
ate settings will be configured automati-
cally). In OMS’ MIDI Device Info dialog,
enable Sends and Receives MTC for the
BRC. You must have an OMS device de-
fined for the BRC if you haven’t already
done so. Click OK after configuring the
OMS Device Info window, then connect
the BRC to the appropriate MIDI port in
the OMS Setup Window.
5 Save the BRC/MIDI interface configura-
tion document as your current OMS setup.
In FreeMIDI (Macintosh Only)
If you use Mark of the Unicorn’s FreeMIDI
system, configure it for the BRC according
to the instructions provided by Mark of the
Unicorn.
Configuring the BRC in OMS