User`s guide

Chapter 3: Using Your System 47
Setup D: Configuring
Pro Tools and ADAT sync
with a Digital TimePiece
The following example uses a Mark of the
Unicorn Digital TimePiece. This device has
the ability to translate the ADAT-propri-
etary time reference signal embedded on
ADAT tapes into MIDI Time Code. This en-
ables you to synchronize the ADAT and
Pro Tools with near sample accuracy.
The Digital TimePiece allows you to either
control the Pro Tools transport via the
ADAT, or control the ADAT’s transport via
Pro Tools. In either case, Pro Tools should
provide the master clock reference signal.
▲ Note that there are some combinations of
devices which impose special clock mas-
ter/slave requirements on your setup, includ-
ing the combination of a BRC with an MTP AV
or DTP. Refer to “Setup A: Synchronizing
Pro Tools and ADAT with an Alesis BRC” on
page 17 for determining which device should
be the clock master when using a BRC and any
other sync peripherals with your
Pro Tools/ADAT system.
Recording Tracks from ADAT to
Pro Tools with a Digital TimePiece
This setup explains how to perform a syn-
chronized ADAT-to-Pro Tools track trans-
fer. Pro Tools functions as both transport
and clock master.
To transfer audio from ADAT to Pro Tools:
1 Connect the Digital TimePiece to your
system as shown in Chapter 2.
Configuring the DTP in OMS Setup
(Macintosh Only)
2 In OMS Setup, create an OMS device for
the Digital TimePiece if you haven’t al-
ready done so.
3 In OMS’ MIDI Device Info dialog, enable
send and receive MTC for the Digital Time-
Piece.
4 In the OMS Setup window, connect the
Digital TimePiece to the appropriate MIDI
port.
5 Save the Digital TimePiece configuration
document as your current OMS setup.
Configuring FreeMIDI (Macintosh only)
For FreeMIDI, follow the configuration in-
structions in your FreeMIDI/DTP docu-
mentation.
On the Digital TimePiece:
6 Press the source button until both the
MTC and Word 1x LEDs are lit.
7 Press the format button and choose the
desired frame rate.
In Pro Tools:
8 In the Pro Tools Session Setup window,
set Channel 1-2 input to ADAT.
9 In the Pro Tools Session Setup window,
set the Pro Tools Sync Mode to Internal.
Configuring the Digital TimePiece in OMS