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DIGIGRID DLS/DLI
b. Incorporating Devices with the SoundGrid Network
Now we must integrate this DigiLink-compatible I/O system with the SoundGrid network. Return to the SoundGrid Studio Device
Racks to see the DLS in its slot. Use the Rack Slot menu to make it the master. When DLS is set as SoundGrid (SoE) clock master, the
192 attached to Pro Tools determines clock for the entire system, i.e., for both the DigiLink-compatible I/O system and the SoundGrid
network. DLS accepts clock from the 192 and then distributes it to the SoundGrid devices.
Blue text on the device icon indicates that the DLS is the SoE clock master. The SoE window on the DLS control panel indicates that
the device is locked to SoE and is the master.
3.5.2 Clocking Example #2: DLI/DLS is SoE Slave and Loop Sync Master
In the previous example, the 192 connected to the Pro Tools is the clock master for all of the DigiLink-compatible I/O devices
(including DLS). The DLS is the clock master of the SoundGrid network. Because the DigiLink-compatible I/O system and the
SoundGrid network are somewhat independent of each other, it’s possible for the DLS to be clock master in one system and clock
slave in another.
In the Device Rack, change the DLS from clock master to clock slave. Now the DLS is a
slave to the Loop Sync master as well as to the SoundGrid network. While this condition is
possible, it is not advisable. When DLS is SoE slave, we recommend that it serves as Loop
Sync master of the DigiLink-compatible I/O system. This conguration allows you to clock
the DLS to another device on the SoundGrid network—such as a live recording console—
while recording to a Pro Tools HD/HDX or HD Native system that’s also using SoundGrid I/Os
across the network.