User`s guide

INSTALLING THE TRAVELER HARDWARE
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SAMPLE-ACCURATE SYNC
Yo u r Tr av e l e r s y stem provides you with the most
advanced, accurate synchronization possible with
Alesis modular digital tape decks and hard disk
recorders — or any device that supports sample-
accurate ADAT sync. Figure 4-12 below shows a
few best-case scenarios. Below is a brief
explanation of the benefits you achieve with these
setups.
Sample accurate locating
With sample accurate locating, when you transfer
audio between any other sample-accurate host
software and a sample-accurate recorder, the audio
will not drift in time — even by as little as one
sample. This is the tightest possible synchroni-
zation between digital audio devices. The timing in
your audio will not be affected in any way by the
process of transferring it between the Traveler and
the recorder.
Is your audio software sample-accurate?
Sample-accurate locating is only possible with
software that supports this feature through the
Traveler’s ASIO Ve r s i o n 2 d r i v e r.
Transport control from your computer
If you have a MIDI Timepiece AV, Digital
Timepiece or any ADAT synchronizer that also
supports MIDI Machine Control (MMC), you can
play, stop, rewind and locate all of your ADATs
using the transport controls in the audio software
running on your computer. This includes cueing
features like markers, position bars, playback
wipers, time rulers, etc.
Figure 4-13: Cubase SX and other ASIO 2.0-compatible programs
support sample-accurate transfers with ADAT Sync compatible
digital tape decks and modular hard disk recorders.
Figure 4-12: These recommended combinations of hardware and software offer the tightest sync possible between the Traveler and digital
audio recorders in the form of sample-accurate locating between the software and the tape decks. Sample accurate locating is possible even
without a MIDI Timepiece AV or Digital Timepiece, although you give up transport control from the computer.
Sync format Software Synchronizer
Sample
accurate
locating
Transport
control
from computer
Continuous sync
to SMPTE / MTC
ADAT Cubase or other ASIO
2.0-compatible app
MIDI Timepiece AV
or Digital Timepiece
Yes Yes Yes
ADAT Cubase or other ASIO
2.0-compatible app
BRC (or any MMC capa-
ble ADAT synchronizer)
Yes Yes Yes
ADAT Cubase or other ASIO
2.0-compatible app
None Yes No No
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