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Yo u s h o u l d also use this setting if you have a MIDI
Timepiece AV, which allows you to drive your
entire system from the transport controls of your
audio software.
Yo u c o u l d also use ADAT sync to continuously
resolve the Traveler to SMPTE time code, video,
and word clock via a synchronizer like the MOTU
MIDI Timepiece AV. Word clock can accomplish
the same thing.
For further details, see “Sample-accurate ADAT
sync” on page 30, “Sample-accurate ADAT sync
with no synchronizer on page 31 and “Syncing to
video and/or SMPTE time code using a
synchronizer” on page 33.
ADAT optical
The ADAT optical clock source setting refers to the
clock provided by the Travelers optical input,
when it is connected to an ADAT optical device.
This setting can be used to slave the Traveler
directly to the optical input connection. Most of
the time, you can set up a better operating scenario
that uses one of the other synchronization options.
However, there may be occasions when you have an
ADAT optical compatible device that has no way of
synchronizing digitally to the Traveler or an
external synchronizer such as the Digital
Timepiece. In this case, the ADAT Optical clock
source setting lets you slave the Traveler to the
device itself via its digital input to the Traveler.
If the ADAT Optical setting does not appear in the
menu, it means that the Traveler’s optical input is
currently either turned off or set to the TOSLink
format. In either case, choose the ADAT optical
format from the Optical input menu (Figure 5-1 on
page 40).
This setting is also useful if you just need to make a
simple, click-free digital transfer between the
Traveler and a nother device — where a time code
reference and shared transport control are not
needed — without having to set up an elaborate
synchronization scenario.
For further details about this setting, see “Syncing
optical devices” on page 34.
TOSLink
The TOSLink clock source setting refers to the
clock provided an optical S/PDIF device connected
to the Traveler’s optical input. This setting can be
used to slave the Traveler directly to the optical
input connection. Most of the time, you can set up
a better operating scenario that uses one of the
other synchronization options. However, there
may be occasions when you have an TOSLink-
compatible device that has no way of
synchronizing digitally to the Traveler or an
external synchronizer such as the Digital
Timepiece. In this case, the TOSLink clock source
setting lets you slave the Traveler to the other
device via the Traveler’s optical input.
If the TOSLink setting does not appear in the
menu, it means that the Traveler’s optical input is
currently either turned off or set to the ADAT
optical format. In either case, choose the TOSLink
format from the Optical input menu (Figure 5-1 on
page 40).
This setting is also useful if you just need to make a
simple, click-free digital transfer between the
Traveler and a nother device — where a time code
reference and shared transport control are not
needed — without having to set up an elaborate
synchronization scenario.
For further details about this setting, see “Syncing
optical devices” on page 34.
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