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Chapter 3: Using Your System 17
chapter 3
Using Your System
If you are using the ADAT Bridge as your
primary Pro Tools audio interface and do
not need positional sync between Pro Tools
and ADAT, then the primary configuration
instructions are all you need.
If you are using a synchronization periph-
eral with your Pro Tools/ADAT system (for
synchronized playback and recording), re-
fer to the chapter that most closely resem-
bles your studio setup:
• Chapter 5: Synchronizing Pro Tools and
ADAT with an Alesis BRC
• Chapter 6: Synchronizing Pro Tools and
ADAT Using a JL Cooper DataSync2
• Chapter 7: Synchronizing Pro Tools and
ADAT using the MTP AV
• Chapter 8: Synchronizing Pro Tools and
ADAT Using a Digital TimePiece
• Chapter 9: Synchronizing Pro Tools and
ADAT using an Opcode Studio 64XTC
• Chapter 10: Connecting Pro Tools to an
ADAT-Compatible Digital Mixer
Powering Up Your System
Your Pro Tools/ADAT system consists of
several devices that must communicate
properly, so you should turn them on in
the proper order. Make sure your computer
and peripherals are all off before begin-
ning.
Power up your system in this order:
1
Turn on your Pro Tools hard drives.
2
Turn on the ADAT. If you have multiple
ADATs, turn on the designated master
ADAT, which displays “ID 1.”
Next:
• Confirm that the ADAT’s clock is set to
Internal. If you have multiple ADATs, set
this on the master ADAT, which displays
“ID 1.” To do this on the original ADAT,
hold down the Set Locate button on the
front of the ADAT and press the Digital
In button until “INT” appears in the
ADAT display. For all other ADAT mod-
els, use the Clock Select button on the
front of the ADAT to set the clock mode
so the ADAT’s display reads “INT” or “In-
ternal.”