Chapter 3: Using Your System
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• If you have previously installed and
launched Pro Tools, choose Setups >
Playback Engine.
2
Choose the Playback Engine that corre-
sponds to the master Digidesign card in
your computer (MIX, d24, etc.). Refer to
the Pro Tools System Installation Guide if you
need more information.
3
If you have a MIX or d24 card, click the
Interface Port pop-up and choose the port
that your ADAT Bridge I/O is connected to:
• If you have a single ADAT Bridge I/O port
(Group A on ADAT Bridge back panel)
connected to your card, choose port A.
• If you have both ports (A and B) con-
nected to a MIX or d24 card with the op-
tional 16-Channel Peripheral Cable
Adapter (the Y-cable), first configure in-
terface port A then configure interface
port B.
4
Click the Interface pop-up and choose
the ADAT Bridge. If you have a MIX or d24
card with a single ADAT Bridge I/O con-
nected to it, choose ADAT Bridge A. If you
have both ADAT Bridge I/O Group A and B
ports connected to a MIX or d24 card (with
the optional Y cable), first choose ADAT
Bridge A (1–8) for the one connected to
port A. Then, click the Interface Port pop-
up, choose port B, and choose ADAT Bridge
B (1–16) as the interface connected to port
B.
5
Click the Sample Rate pop-up and choose
the appropriate sample rate, 44100
(44.1 kHz), or 48000 (48 kHz) for the cur-
rently selected card and interface. This
should be configured from the primary
card/audio interface settings.
ADAT tapes may be formatted at 48 kHz.
Make sure you choose the sample rate that
matches the material that you plan to work
with. If the Pro Tools sample rate doesn’t
match that of the ADAT tape, pops and
clicks may occur during recording/moni-
toring.
6
Click the Sync Mode pop-up and choose
the appropriate sync mode. Your choice de-
pends on which device in your setup you
want to make the master clock device. See
“Sync Mode Options” on page 20 for de-
tails.
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This choice is available only when the
ADAT Bridge I/O is the master audio interface.
Playback Engine where ADAT Bridge I/O is not the
primary audio interface (note the Card setting “DSP
Farm #2”).
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