DigiDesign ADAT Bridge I/O, Manual

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Chapter 3: Using Your System 25
Recording from Pro Tools
Analog Inputs to an ADAT
If you use other Audio Interfaces in addi-
tion to your ADAT Bridge I/O, you may
find it convenient to record directly to
ADAT from audio sources connected to
your Pro Tools Audio Interface.
To record to ADAT through Pro Tools analog
inputs:
1
Connect the instruments or other audio
sources to the desired input jacks on the
back of your Audio Interface.
2
In the Pro Tools Session Setup window,
set the Sync Mode to Internal.
3
In Pro Tools, create new audio tracks or
auxiliary inputs to correspond to each
channel of analog source audio. Route the
connected analog sources to them using
the Input Selector pop-up on each
Pro Tools track. Make sure to record enable
any audio tracks that you create in order to
pass the audio to the ADAT.
4
Use the Output Selector of each Pro Tools
track to assign its output to an ADAT chan-
nel.
• If you are using an ADAT Bridge I/O as
your master Pro Tools interface,
Pro Tools channel 1–8 outputs corre-
spond to Group A optical outputs (1–8)
and channel outputs 9–16 correspond to
Group B optical outputs (9–16).
• If your ADAT Bridge I/O is not your mas-
ter Pro Tools interface, use the output se-
lector to route each destination track to
the ADAT Bridge.
5
Insert the ADAT tape you want to record
on into your ADAT. Make sure that it is for-
matted to the same sample rate as the cur-
rent Pro Tools sample rate.
6
Set the ADAT’s clock to Digital, External,
or Optical.
7
On the ADAT deck, record enable the
ADAT destination tracks you want to
record to. Make sure that the same ADAT
tracks are not configured as Pro Tools input
sources or a feedback loop will occur.
8
In Pro Tools, adjust the output level of
the source audio using the track output
level faders.
9
Press the Record and Play buttons on
your ADAT.
10
Begin playback of the analog sources
connected to your Pro Tools Audio Inter-
face. The audio is recorded to the ADAT.
11
To stop recording, press Stop on your
ADAT.
Recording from Pro Tools
Digital Inputs to an ADAT
You can record to ADAT from Pro Tools dig-
ital inputs just as easily as with the analog
inputs.
To record onto ADAT tracks from Pro Tools
digital inputs:
1
Connect a digital audio source to the dig-
ital inputs on the back of your master Au-
dio Interface. (This could be the ADAT
Bridge I/O or another Audio Interface, de-
pending on which interface is connected to
the first Pro Tools card installed in your
computer.)
2
In the Pro Tools Session Setup window,
set Channel 1–2 input to Digital, and set
the Pro Tools Sync Mode to Digital.