DMTi
12
Settings
• Determine which MDM tracks you want to record to, and choose a source
pair from the K2500 for each pair of MDM tracks. Set the
Destination
knob
that is assigned to each output pair (going to the MDM) so that its input is
the desired pair coming from the KDS. For example, if you want to record
KDS pair A onto MDM tracks 1 and 2, set
Destination 1
(which selects the
source for MDM tracks 1 and 2) to
KDS A
. If you want to record KDS pair B
onto MDM tracks 5 and 6, set
Destination 3
(which selects the source for
MDM tracks 5 and 6) to
KDS B
. Set the other
Destination
knobs
accordingly.
• For your initial tracks, it is usually easiest to use the MDM as the sync
master: set
Clock Select
to
MDM
. You may, however, set it to
KDS
(provided you are recording at 48 kHz—remember, the KDS bus always
runs at 48 kHz), or one of the
Int
settings. Alternatively, if you are using an
external clock master, you can set
Clock Select
to
WDCLK
. Note that any
time you are not using the MDM as the clock master, you must make sure
the multitrack tape deck is set to sync to an external clock signal.
When overdubbing to the MDM…
Modular Digital Multitrack decks cannot use different clock sources for
recording and playback at the same time. Therefore, if you are recording tracks
to a multitrack digital tape that already has one or more tracks recorded on it,
then the MDM must be the sync master: set
Clock Select
to
MDM
. There is an
exception to this rule: if you are using an external clock source, then both the
DMTi
and the MDM must be set up to slave to that source.
Special note for ADAT users:
If you are using multiple ADAT units, then one ADAT must act as sync master
for all of the others, as well as for any
DMTi
that is feeding signals to any of the
decks. The sync signal is carried through the system on the Alesis Sync cable.
The
DMTi
can access that signal, provided a jumper on the ADAT option’s
circuit board is set correctly. See Appendix A for details.