11
User’s Guide
Using the
DMTi: Scenarios
The next 22 pages will deal with specific scenarios for using the
DMTi
. We have
tried to cover as many applications as possible, but you may find others.
Chances are, however, that you will find information relevant to your
application in one or more of the scenarios presented here. Please read the first
two scenarios even if their situation doesn’t apply to you: you will find them
useful in understanding how the
DMTi
works.
K2500 to Modular Digital Multitrack (DA-88/ADAT)
Application
This is one of the most useful applications of the
DMTi
. You can record from
two to eight channels simultaneously from a Kurzweil K2500-series
instrument directly to a modular digital multitrack recorder (“MDM”) such as
an Alesis ADAT or TASCAM DA-88, without leaving the digital domain. The
DMTi
provides the proper signal conversions and also provides proper sync for
recording on the digital multitrack.
What you need
• The K2500 must be equipped with a KDS digital input/output or KDFX
digital effects option.
• The
DMTi
must have an ADAT or DA-88 (TDIF-1) option, depending on
which type of modular digital multitrack you are using.
Hookup
• Using the 3-meter KDS cable supplied with the
DMTi
(
or the optional 15-
meter KDS cable), connect the KDS Output on the K2500 to the KDS input
on the
DMTi
.
• Connect the modular digital multitrack to the
DMTi
using the cable(s) pro-
vided with the recorder for connecting two decks together. DA-88-format
decks use a single 25-pin “D” connector, while ADAT-format decks use one
optical and one sync cable for input and a similar pair for output.
• If you want to use an external source of word clock as the sync master,
connect that source to the
DMTi
’s
Word Clock In
put — however…
• You must use the multitrack recorder as the sync master if you are
overdubbing tracks (see next page).
