MACKIE DIGITALXBUS X.200 - Manual (Page 57)

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Connecting ADAT (Lightpipe)
Multitrack(s)
❏ For 24-track recording, install three DIGITAL
cards into the Digital X Bus B•SLOTS.
❏ Using fi ber-optic lightpipe cables, connect the
OPTICAL OUTs A or B on the DIGITAL cards
to the ADAT digital input connectors on the
multitrack recorder.
❏ Using fi ber-optic lightpipe cables, connect the
ADAT digital output connectors on the multi-
track recorder to the OPTICAL INs A or B on
the DIGITAL card.
❏ If the Digital X Bus is to be the slave, the sync
source should be connected to the SYNC card
BNC WORD CLOCK IN and the Sample Clock
setting should be set to Word Clock (BNC) in
the I/O Confi guration window (Windows > I/O
Confi guration > Word Clock Setup).
Connecting TASCAM ( TDIF) Multitrack(s)
❏ For 24-track recording, install three DIGITAL
cards into the Digital X Bus B•SLOTS.
❏ Using 25-pin D-Sub digital cables (TDIF), con-
nect the TDIF I/O connectors on the DIGITAL
cards to the TASCAM MDM (e.g., DA-88) TDIF
I/O connector.
❏ If the Digital X Bus is to be the slave, the sync
source should be connected to the SYNC card
BNC WORD CLOCK IN and the Sample Clock
setting should be set to Word Clock (BNC) in
the I/O Confi guration window (Windows > I/O
Confi guration > Word Clock Setup).
Multitrack Recording
Multitrack recording involves a continuous as-
sessment of signal fl ow. If you follow a well-planned
thought process from the beginning of the signal
path to the end, you’ll succeed in each audio task.
When multitrack recording using the Digital X Bus,
it’s helpful to visualize the basic signal fl ow between
fader banks. For any multitrack setup, it’s important
to keep track of the signal path from the console to
the multitrack, then from the multitrack back into
the console. The illustration below is a review dem-
onstrating an important signal fl ow concept.
Work your way though this checklist for multi-
track recording.
❏ Connect input sources to Digital X Bus.
❏ Connect multitrack ins and outs to Digital X Bus.
❏ Follow basic power-up procedure.
❏ Select fader bank 1-24.
Audio Sources
to A•SLOTS
Tracking Out
from B•SLOTS
Multitrack Out
to B•SLOTS
Speaker Out A or B
to Monitors
Multitracks
Fader Bank 1-24
Tracking
Fader Bank 25-48
Mixdown
25-48 1-24
Figure 4-2 Basic Connection for Multitrack Recording