MACKIE SDR96 - Manual (Page 17)

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Operation Guide
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Configuration
Before starting a Project, you will need to configure the SDR24/96 I/O options
and synchronization parameters. These parameters determine where the input
signal is coming from, where the sample clock is coming from, how fast the
sample clock runs, and how many bits are recorded in every sample. Some
options, like sample rate and bit depth, will become “standards” that you won’t
need to change very often. Others, like input-to-track assignments, you may
need to change frequently.
Track I/O Setup
By default, each of the physical inputs and outputs on the SDR24/96
corresponds to their track numbers when recording and playing back audio. You
can customize the inputs and outputs to go to any of the tracks using the
TRACK INPUT SELECT
and TRACK OUTPUT SELECT menus. These settings
apply to both the analog and digital inputs and outputs, and are saved with the
project file.
To configure the track input mapping:
1. Press SETUP to enter the
SETUP MENU .
2. Select I/O to enter the TRACK
INPUT SELECT menu.
3. Select 1-8. The LCD display
shows you the current setting
for inputs 1-8, either Direct or
Custom
.
4. Select Direct for direct input-to-track recording (i.e., Input 1 to Track 1,
Input 2 to Track 2, etc.).
5. Select Custom to route inputs to different track numbers.
♦ You can assign an input to more than one track.
♦ If an input is routed to an alternate track (i.e., Input 1 to Track 9),
the Input Type assignment doesn’t change (see “Input Type Setup” on
the next page).
6. Press the Inc (increment) and
Dec (decrement) select buttons
to change the input number
that is assigned to Track 1.
Select Apply to save the change.
7. Press the Page Right button to scroll to the next track. Repeat step 6
for Track 2, and so on.
8. Select Exit when finished with Tracks 1-8 to return to the previous
menu. Press the Page Left button to return to the TRACK INPUT
SELECT
menu to edit tracks 9-16 and 17-24.
9. Select Exit when finished to exit.
To configure the track output mapping:
1. Press SETUP to enter the
SETUP MENU .
2. Select I/O. Press the Page
Right button to enter the
TRACK OUTPUT SELECT
menu.
SETUP MENU >
Record I/O Sync Transp
TRACK INPUT SELECT >
TRK: 1-8 9-16 17-24
Note: When 88.2
kHz or 96 kHz sam-
pling rate is selected
(X2 mode), each digi-
tal optical port carries
only 4 tracks instead
of 8, due to a limita-
tion in the ADAT
Optical specifica-
tion. Tracks 1-12 are
used, and tracks
13-24 are unavailable
in X2 mode. The ana-
log inputs continue
to operate with 24
tracks in X2 mode.
TRK 1- 8 INP: Direct
Direct Custom Exit
TRK 1 INP: 1 ( 1) >
Inc Dec Apply Exit
Track
New
Setting
Current
Setting
SETUP MENU >
Record I/O Sync Transp
< TRACK OUTPUT SELECT >
TRK: 1-8 9-16 17-24
SETUP