ALESIS ADAT-XT - Manual (Page 8)

Index
ADAT XT Reference Manual 7
Looped Recording 51
Rehearsal 51
Tape Length 52
Footswitch Controls 53
Footswitch Controlled Punching 53
Footswitch Controlled Autolocating 53
Using the XT Remote 54
5: M ULTIPLE ADAT-XT O PERATION 55
Overview 55
Synchronizing Machines 56
Master/Slave Interaction 56
Achieving Lock57
Independent Slave Mode
57
Formatting Multiple Tapes 57
Master Format Enabled, Complete Format 57
Master Format Enabled, Format Extend 57
Master Format Disabled
58
Master Format Disabled, Format Extend 58
Bouncing Tracks Between XTs 59
Reassigning Channels to Different Tracks 59
Making Digital Backups 60
Recording Digital Audio from Other Sources 61
Digital Clock Considerations 61
Tape Offset 62
Combining XTs and ADATs 63
XT Transport Speed 63
Sample rate vs. Pitch Control 63
Input Monitoring
63
Phase Inversion 64
Connections 65
6: A PPLICATIONS 67
Overview 67
Combined Multitrack/Mastering Deck 67
Computer Control
69
MIDI Systems: Virtual Tracking 69
MIDI Machine Control: Virtual Remote Control69
Libraries and Archives 70
Modular Recording
70
Using Track Copy as a Digital Router 71
Calculating Tape Offset Using the Locates 71
A
PPENDIX
A: D
IGITAL
R
ECORDING
C
ONCEPTS
73
Analog Recording Basics 73
Digital Recording Basics 73
Why S-VHS? 74
A PPENDIX B: T ROUBLESHOOTING 75
Trouble-Shooting Index 75
Re-initializing 75
Checking Software Version
76
Error Rate Display 76
About Error Rate Readings 76
ADAT Head Life 76
ADAT Head Maintenance 77
Tape Maintenance: Safe Tape 78