Recording Digital Audio; Bouncing Tracks Between Adats - Alesis ADAT-LX20 Reference Manual

Applications - Chapter 11
To properly extend a format, the master and slaves should be locked before
punching into format record.
Format Master Slave
Mode format format
ind. ind.
Complete Lit Lit
Complete Lit Off
Complete Lit Lit
Complete Lit Off
Extend Lit Off
Extend Lit Lit
Extend Lit Off
Extend Off Yes
Extend Off Yes
R
ECORDING
B
OUNCING
Use the ADAT Optical Interface to bounce between machines in a multiple ADAT
system. The digital bus connects similarly to the sync cables, and the machines
should be patched together in the same order (e.g., digital output 1 goes to digital
input 2, digital output 2 to digital input 3, etc.). Refer to Chapter 8 for more
information on connecting the digital bus.
If DIGITAL IN is selected and there is no optical input, the DIGITAL indicator
(located in the Clock Block) will flash.
With DIGITAL INPUT selected, the LX20 will record from the DIGITAL IN
connector, and ignore the analog inputs. The optical bus carries the 8 tracks, with
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Slave
formatted?
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
D A
IGITAL UDIO
T B
RACKS ETWEEN
Result
Rewinds to tape start,
formats along with master
Rewinds to tape start and
plays along with master
Rewinds to tape start,
formats along with master
Rewinds to tape start and
plays along with master
Slave plays
Autolocates to same time as
master and begins format
extension
Autolocates to same time as
master and plays or records
in sync
Slave autolocates to
master, then format
extension begins at the
slave
Slave plays
ADAT
S
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What you see
Slave FORMAT
indicator lit
solid
TIME counter
reads noFO (no
format)
Slave FORMAT
indicator lit
solid
TIME counter
shows current
time
TIME counter
reads noFO (no
format)
TIME counter
shows current
time
TIME counter
shows current
time
TIME counter
shows current
time
TIME counter
reads noFO (no
format)