Alesis AI-1 Reference Manual page 26

3. Press the DIGITAL I/O button again while the digital input
display reads "ADAT";
The display will show the following:
All the record and input track LEDs will turn off, as they no longer
reflect the record/monitor status. The TRACK INPUT LEDs are now
used to reflect the current source tracks.
4. Use the TRACK SELECT buttons to choose the source tracks
(that is, the tracks to be assigned to the ADAT digital bus);
• To select a single source track, press the desired TRACK SELECT
button. The track will now be enabled and its green Input LED
will be lit. Pressing the same button again will disable that track
and turn off the LED. You may now select a different track.
• If you select a track to be a source that was previously put into
record-enable, it will automatically be taken out of record-
enable. Once a track has been selected as a source, it cannot be
put into record-enable while the DIGITAL I/O button is turned
on.
• If multiple track sources are desired, they must come from the
same tape machine. This is because when one track is chosen, the
entire machine becomes the transmitter, while all other
connected ADATs become receivers. Only one ADAT can
transmit over the digital bus at any given time. When a track is
selected as a source, any tracks from other machines that were
previously enabled as sources will be disabled automatically.
• If no source tracks are selected, the ADATs' digital outputs will
function as digital through connections. This allows for another
digital audio device which uses the ADAT proprietary digital
multichannel bus, such as the Alesis QuadraSynth, to be
connected to the first ADAT's digital input and thus recorded
Digital input: ADAT
Select source with trk
buttons
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