Using The Alesis Masterlink As A High-Resolution Analog/Digital Converter With The Adat Hd24; Using An Optical Digital Soundcard With A Digital Mixer And An Alesis Masterlink, Synced To Word Clock - Alesis adat AI4 Reference Manual

Using the Alesis MasterLink as a High-
Resolution Analog/Digital Converter
with the ADAT HD24
In addition to its capabilities as a mixdown and mastering device, you can
use the Alesis MasterLink as a high-resolution front end A/D converter
and master clock.
1. Connect the MasterLink's AES/EBU output to the AI4's
AES/EBU inputs 1/2
2. Connect the AI4's Optical outputs 1–8 (Ch 1–4) to the HD24
Optical inputs 1–8 (Ch 1–4)
3. On the MasterLink, set input source to ANALOG
4. Set the clock source on the HD24 to OPTICAL
5. Set the AI4 Clock Source to AES 1/2
6. Set up the HD24 to record high-resolution signal as detailed in the
HD24 manual
Using an Optical Digital Soundcard with a
Digital Mixer and an Alesis MasterLink, Synced
to Word Clock
1. Connect the soundcard's Optical inputs and outputs to the AI4's
optical outputs and inputs respectively
2. Connect one of the AI4's AES/EBU outputs to the MasterLink's
AES/EBU input
3. Connect up to three additional AI4 AES/EBU outputs to the AES
inputs of the digital mixer
4. Connect The MasterLink's and the mixer's digital outputs to the
respective AES/EBU inputs on the AI4
5. Connect the word clock generator to the AI4's Word Clock input
6. On the soundcard, set clock source to OPTICAL
7. On the MasterLink, set input to DIGITAL
8. On the mixer, set clock source to AES/EBU
9. On the AI4, set clock source to WORD CLOCK for both
AES/EBU and ADAT Optical sections
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