Apogee AD-8000 Application Notes

Application Notes

The best way to synchronize your 2" machine to an AD-8000 is to use a synchronizer to act as
master over the 2" transport. In this application note we will discuss the most popular
synchronizers, the Timeline Lynx systems (Lynx I, Lynx II, and Micro Lynx).
Lynx and Lynx II
2" ATR
TRANSPORT
TC
from tape CONTROL
LYNX firmware v. 5.0 or higher
LYNX II any firmware version
The idea is to have the Lynx control the 2" transport. The time code from tape is fed into the
Lynx. The TC is then regenerated (referenced to the Lynx's internal crystal) and output to the
USD. The USD is consequently always receiving fresh TC referenced to a stable crystal source
(the same source that is controlling the ATR transport). Your digital audio won't suffer from the
inconsistency in speed (wow and flutter) of a "wild" analog tape recorder.
Lynx Setup (the Lynx must have firmware version 5.0 or higher)
DSPL SEL GEN
CODE TYPE for 29.97 non-drop (which is what you should be using) choose NTSC
REF SRC INT XTL (or VIDEO if using Black Burst as master sync)
GEN MODE TACH>TC
GEN ON switch to ON
DSPL SEL READER
1999 Apogee Electronics Corp
Topic: Analog Tape Recorder/Time Line Synchronizers/PT
SYNC SOURCE: WC
(when using Slave
Clock select AMBus
slot w/ Digi-8+ card)
CLOCK REF: LTC
GEN
TC
POSITION REF: LTC
OUT
AD-8000/ATR/Lynx
PRO TOOLS
DIGI-8+
MULTIPIN
CABLE
APOGEE AD-8000
WC
(or Slave Clock)
UNIVERSAL SLAVE DRIVER
(for SSD or VSD use SLAVE CLOCK)
Product: AD-8000
Document #: 14
TC
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