When You'd Use Ethernet And The Hd24; What You Can Do; Limitations - Alesis ADAT-HD24 Reference Manual

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When you'd use Ethernet and the
HD24
Ethernet is a method for connecting multiple
computers and peripherals (such as printers and
disk arrays) in a network. Most offices tie their
computers together in a network so they can share
files and software between them, and all print to a
central, shared printer. This is referred to as a
Local Area Network, or LAN.
The largest network of all is the Internet. When a
computer is connected to the Internet (either by a
telephone modem or through its local network) it
can contact and share files with millions of other
computers worldwide.
The ADAT HD24 uses Ethernet technology to share
its audio files with either a single computer, a
computer network, or even the Internet. Since this
technology is widely available and inexpensive,
almost every currently-available computer can
connect to the HD24 with a minimum of hassle.

What you can do

When you have the HD24 properly connected to a
computer you can:
Export tracks as standard AIFF or .WAV
files to a personal computer for editing,
mixdown or playback
Import tracks from a computer for
playback from the HD24
Set an Internet address in the HD24, along
with a password, so that anyone in the
world with Internet access who knows the
address of your HD24 and its password
can download audio and work on it
elsewhere
Update the operating system of the HD24
itself
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Using Ethernet

Limitations

Note that using the HD24 as a network appliance
is different from attaching it to other ADATs or a
computer card such as the ADAT/EDIT system
via the SYNC and OPTICAL jacks. When the
HD24 is in FTP Server Mode, it cannot record or
play back audio; it's busy being a network server
instead of being a multitrack audio recorder.
Ethernet is not the fastest way to transfer audio.
For example, even with a direct connection and
fast software, it may take 16 minutes to transfer a
4-minute, 24-track song. If you're transferring
over the Internet, it may take much longer,
depending upon the speed of your connection
and network demands. So, if speed is a concern,
using the Optical ports is faster. If you have
several HD24s in different rooms of a studio,
transferring audio by simply pulling out the hard
drive caddy and copying the disk is even faster
than that.
Having said that, once you have the connection
set up and know how to use it, transfers can take
place without your having to be present, while
you're not using your studio. If you share tracks
with a studio in another city, you can leave the
ADAT HD24 in FTP server mode overnight while
the other studio uploads or downloads.
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