Table Of Contents - Alesis AI-2 Reference Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.0 ABOUT AI-2 ............................................................................. 1
1.1 IMPORTANT NOTES ABOUT THIS MANUAL ....................... 3
1.2 OVERVIEW OF MAIN FUNCTIONS ........................................ 3
1.2A Multiple Control Methods.................................................. 3
1.2B Control of ADAT Functions............................................... 3
1.2C Reading and Saving Data ................................................ 4
1.2D Reference Select.............................................................. 5
1.2E Status LEDs and Messages ............................................. 5
1.2F Block Diagram .................................................................. 5
1.3 INPUT CONTROL MODES...................................................... 6
1.4 OUTPUT CONTROL MODES ................................................. 6
1.5 "ENGAGED" VS. "DISENGAGED" TAPES ........................... 7
CHAPTER 2: INSTALLATION
2.0 POWER CONNECTION .......................................................... 8
2.1 CONFIGURATION SWITCH .................................................... 8
2.2 REFERENCE CONNECTION .................................................. 9
2.2A RDR IN ............................................................................. 9
2.2B W/C IN .............................................................................. 9
2.2C VID IN ............................................................................... 9
2.3 CONTROL CONNECTION .................................................... 10
2.3A EDITOR .......................................................................... 10
2.3B LYNX-2/MICRO LYNX.................................................... 10
2.3C MIDI IN ........................................................................... 10
2.3D MIDI OUT ....................................................................... 11
2.4 BRC CONNECTION .............................................................. 11
2.4A MIDI IN ........................................................................... 11
2.4B MIDI OUT ....................................................................... 11
2.4C MIDI THRU ..................................................................... 11
2.4D GEN OUT ....................................................................... 11
2.4E W/C OUT ........................................................................ 12
2.5 ADAT CONNECTION ............................................................ 12
2.5A SYNC OUT ..................................................................... 12
CHAPTER 3: APPLICATIONS
3.0 AI-2 INTERFACING ............................................................... 14
3.1 INTERFACING TO ONE OR MORE ADAT'S ....................... 15
3.2 INTERFACING TO THE BRC ................................................ 16
3.3 INTERFACING TO A VIDEO EDITOR .................................. 17
3.4 INTERFACING TO THE LYNX-2 OR MICRO LYNX ............. 18
3.5 TIME CODE CHASE INTERFACE ........................................ 20
3.6 EXTERNAL MIDI INTERFACING MIDI MACHINE CONTROL .........................
3.7 DIGITAL TRANSFER WITH THE AI-1 .................................. 22
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