To An Adat Multitrack Recorder - Alesis MULTIMIX 12R Reference Manual

Connections

To an ADAT multitrack recorder

The studio-grade microphone preamplifiers of the Multimix 12R are
designed to rival or exceed the sound quality of external microphone
preamps costing many times more. A basic 8-track digital recording
system with an ADAT-XT and a Multimix 12R is portable, cost-
effective, easy to use, and sonically transparent. There are two ways
to use the Multimix 12R with ADAT: a single mixer with the ADAT
patched into the [INSERT] jacks, or using two Multimix 12Rs, one for
input and another for monitoring.
In-line ADAT recording:
In this hookup method, the ADAT is patched into the [INSERT] jacks
of channels 1-8 as if each track of the recorder were a signal processor
in each channel of the mixer. Since the ADAT is a unity-gain device, it
will not affect the levels going through the mixer. The [TRIM] control
is the only level control for the ADAT inputs; the channel faders, EQ,
and aux sends of the Multimix 12R are used for monitoring and will
not affect multitrack recording levels.
This method is recommended by many audiophiles and engineers,
since there is a minimum of circuitry between the original source and
the recorder. Hooking a Multimix 12R to an ADAT via the [INSERT]
jacks is effectively the same as connecting studio-quality microphone
preamps directly to the input of the tape deck.
NOTE: To hear the microphone or line input signal through the
mixer, the ADAT track must be in RECORD READY or INPUT mode.
See the ADAT manual for more details.
1. Obtain eight "stereo splitter" insert cables from your dealer. These
cables feature a three-conductor TRS ("stereo") 1/4" phone plug at
one end, and split out to two "mono" plugs at the other, as shown
below. If you have an ADAT, use 1/4" TRS to 1/4" mono cables. If
you have an ADAT-XT, use 1/4" TRS to phono cables.