Chapter 1. Introducing The 24-Bit Adat Bridge I/O - DigiDesign ADAT Bridge I/O Manual

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Introducing the 24-Bit ADAT Bridge I/O
The Digidesign ADAT Bridge I/O combines
the power and flexibility of Pro Tools™
disk-based digital audio production system
with the convenience and affordability of
Alesis ADAT®, ADAT-compatible modular
digital multitracks (MDMs), and ADAT op-
tical interface-equipped digital mixing
consoles.
The ADAT Bridge I/O can be used with ei-
ther the Macintosh or Windows version of
Pro Tools TDM. See "System Require-
ments" on page 3 for supported platforms
and hardware.
ADAT Bridge I/O Features
• 16 discrete channels of digital input and
output for transferring digital audio be-
tween Pro Tools and ADAT optical inter-
face-equipped devices.
• 2-channel 24-bit D/A converters for su-
perior analog monitoring.
• S/PDIF and AES/EBU digital inputs and
outputs.
• Slave Clock input and output, and Word
Clock output for synchronizing and re-
solving your Pro Tools/ADAT system to
an external synchronization source us-
ing Digidesign or third-party synchroni-
zation peripherals.
• Up to five ADAT Bridge I/Os can be used
with Pro Tools for a maximum of 72
channels of I/O.
• The ADAT Bridge 24 I/O allows you to
use an ADAT-compatible device as an au-
dio interface for Pro Tools by using its
A/D and D/A converters.
Capabilities
Each ADAT Bridge I/O Interface allows you
to digitally transfer up to 16 tracks/chan-
nels simultaneously from ADAT into Pro
Tools for:
• Non-linear editing
• Plug-In effects processing
• Digital mixing with automation
Each ADAT Bridge I/O allows you to Digi-
tally transfer up to 16 tracks/channels si-
multaneously from Pro Tools to ADAT to:
• Replace original tracks with edited tracks
• Transfer Pro Tools tracks to another
Pro Tools/ADAT system on affordable
S-VHS tape media
• Back up Pro Tools tracks on S-VHS tape
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