Specifications

optic digital input;

Note: If the other end of a fiber optic cable is disconnected and a

signal is being sent through the cable, you will be able to see a

red light at the output. This is an LED and not a laser light, so

you don’t have to worry about damage to your eyes.

2. Connect one end of a fiber optic cable to the AI-1’s “ADAT”

optic digital output, and the other end to the ADAT’s optic

digital input.

This last step creates a loop in the digital bus, and thus allows for

two-way communication between the ADAT and the AI-1.

Figure 1

2.1B Multiple ADATs without the BRC

When using two or more ADATs along with the AI-1, the setup is

basically the same as with a single ADAT, except you’ll need more

cables to accommodate a longer chain of devices (see figure 2). The

ADATs must be synchronized together, using dual male, 9-pin D

connectors. The AI-1 still uses fiber optic cables to connect to the

ADAT’s digital bus, but it does not require connecting the

synchronization cable, since all sync information is conveyed over

the fiber optic cable along with the digital audio.

You might decide to dedicate the AI-1 to just one of the ADATs by

connecting the fiber optic cables between them. This would,

however, limit you to only transmit/receive data between the AI-1

and only that one ADAT, and would prevent you from bouncing

tracks in the digital domain between that ADAT and the other

ADATs in your system. By the way, using a BRC solves all of these

problems.