User`s guide

ADAT Bridge I/O16
cording of the two devices. You will have to
manually start and stop recording/play-
back of Pro Tools and ADAT indepen-
dently.
For frame/sample accurate transfers, you
will need an optional third-party synchro-
nization peripheral. The more complex sys-
tem configurations given later in this chap-
ter show how to use optional
synchronization peripherals to achieve
synchronized playback and recording be-
tween Pro Tools and ADAT
Synchronization
Connections
If you want to synchronize Pro Tools to an
ADAT-compatible device while using the
ADAT Bridge, certain synchronization
hardware is required.
Synchronizing the two systems lets you
transfer tracks back and forth between
Pro Tools and your ADATs in perfect sync.
You can then utilize your devices’ com-
bined track capacity for mammoth mixes,
fly tracks from tape into Pro Tools for edit-
ing and processing, or use the ADATs as a
backup mechanism for Pro Tools audio.
The setup requirements for a synchronized
Pro Tools/ADAT system differ slightly de-
pending on the specific device(s) employed
(e.g., BRC, MTP AV, DTP, etc.).
Diagrams are provided for synchronization
connections between your ADAT Bridge
I/O, Pro Tools, and each of the following
devices:
• Alesis BRC (requires a MIDI interface)
• BRC with a Digidesign Universal Slave
Driver
• JL Cooper DataSync 2 (MIDI interface re-
quired)
• Mark of the Unicorn MTP AV
• Mark of the Unicorn Digital TimePiece
(DTP)
• Opcode Studio 64XTC
• Other digital devices, including ADAT-
compatible digital mixing consoles.