User`s guide

Chapter 3: Using Your System 29
If the ADAT Bridge is not the primary
interface
If the ADAT Bridge is not the primary audio
interface, the ADAT Optical setting will not
be an available choice for Sync Mode. If
this is the case, select Internal unless you
want to use Digital, as described above, for
transferring material digitally into
Pro Tools AES/EBU or S/PDIF ports. When
set to Internal, the ADAT will lock to
Pro Tools clock via the ADAT Bridge light-
pipe connections.
Switching Output Levels
If you wish to switch the output levels of
the ADAT Bridge I/O from +4 dBu to
-10 dBV, click the Other Options button in
the Playback Engine dialog (make sure the
ADAT Bridge is currently selected in the di-
alog).
Choose the operating level that best
matches your mixing console. (If you plan
to record to or from a Tascam DA30 DAT
recorder, this dialog also allows you to set
S/PDIF data compatibility for this record-
ing device.)
Transferring Audio
Between ADAT and
Pro Tools (Unsynchronized)
This section contains instructions for un-
synchronized audio transfer to/from
Pro Tools and ADAT, and covers the fol-
lowing tasks:
• Transferring ADAT tracks to Pro Tools
(unsynchronized)
• Using the ADAT’s inputs to record audio
into Pro Tools
• Transferring Pro Tools tracks to an ADAT
• Using Pro Tools inputs to record audio to
an ADAT
☞ If your ADAT system includes a BRC, refer to
“Setup A: Synchronizing Pro Tools and ADAT
with a BRC” on page 38.
Using the ADAT Bridge in this manner pro-
vides a convenient and cost-effective way
to back up Pro Tools tracks (8 or 16 at a
time), or to transfer tracks or mixes to
Pro Tools for mastering. You can also use
the ADAT Bridge/ADAT as the “mastering
deck” destination for Pro Tools multi-
channel stem mixes of music, sound for
post, or multi-channel surround mixes.
The setups given in this section have no
provisions for synchronizing playback or
recording of Pro Tools and ADAT. You will
have to manually start and stop record-
ing/playback of Pro Tools and the ADAT
independently.
To use a third-party synchronizer to
achieve synchronized recording and play-
back between Pro Tools and ADAT, see
“Configuring Sync” on page 34.
The Other Options dialog