User`s guide

AUDIODESK
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☛ If you have an ADAT sync compatible device,
don’t use SMPTE time code. Instead, use sample-
accurate sync as described in the next section.
Sample-accurate sync to ADAT and Tascam
To g e t he r, Au d io D es k a nd the 896HD provide you
with sample-accurate transfers with ADATs, Alesis
recorders and any other devices that support
standard ADAT sample address (ADAT Sync).
Similarly, with the help of a MOTU Digital
Timepiece, AudioDesk and a 896HD can perform
sample-accurate transfers with Tascam digital
recorders.
A sample-accurate transfer is one in which the
original location of the audio is preserved in the
transfer, down to the sample.
For details on how to set up sample-accurate sync,
see “Sample-accurate sync” on page 21. Be sure to
choose the Sample Accurate Sync option in
AudioDesk’s Receive Sync dialog, and make sure
that the Slave to External Sync command is
checked, too.
To c ont r o l t h e t r ansports of everything together
from AudioDesk, see the next section.
MIDI MACHINE CONTROL (MMC)
If you have ADATs and a MMC-compatible ADAT
synchronizer like the MIDI Timepiece AV or
Digital Timepiece, you can control everything
from your computer screen with AudioDesk’s
transport controls and cueing features (like
Markers, the playback wiper, etc.)
Similarly, if you have Tascam recorders and a
MOTU Digital Timepiece (or other MMC-
compatible Tascam synchronizer), can control all
of your Tascam decks (in ABS time) in a similar
fashion from AudioDesk.
See the MIDI Machine Control chapter in your
MIDI Timepiece AV or Digital Timepiece manual
for details on how to set this up.
PROCESSING LIVE INPUTS THROUGH
PLUG-INS
If you patch a live input (such as microphone)
through a plug-in effect in AudioDesk, you might
hear a slight delay. There are several ways to reduce
this delay. For details, see chapter 11, “Reducing
Monitoring Latency” (page 85).
USING A FOOT SWITCH
Use a foot switch connected to the 896HD to
trigger recording punch-in and punch-out, or any
other feature in AudioDesk that is assigned to a
computer keystroke. By default, the foot switch
triggers the 3 key on the computer keypad (which
toggles AudioDesk’s record button.) To trigger a
different set of keystrokes with the foot switch, visit
the MOTU FireWire Audio Console. (See “Enable
Pedal” on page 43.)
EXCHANGING PROJECTS WITH DIGITAL
PERFORMER
AudioDesk Version 1 projects
Digital Performer (Version 2.6 or later) can
exchange files with AudioDesk (Version 1). For
example, you can transfer a file from Digital
Performer to AudioDesk, and back again. Just use
Save As in Digital Performer’s File menu and
choose the AudioDesk file format. To open
AudioDesk Version 1 files in Digital Performer, just
use the Open command. (No conversion is
required beforehand in AudioDesk.)
If you have an earlier version of Digital Performer
(2.5 or earlier), you can open your Digital
Performer files in AudioDesk (with the Open
command in the File menu), but Digital Performer
2.5 or earlier cannot open AudioDesk files.