Mackie D8B D8B Manual • Chapter 4 • page, Connecting the Digital 8•Bus to ADATs Using an External Sync Box

Connecting the Digital 8•Bus to ADATs Using an External Sync Box

Cabling and Hookup

1.Connect a fiber optic cable between the ADAT’s lightpipe output and the D8B’s lightpipe input. Likewise, connect the D8B’s lightpipe output to the ADAT’s lightpipe input. (A DIO•8 or OPT•8 lightpipe card must be installed in the D8B to gain access to the digital tape inputs and outputs.)

2.Connect the 9-pin D-sub sync cables between the Sync Box (SYNC OUT) and the first ADAT’s SYNC IN connector. Then connect the sync cables in a daisy-chain fashion between the remaining ADATs. Connect the SYNC OUT on the last ADAT to the SYNC IN on the Sync Box to complete the loop.

3.Connect MIDI cables between the MIDI OUT connector on the Digital 8•Bus’ Remote CPU and the MIDI IN connector on the Sync Box, and between the MIDI IN connector on the Digital 8•Bus’ Remote CPU and the MIDI OUT connector on the Sync Box.

Settings

D8B

1.Open the Setup window by pressing Ctrl+1 or Setup in the bottom menu bar on-screen.

2.Click “Digital I/O” to open the Digital I/O dialog box.

3.Click each Tape Input and Output box and select ADAT for each DIO•8 card installed.

4.Set “Samplerate” to match the sample rate of the formatted ADAT tapes (typically 48kHz or 44.1kHz).

ADATs

1. Select DIGITAL IN on the ADAT front panel.

Modular Digital Multitrack

			CLOCK
			EXT
			48K
			INPUT MON
			INPUT
			DIGITAL
INPUT SELECT			INPUT MONITOR
DIGITAL		TRACK	ALL	AUTO
	INPUT	COPY	INPUT	INPUT

Notes:

•When powering up, turn the Digital 8•Bus on first, then turn the ADATs on.

•Make sure MMC and MTC are lit on the sync box.

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