adat digital transfer question

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Im trying to transfer 8 tracks from my Adat xt to my lx-20 through the digital out and ins. I tried this quickly earlier and i noticed some things that im not sure about.
I hooked the digital out of the xt to the in of the Lx. Both units are set to digital input. The first thing i noticed when i set tracks 1-8 on the lx (unit im transfering to) into record enabled , was that the meters are showing clipping but on the xt
they are not. Also there is no audio on track 2 of the tape that the Xt is playing but there is a level present on the Lx.
Do the units have to be synced to do this? Im not sure what im doing wrong. Any help is greatly appreciated.
 
The units don't have to be sync'd, but you should connect the source's DIG OUT to the target's DIG IN, and the target's DIG OUT to the source's DIG IN....

Then ensure you're bussing all 8 tracks at a time - hold the DIGITAL input button and hit the Track 8 Rec Enable....
 
2 digital cables?

Ok i don't have a cable going from the targets digital out to the sources digital in. I guess that could be my problem, Both cables are required to transfer from the source to the target? I guess i will have to get another cable if this is the case.
thanks bruce
 
Where can i buy another one of these digital cables? (online ) and what is the Technical name i should be searching for?
 
So im asumming that I still need 2 cables for this to work properly? Correct?
 
Well -- the manual does say you should, and I've never actually tried it with only one side connected.... my ADATs are wired into a digital patchbay, so they are always connected both directions.

But more important is that you are bussing 8-tracks at a time -- you had mentioned that you had input on a wrong channel, that indicates you AREN'T bussing 8 tracks at a time... instead maybe 2 or 4 (which means your tracks are being normalled to the other quarter or half of the buss)

Hold-down the digital input button and press Track-8 rec-enable at the same time - you should see all track indicators light up.
 
ok bruce thanks, ill give it a shot and see what happens. Thanks for the info.
 
weird

OK bruce i tried what you said and its still showing signals on channels that don't have anything recorded on them. Its not even as much a signal its like a pulse or something, every few seconds the meter pulses up to the red. I guess ill have to try it with another cable. Everywhere in the manual it says hook up 2 cables so i guess that could be it.
Do you think transfering from an XT to a LX could be the problem? since the lx is newer or should this still work?
 
Is the sample rate of each machine set to the same setting?

The "pulses" sure sound like a digital clock problem.

Ed
 
Wireneck said:
Im trying to transfer 8 tracks from my Adat xt to my lx-20...

Both units are set to digital input.
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This sounds wrong. Shouldn't the sending deck's clock be set 'internal'?
Or a sync cable with the normal master-slave setup?
Wayne
 
sonusman said:
Is the sample rate of each machine set to the same setting?

The "pulses" sure sound like a digital clock problem.

Ed
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Agreed.... I've seen those types of pulses and they are definitely clock related.

How are you clocking the units?
 
i believe they are both set to the 48 setting, the units arent in front of me at the moment. How should i have this set? They aren't synced by the way.
 
Then they both should be set to 48Khz (or 44.1, if the tapes are formatted 44.1KHz) INTERNAL......

You cannot transfer with one machine at 44.1 and the other at 48...
 
its working but im not sure why?

Ok I tried it set with both machines set to 48khz Internal and it still had the pulses and the other symptoms i described before.
You all agreed that it sounded like a clock problem so i just fooled around and got it working. I set the Xt (source machine) to 48khz Internal and set the Lx-20 to 48khz Digital (clock select that is). Everything seems to be sending fine. SHould this be working? I just didn't know since you said set them both to internal.
 
Sorry -- I was wrong -- it's been awhile since I used the settings directly on the units....... (I use external clocks so the clocks are always set to EXTERNAL for me)........

The way you have it set up is correct - the master machine is set to internal clocking, the slave is set to external clocking via digital input (ie, the slave is clocked by the master)

Sorry for the confusion...........
 
No problem blue bear, you help alot more than you cause confusion. Thanks again.
 
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