ADAT/ TM-D1000 Question

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I have a black face adat and i'm getting a Tascam TM-D1000 mixer this week. the tascam has the TDIF digital inputs, and i am going to get the tascam if-tad Lightpipe to TDIF converter. here is my (multi-faceted) question-

How will I be able to ensure word accurate sync? The TM-D1000 has a word clock out, but the ADAT does not have a word clock in. i've heard that the word clock can be transmitted along with the digital signal, will this be accurate in this instance? the ADAT manual said that the ADAT will read a 48K external signal if it is present, but does that mean it is present from an external audio source, or can I somehow sync it with the "sync" input? I guess what I'm asking is, "How do I sync these two jokers?"

Thanks in advance

Chris
 
There should be an option on the console to slave the word clock to the digital inputs. That is what you would use. I have no idea if word clock will transfer through the TDIF to Lightpipe converter, but I imagine it will.

Good luck.

Ed
 
Q. "How will I be able to ensure word accurate sync?"
A. The lightpipe cable carries wordclock in both directions, so all you have to do is plug in, turn it on, and the tm-d1k automatically sets the wordclock at 'internal 48k', which the adat recognizes and locks into.
I have a tm-d1000 and an adat blackface, they operate perfectly together.
 
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