Ok, I'm in a setup that I took over from someone.
There's a 02R, a BRC, 3(three) XT's and a PC.
Right now the pulse is coming from the 02R via the Word Clock to the BRC.
My first problem is that I can't get the tapes in my ADAT's to run without this damn interpolation indicator flashing. Eventually it causes dropouts and nasty sound peaks. I can take a brand new tape, format it and when I press play there's a constant flashing. I had the ADAT's cleaned and fixed just before this session so they should be fine. And it's like a random flashing, it can appear whenever.
The second problem has to do with my ADAT/EDIT card. I can't transfer via the optical cables without nasty peaks just like the ones you get when you have two pulses in a system. I know the drivers are pretty crappy for the card but it should at least transfer somewhat transparently to my PC. I'm not asking for any miracles here, am I? I should also mention that when I transfer I use the PC as a master.
I'm thinking maybe I should change the system to make the BRC the master. With my current setup I can't even make digital clones of the tapes. But does that solve anything? Could the cables cause these problems?
Sorry for the ramble, I'm just really frustrated as I'm in the middle of a session and I was supposed to transfer 11 tracks to the PC tonite...
giggsy
There's a 02R, a BRC, 3(three) XT's and a PC.
Right now the pulse is coming from the 02R via the Word Clock to the BRC.
My first problem is that I can't get the tapes in my ADAT's to run without this damn interpolation indicator flashing. Eventually it causes dropouts and nasty sound peaks. I can take a brand new tape, format it and when I press play there's a constant flashing. I had the ADAT's cleaned and fixed just before this session so they should be fine. And it's like a random flashing, it can appear whenever.
The second problem has to do with my ADAT/EDIT card. I can't transfer via the optical cables without nasty peaks just like the ones you get when you have two pulses in a system. I know the drivers are pretty crappy for the card but it should at least transfer somewhat transparently to my PC. I'm not asking for any miracles here, am I? I should also mention that when I transfer I use the PC as a master.
I'm thinking maybe I should change the system to make the BRC the master. With my current setup I can't even make digital clones of the tapes. But does that solve anything? Could the cables cause these problems?
Sorry for the ramble, I'm just really frustrated as I'm in the middle of a session and I was supposed to transfer 11 tracks to the PC tonite...
giggsy