syncing analog to adat

[jax]

Little help? I have a tascam 414 and I'm getting that ALESIS STUDIO PACK and I wanted to know if I could use the syncronizer (which I can't seem to find anywhere) that is in the manual for the 414 to add more tracks to my adat. I guess the syncronizer uses FSK and the adat uses SYPTE or MTC (so says the manual that I downloaded). Are these timecodes compatible? Is it possible to slave the TASCAM to the adat? If so with what and how much... late, jax

 

[Dex]

Yes and No.

By using the Tascam sync box and sacrificing 1 track on the tape, you can use the Tascam as the master sync device (since ADATs should chase-lock. I could be wrong here).

The 414 won't chase-lock, so it can't be controlled by the ADAT (so to speak)

The FSK tone used by the Midiizer (the tascam sync box) _is_ in MTC format, if I'm not mistaken.