sonusman
Banned
The remote unit John is referring too is the BRC, which stands for Big Remote Control (no shit!). ADAT's come stock with a LRC, which means Little Remote Control (no shit again!!).
The LRC is a very basic unit that offers all the front panel transport controls of the ADAT and well as the two locate points (there are 4 or 5 on the XT units) Digital I/O selection, stuff like that.
You only need to hook up either remote to the Master deck. By the way, ADAT's sense where they are in the recording chain, so you don't have to define one as Master and one as Slave because they are smart enough to figure this out on their own thanks to a nice little chip inside the unit. So, the one remote controls all the decks in the chain (did I mention you can link up to 16 ADAT's together? no shit!!!) With the BRC, you can record enable any track on any deck. When using the LRC, you have to press the record enable on the deck itself that you want to record onto. Then you just press and hold play and hit record and only the tracks that you have enabled ON ANY DECK will start recording. Did I mention that ADAT's have a selectable crossfade for punch in's? (no shit!!!!).
If you are going to be using 2 or more ADAT's, do yourself a favor and get the BRC! (no shit!!!!!) Go to Alesis web site and take a look at the BRC's features. John was not kidding around when he said that the BRC is probably the best remote ever made! (no shit!!!!!!) It is really a work of art. I can't figure out why other digital multi tracks don't have something that works like it. It not only supplies the midi timecode stuff John referred to, but also SMPTE, Word Clock, Video Black Burst, and does all sorts of nifty thing as far as locate points, track delays, deck offset, pre roll, post roll, locate point loops. Did I mention that all the settings on the BRC can be saved to the beginning of the ADAT tape and recalled later? (NO SHIT!!!!!!!).
For the little over $1k price tag, it is a great device to own. You can probably find a used one somewhere for around $600. Don't kid yourself, you will want one if you are using 2 or more ADAT's. (no shit!!!!!!!!)
Ed (who has no more shit to give away now.....
)
The LRC is a very basic unit that offers all the front panel transport controls of the ADAT and well as the two locate points (there are 4 or 5 on the XT units) Digital I/O selection, stuff like that.
You only need to hook up either remote to the Master deck. By the way, ADAT's sense where they are in the recording chain, so you don't have to define one as Master and one as Slave because they are smart enough to figure this out on their own thanks to a nice little chip inside the unit. So, the one remote controls all the decks in the chain (did I mention you can link up to 16 ADAT's together? no shit!!!) With the BRC, you can record enable any track on any deck. When using the LRC, you have to press the record enable on the deck itself that you want to record onto. Then you just press and hold play and hit record and only the tracks that you have enabled ON ANY DECK will start recording. Did I mention that ADAT's have a selectable crossfade for punch in's? (no shit!!!!).
If you are going to be using 2 or more ADAT's, do yourself a favor and get the BRC! (no shit!!!!!) Go to Alesis web site and take a look at the BRC's features. John was not kidding around when he said that the BRC is probably the best remote ever made! (no shit!!!!!!) It is really a work of art. I can't figure out why other digital multi tracks don't have something that works like it. It not only supplies the midi timecode stuff John referred to, but also SMPTE, Word Clock, Video Black Burst, and does all sorts of nifty thing as far as locate points, track delays, deck offset, pre roll, post roll, locate point loops. Did I mention that all the settings on the BRC can be saved to the beginning of the ADAT tape and recalled later? (NO SHIT!!!!!!!).
For the little over $1k price tag, it is a great device to own. You can probably find a used one somewhere for around $600. Don't kid yourself, you will want one if you are using 2 or more ADAT's. (no shit!!!!!!!!)
Ed (who has no more shit to give away now.....
)
