User manual ALESIS ADAT HD24

[. . . ] Reference Manual 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Table Of Contents Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Welcome!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 About the FirePort 1394 and FST/Connect software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Important features of FirePort 1394 and FST/Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Key Features of the FirePort 1394 and FST/Connect software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 How to Use This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Important Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Important Safety Instructions (English). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Safety symbols used in this product. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] And as you call up each Project, the second window shows how many Songs the Project contains. 22 Operations The Song window As stated earlier, each Project can hold up to 99 songs if you're using file system 1. 10. The Song window is the one that allows you to choose the current Song within the Project. But it also contains five other fields that hold important information: the number of tracks in the song (also called "track depth"), the length of the Song, its sample rate and word length (sometimes referred to as "bit depth"), and a checkbox for write-protecting the current song. 2 It is possible to give the Song a name of up to 64 characters in length (file system 1. 10). See page 28 for details. Selection of the Song within the Project is handled in the same way it is with other right-side pull-down menus. Click anywhere on the Name window and it will "explode, " showing you up to nine Songs out of the possible 99 in the Project. If there are more than nine Songs available, a scroll bar on the right side will allow you to navigate through the Song list until you find the right one. As with other windows, you can use the numeric keys to type in the number of the song you wish to access. You may also call up Songs one after the other by using the cursor keys. The Up and Left buttons decrement the choice, while Down and Right increment the choice. You can also "race" through the list by holding down one of the cursor keys. 23 2 Operations The Transfer window Occupying over half of the main window, the Transfer window sports a majority of the features found in FST/Connect. It is here you will select which tracks to send which way, decide where they will wind up, and determine what their format will be when they get there. Here's one view of the window: We'll go through the functions contained in this window one by one, starting with. . . The Transfer tabs At the top of the window there are two tabs: adat FST PC and PC adat FST. Selecting the adat FST PC tab means you are able to transfer tracks from the FST drive into your computer (export), while selecting PC adat FST means FST/Connect is ready to send tracks from the computer into your FST drive (import). 24 Operations To switch between the two tabs, click on one or the other with the cursor, or use the Left and Right cursor keys. You'll notice that as the tabs change, the button below the Preview box will change automatically from Export to Import or vice versa. The Directory window & Browse button The skinny little bar right below the Transfer tabs is called the Directory window. It displays the "path" you would follow to find the files related to the larger Track window immediately below. This needs some careful attention, because the Directory path means different things depending on which Transfer tab is selected. If the PC adat FST tab has been selected, the Directory path indicates the source folder on the PC from which audio files will be transferred into the FST drive. However, the illustration on page 24 shows the adat FST PC tab having been selected. (This is also known as the "Export" option. ) Those familiar with a PC will know at a glance that "C:\ProgramFiles\Audio\Demo Project" means that the tracks about to be exported from the FST drive will wind up on the C drive (a hard drive inside the PC) inside a folder called "Program Files, " and that further inside that folder is another folder called "Audio, " wherein resides a folder called "Demo Project. " This folder will be the final destination of any exported track. First, the Directory window has one of those pull-down arrows on the right side. [. . . ] PC folder contents don't show up in window Wrong Format button selected Solution Turn off FirePort and turn it back on again. You may need a different sound card if you want to preview 88. 2k or 96k files. Select the 16-bit word length export option in the Transfer pull-down menu. For more information, see page 28. Directory path is incorrect No output when auditioning tracks Amplification system not turned on Sound card can't play back higher sample rate files My audio editor won't open the FST file Audio editor is expecting a 16-bit file 37 4 Troubleshooting This page intentionally left blank 38 Warranty / Contact Alesis Limited Warranty ALESIS CORPORATION ("ALESIS") warrants this product to be free of defects in material and workmanship for a period of one (1) year for parts and for a period of one (1) year for labor from the date of original retail purchase. [. . . ]