DigiDesign 1622 1 Installation Guide

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TDM Installation Guide 6 SCSI Cables Use shorter SCSI cables to improve reliability. Table 1 provides guidelines for maximum cable lengths according

Chapter 2: Connecting SCSI Drives 7Connecting SCSI DrivesTo connect an external SCSI drive:1 Turn off power to both the computer and the hard drive.2

TDM Installation Guide8Initializing and Maintaining SCSI DrivesSCSI hard drives used for audio recording on TDM systems must be formatted (or initiali

Chapter 2: Connecting SCSI Drives 9When is High-Level Formatting Necessary?It is generally necessary to initialize a hard drive in one of the followin

TDM Installation Guide10Optimizing (Defragmenting) DrivesTo prevent fragmentation, you can optimize your drive, which rearranges your files into a cont

Chapter 2: Connecting SCSI Drives 11Mounting an HFS DriveIf the MacOpener utility is installed and en-abled, no additional steps are required to mount

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Chapter 3: Installing Pro Tools Hardware 13chapter 3Installing Pro Tools HardwarePro Tools TDM CardsYour Pro Tools TDM cards will differ depending on

TDM Installation Guide14you can attach two 8-channel audio interfaces. The DigiSerial port is for connecting a Digide-sign Universal Slave Driver, or

Chapter 3: Installing Pro Tools Hardware 15Installing the Pro Tools CardsInstall the Pro Tools cards:1 Turn off your computer and any peripherals. Le

Copyright This User’s Guide is copyrighted ©2001 by Digidesign, a division of Avid Technology, Inc. (hereafter “Digidesign”), with all rights reserve

TDM Installation Guide16Group similar cards together (put all MIX Farm cards next to each other, for example).6 If installing a SCSI HBA card, instal

Chapter 3: Installing Pro Tools Hardware 173 If using multiple audio interfaces, connect the Slave Clock Out of the primary interface to the Slave Cl

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Chapter 4: Connecting Your Studio 19chapter 4Connecting Your StudioThis chapter explains how to connect Pro Tools to a mixer, amplification system, dig

TDM Installation Guide20Internal This is the 888/24 I/O standard setting. In this mode, the 888/24 I/O sample rate is gen-erated by its internal cryst

Chapter 4: Connecting Your Studio 2148 kHz This is a standard sampling rate of many professional audio devices. It is recommended for use with devices

TDM Installation Guide22888/24 I/O Back PanelThe 888/24 I/O has the following back panel connectors, moving from left to right:Analog Audio OutputsThe

Chapter 4: Connecting Your Studio 23S/PDIF Digital Input/OutputThe Sony Philips Digital Interface Format (S/PDIF) is used in many professional and con

TDM Installation Guide24To change the operating level of an input channel:1 Turn off your computer and the 888/24 I/O.2 With a Phillips screwdriver,

Chapter 4: Connecting Your Studio 258 Replace the four front panel screws using the hex wrench.9 Replace the top screws with a Phillips screw-driver

Contents iii contents Chapter 1. Pro Tools TDM System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Pro Tools TDM Sy

TDM Installation Guide26Using the 888/24 I/O Interface as Standalone Audio Converter The 888/24 I/O can be used apart from Pro Tools as a standalone

Chapter 4: Connecting Your Studio 27The 882/20 I/O InterfaceThis section explains all of the connectors and indicators on the front and back panels of

TDM Installation Guide28In expanded Pro Tools systems, the Super Clock output of the master audio interface locks all other interfaces together with s

Chapter 4: Connecting Your Studio 29Because input channels 1–2 of the 882/20 I/O are software selectable between analog or S/PDIF digital format, inpu

TDM Installation Guide3050-pin Interface ConnectorThis 50-pin connector is used to connect the 882/20 I/O to a MIX card, d24, Disk I/O, or DSP Farm ca

Chapter 4: Connecting Your Studio 31Figure 2 diagram shows a setup without a mixer, where effects and monitoring gear are con-nected directly to the 8

TDM Installation Guide32To return the 882/20 I/O to Pro Tools-based operation: Turn on your computer.– or – If your computer is on, launch Pro Tools

Chapter 4: Connecting Your Studio 33Slave This LED is lit when the 1622 I/O is syn-chronized to another Digidesign audio interface or synchronization

TDM Installation Guide34synthesizers, samplers and effects devices. Un-balanced connections are supported through the use of standard 1/4-inch TRS mon

Chapter 4: Connecting Your Studio 35Because crucial timing data is passed over these ports, you should use high-quality, 75-ohm RG-59 cables for makin

TDM Installation Guide iv Connecting Effects Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

TDM Installation Guide36To fine tune the input level gain:1 Create an Auxiliary Input track. This can be ei-ther mono or stereo depending on the devic

Chapter 4: Connecting Your Studio 37Using the 1622 I/O Interface as Standalone Audio Converter The 1622 I/O can be used apart from Pro Tools as a stan

TDM Installation Guide38Connecting Equipment with Digital Audio Ins and OutsBecause the 888/24 I/O, 882/20 I/O, 1622 I/O, and ADAT Bridge I/O feature

Chapter 4: Connecting Your Studio 39source such as a DAT deck). You should then set your digital effects devices to accept an external digital clock s

TDM Installation Guide40For fairly short pieces of audio program mate-rial, SMPTE Trigger is acceptable, especially if the sync master has a fairly st

Chapter 5: Installing Pro Tools Software 41chapter 5Installing Pro Tools SoftwareThe complete Pro Tools software installation process includes:• Prepa

TDM Installation Guide42Installing Pro Tools SoftwareTo install Pro Tools software:1 Locate the Pro Tools Installer CD for Macin-tosh and place it in

Chapter 5: Installing Pro Tools Software 436 Select an initial set of Pro Tools Preferences. These Preference “sets” have been pre-config-ured to incl

TDM Installation Guide44The following sections provide basic instruc-tions for installing and configuring OMS. For more detailed information, refer to

Chapter 5: Installing Pro Tools Software 45OMS searches for and displays any detected MIDI devices. Some older instruments, as well as some newer ones

Chapter 1: Pro Tools TDM System Requirements 1 chapter 1 Pro Tools TDM System Requirements Pro Tools TDM Systems Pro Tools 5.1 supports the following

TDM Installation Guide46To edit the IAC driver’s name:1 Double-click the OMS Setup application.2 In the Studio Setup window, double-click the IAC dr

Chapter 6: Checking Your TDM System and Launching Pro Tools 47chapter 6Checking Your TDM System and Launching Pro ToolsBefore you launch Pro Tools, ru

TDM Installation Guide48Running DigiTestRun the DigiTest diagnostics application to identify TDM cards and verify that they are cor-rectly installed a

Chapter 6: Checking Your TDM System and Launching Pro Tools 49When you select a computer type, a second win-dow also opens and displays the lowest slo

TDM Installation Guide50Configuring Pro Tools TDM Cards and Audio InterfacesThe first time you run Pro Tools, the Hardware Setup dialog automatically o

Chapter 6: Checking Your TDM System and Launching Pro Tools 519 From the H/W Buffer pop-up, select the audio buffer size, in samples, for host proces

TDM Installation Guide52Opening the Demo Session Now you will open the demo session and begin playback to hear Pro Tools in action.To open the demo se

Chapter 7: Calibrating the 888/24 I/O 53chapter 7Calibrating the 888/24 I/OBefore you use the 888/24/I/O Audio Interface, you may want to calibrate it

TDM Installation Guide54The Calibration ProcessAnalog To calibrate the input level of an analog device to a mixing console’s output level, you would t

Chapter 7: Calibrating the 888/24 I/O 5514 Create an additional mono Auxiliary Input track for each 888/24 I/O input you want to cal-ibrate. Set the

TDM Installation Guide 2 Audio Interfaces To record and play audio you must have one of the following Digidesign audio interfaces: 888/24 I/O ◆ Analo

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Appendix A: Determining Slot Order 57appendix aDetermining Slot OrderIn order to determine slot order for your TDM cards, you need to first note the m

TDM Installation Guide58Card Order Guidelines for Each Pro Tools SystemThe following are card installation guidelines for each Pro Tools TDM system. I

Appendix A: Determining Slot Order 59Card order for mixed systems:1 MIX Core card2 MIX Farm card3 d24 audio cards4 DSP Farm cards5 MIX I/O cards

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Appendix B: DigiTest Error Codes 61appendix bDigiTest Error CodesDigiTest Error CodesCode DescriptionErr3 Cards from different Pro Tools systems are i

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Index 63Numerics1-2 Format of 888/24 I/O 201622 I/O Audio Interface 16as standalone converter 37back panel 34connecting to studio 35connections &

TDM Installation Guide64clock master 15, 16compatibility information for Pro Tools 2computer requirements 2configuring Expanded Pro Tools systems 47co

Index 65NNorton Utilities 9OOMF Utilities install option 42OMS 43configuring a new studio setup 44IAC Driver 45installing 44operating levelschanging o

Chapter 1: Pro Tools TDM System Requirements 3 ◆ A 17-inch or larger color monitor; black and white monitors are not supported ◆ A Digidesign-qualifie

TDM Installation Guide66studio setupwith 1622 I/O 36with 882/20 I/O 30with 888/24 I/O 25Super Clock signal of 888/24 I/O 23Surround Mixer plug-in, ins

TDM Installation Guide 4 About the Pro Tools Guides PDF versions of the Pro Tools guides are in-stalled automatically with Pro Tools, and can be easi

Chapter 2: Connecting SCSI Drives 5 chapter 2 Connecting SCSI Drives SCSI hard drives function as the recommended recording media for Pro Tools TDM s