Alesis ADAT-HD24 FirePort 1394 manual

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Table Of Contents 1 Introduction .......................................................... 3 W e lcome! ...................................................................................................... 3 About the FirePort 1394 and FST/Connect software ................................................................................ 4 Importan[...]

Table Of Contents 2 Essentials of Exporting and Importing ......................... 29 Exporting and Impor ting SD2 files ......................................................... 29 Exporting and Impor ting DI G/SD files ................................................ 30 Chapter Three: Applications ............................. 33 Tips and Tricks[...]

Introduction 3 W elcome! Than k you for selecting the Alesis FireP o r t 1394™, the perfect complement to your Alesis Adat HD24 hard dis k recorder . Since 1984, we'v e been designing and building creative tools for the audio comm unity . W e believ e in our products , beca use we 'v e heard the results that creativ e people like y ou a[...]

Introduction 4 About the FireP ort 1394 and FST/Connect software The Alesis FireP or t 1394 is designed to comp lement the AD A T HD24 hard disk recorder perfectly . It allows extremely fast and accurate transfers of audio data betw een an AD A T FST™ hard driv e and y our computer by using industr y-standard IEEE 1394 connections (al so known as[...]

Introduction 5 Pr ovides multiple file tr ansf er for mats The FST/Connect softw are allo ws y ou to mov e data to and from an FST hard dri ve in the four most wide ly used f or m ats: wa v (W ave), aif (A udio Interchange F ile), sd2 (Sound Designer™ 2), and dig/sd (Sound Designe r 1). There is also an option to e xport tracks to the PC as 16-bi[...]

Introduction 6 K e y F eatur es of the Fir eP or t 1394 and FS T/Connect sof tw are 1. Lightning-fast file transfer over industry-standard FireWire connecti ons . 2. T ransfer anywhe re from 1 to 24 tracks of au dio at one time between your FST dri v e and your computer . 3. Supported audio file f or m ats include .w a v , .aif, .sd2 and .dig/.sd. [...]

Introduction 7 How to Use This Manual This manual is divided into the following sections describing th e various functions and applications fo r the FireP ort 1394 and FST/Connect. Wh ile it's a g oo d idea to read through the en tire manual onc e carefu lly , those having general kno wledge about computer software and hardware should us e the[...]

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Important Safety Instructions 9 Important Safety Instructions (English) Saf ety symbols used in this pr oduct This s ymbol aler ts the user that th ere are impor tant operating and maintenanc e instr uctions in the l iterature accompanying th is unit. This symbo l warns the user of uninsulated voltage within the unit that can cause dan gerous elect[...]

Important Safety Instructions 10 12. Use on ly with a car t, stand, bracket, or table designed for use with professional audio or mu sic equ ipment. In any installation, make sure that injur y or damag e will not result from cables pulling on th e apparatus and its mounting . If a cart is used, use caution when moving the car t/app aratus combinati[...]

Important Safety Instructions 11 Instructions de Sécurité Importantes (French) S ymboles utilisés dans ce pr oduit Ce symbole alèr te l’utilisateur qu’il existe des instr uctions de fonctionne ment et de mainte nance dans la doc umentation jointe avec ce produit. Ce symbole av ertit l’utilisat eur de la p résence d’une tension non isol[...]

Important Safety Instructions 12 12. N’utilisez qu’av ec un stand, ou table con çus pour l’utilisation d’audio professi onnel ou instruments de musi que . Dans toute installation, veillez de ne rien endommager à cause de câb les qui tire nt sur des appareils e t leur support. 13. Débranchez l’appareil lors d’un orage o u lorsqu’il[...]

Important Safety Instructions 13 Lesen Sie bitte die folgende Sicherheitshinweise (German) Sic her heit Symbole v erwendet in diesem Pr odukt Dieses Symbol alar mier t den Benutzer , daß es wichtige Funktionie ren und W ar tung Anweisungen in der Lite ratur gibt, die diese Maßeinheit begleitet. Dieses Symbol warnt den Benutze r der nic ht isolier[...]

Important Safety Instructions 14 12. V erw enden Sie au sschli eßlic h W ag en, Ständer , oder Tisc he , die speziell für professione lle A udio- und Mu sikinstr umente geeignet sin d. Achten Sie immer darauf, daß die jew eiligen Geräte sicher installiert sind, um Schäden und V erletzung en zu ve r meiden. W enn Sie ein en Rollw agen b enutze[...]

Important Safety Instructions 15 CE Declaration Of Conformity See our website at: http://www .alesis .com FCC Compliance Statement This device co mplies with P ar t 15 of the FCC r ules . Op eration is subject to the follo wing tw o conditions: (1 ) This device ma y not cause har mful interference and (2) this device must accept any interference re[...]

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1 Getting Started 17 Unpac king the Fir eP or t 1394 In addition to this man ual, y ou should fi nd the follo wing items inside the FireP ort 1394’ s box: • The FirePort 1394 • F our brack et stands , each with raised n ubs on one side . T hese ser ve as “feet” for your FST driv e, for the sake of traction an d air circu lation. They’ r[...]

1 Getting Started 18 Connecting/Disconnecting the Fir eP or t 1394 The first thing to do is attach th e four brac ket stands to the FST driv e caddy , o ne to each corn er , as illustrated below: These raise the FST drive off the table or desk slightly , which will help keep air circulating around the drive and prev ent ov erheating during use. The[...]

Operations 2 19 Routine connections Once you hav e ev er ything working, these are the ste ps to o bser v e when connectin g an FST driv e to the FireP ort 1394: 1. Make sure the pow er switc h on the FireP or t 1394 is set to OFF . 2. Connect the FST drive to the FireP or t 1394. 3. T ur n the FireP or t 1394’ s p owe r switch to ON . 4. Start F[...]

1 Getting Started 20 Installing FST/Connect The brain behind the FireP ort 1394’ s “brawn” is FST/Connect. This is a software prog ram developed by Alesis , an d you will find it on the CD-ROM that w as in the box with the FireP o rt 1394. Installing FST/Connect is simple . Put the CD-R OM into your PC , navigate to the CD driv e (usually the[...]

2 Operations 21 The FST/Connect Main W i ndow The main window of FST/Connec t has four major subdi visions , eac h of which c ontains betw een tw o and nine functions . There are also fi v e pull-do wn men us with additional f unctions . Ev er ything you can do with FST/Connec t happens from here , so let’ s g o through the windo ws and men us on[...]

2 Operations 22 T o get the FSP reading fo r recording time available at 96 kHz, clic k anywhere in the window to the righ t of the “ At” bo x and select the number 96 from the menu. If your 48k song has 16 or 24 tracks , the number in the “F o r” box will c hange automatically to 12. That’ s because 12 is th e maximum number of tracks an[...]

Operations 2 23 The Song windo w As stated earlier, eac h Project can ho ld up to 99 son gs if you’ re using file system 1.10. The So ng wi ndow is the one that allo ws you to choose the current Song within the Proje ct. But it also c ontains fi ve other fiel ds that hold important infor mation: the number of tracks in the song (also called “tr[...]

2 Operations 24 The T r ansf er window Occupying ov er half of the main win dow , the T ran sfer window sports a majority of the features fou nd in FST/Connect. It is here you will select whic h tracks to send which wa y , decide where they will wind up , an d deter mine what their for mat will be when they get there . Here’ s one view of the win[...]

Operations 2 25 T o switch betw een the tw o tabs , clic k on one or the othe r with the cursor, or use the Left and Right cursor keys . Y ou’ll notice th at as the tabs change, the button below the Preview box will c hange automatically from Export to Impor t or vice versa. The Dir ector y window & Browse button The skin ny little bar right [...]

2 Operations 26 If you ha v e a single track se lected, y ou can listen to it through y our computer’ s sound card. It doesn’ t matter wh ether the file is on th e FST dri ve or on you r PC’ s hard driv e; if the f ile sho ws up in the T rack l ist, it can be pre view ed. T o do this , find the bu tton labeled “Preview” to the right of th[...]

Operations 2 27 adat FST Æ PC When this is the selected T ran sfer tab , th e F o r m at buttons tell FST/Connect whic h of the four possi ble audio f ile types y ou want the expor ted FST tracks to become as they are trans fer red to your PC’ s hard drive . W e have gi v en you these four opt ions becaus e they are the mos t widely used in audi[...]

2 Operations 28 Dr ive There are fi v e options here : Select Switch betw een multiple FireP or t 1394 systems F or mat Completely erase or for mat an FST drive Upg rade Conv ert 1.0 FST drives to 1.10, lea ving data intact. This op tion is g rayed out if the FST drive is 1.10. Proper ties View FST driv e model, size, and giv e it a name Exit Quits[...]

Operations 2 29 Essentials of Exporting and Importing There are still some ver y impor tant things to cov er regarding expor ting and imp or ting . They are mostly related to the differences in the ways files are handled by PC and Macintosh computers . Y ou probably w on’ t hav e to do anything spec ial to W A V and AIFF file s , but the other tw[...]

2 Operations 30 Importing SD2 files fr om a Macintosh application Once y ou are done ed iting the audio f ile on the Maci ntosh, here is what to do in order to get the resultant file back into the PC: 1. Inside the Mac intosh, drop the file onto the MacBinary II+ icon. A “f lattened” file will be g enerated. 2. The resultant MacBin ar y II+ fil[...]

Operations 2 31 Other notes about importing Bringing files from a PC into an FST driv e is similar in some wa ys to copying trac ks betw een songs on an HD24. If the segment y ou are pasting fits within the destinat ion song, then when the trac k is pasted the song le ngth does not change . But if the song i s shorter than segment you are pasting, [...]

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3 Applications 33 In this c hapter we ’ve compiled some points of interest about FST/Connect. T hey are divided into tw o categ ories: T ips and T ricks , with some timesa ving ti ps and prac tical uses f or FST/Connect, and Useful Information , which offers details about the way FST/Connect is integ rated into the Win dows env ironment on y our [...]

3 Applications 34 Windo w Na vig ation and Shor tcuts As you w ork with FST/Connect’ s main window , y ou’ll w ant to remember that there are a number of keystrokes and k ey combination s that can make FST/Connect even easier to use. The first thing to know is that y ou can jump f rom one windo w to the next by using the T ab ke y . W e’ve al[...]

Applications 3 35 Selecting cer tain tr ac ks f or impor t/expor t When you’ re working in the T rac k window , you don ’ t hav e to select only tracks or files that are all in a ro w . If desired, you can “leapfrog” o v er trac ks whic h you do not want to import or export. T o choose speci fic trac ks , click on the ones y ou w ant to tra[...]

3 Applications 36 Star ting and r estarting FS T/Connect and Fir eP or t 1394 Y o u may start and restar t FST/Connect without tur ning off the power to the FireP or t 1394. But if you want to turn its power off you shou ld dismount the hard dri v e fi rst using the taskbar tool, as described on pag e 19, and then tur n o ff the FireP ort 1394. But[...]

4 Troubleshooting 37 T r oubleshooting Index S ympt oms Cause Solution FST Driv e contents don’ t sh ow u p in w in dow / “N o Driv e Communication” message in main window F ir ePor t wa sn’t powe re d down after HD w as disconnected fro m system via taskbar T urn off FireP or t and tur n i t back on again. F or more infor mation, see page [...]

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Warranty / Contact 39 Alesis Limit ed W ar ranty ALESIS CORPORA TION ("ALESIS") warrants this product to be free of defects in material and workmanship fo r a period of one (1) year for par ts and for a period of one (1) year for labor from the date of or iginal retail purchase . This warranty is enforceable only by the original retail pu[...]

Warranty/Contact 40 Alesis Contact Inf or mation Alesis Distribu tion, LLC Los Angeles , CA USA E-mail: support@alesis .com We b s i t e : http://www .alesis .com Alesis FireP o r t 1394 Reference Man ual R evision 1.0 by Randy Lee Copyright 2002, Alesis Distribution, LLC. All rights reser ved R epro duction in wh ole or in par t is prohibited. “[...]