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In article 4x_3e.892689$8l.527361@pd7tw1no writes:
They go into lots of detail in the manual on transferring files over
ethernet, but note that the ethernet connection can be slower than
transferring over lightpipe; however they don't say much about
transferring via lightpipe other than diagrams showing how to connect it.
When using the "lightpipe" method, you aren't transferring files,
you're transferring digital audio, and a new file or files is created
on the computer end. It's strictly real time - play on the ADAT,
record on the computer. If you have 24 channels of lightpipe interface
on your computer, you can do it all in one pass. If you have 8 chanels
of lightpipe interface, it takes three passes, or three times real
time, plus whatever time it takes to line up the groups of tracks.
We've got an ADAT PCR card in the machine now, to interface with the
ADATs and dump tracks via ADAT Connect, but Connect only handles up to
eight tracks at a time. I notice from the manual that the HD24 also
apparently divides lightpipe I/O into three groups of eight.
It's an 8-channel format, so there are three pairs (input and output)
of optical connectors on the HD24.
Does this mean I'm still limited to transferring tracks eight tracks at
a time using the same old Connect software, if I elect to use optical
transfer? Is it still a realtime dump, as with tapes?
Yes.
I know there's a firewire option available for the HD24, but that's a
relatively hefty extra cost, in addition to needing to add a firewire
card to the PC ($25 for a PCI firewire card, $300+ for the HD24 adapter,
pffft).
I thought that they were giving away the Firewire dock for free these
days. That may have been a limited time offer and you missed it, but
you might find that it's still available. $25 to add this capability
to your computer is well worth while.
Ah, one other question: anyone know if Alesis plans to update drivers
for the PCR to something a little more modern than Windows 98?
Unlikely. I don't think they've sold that card for years.
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