| OT: Wierd Mac Question - eject ... how? [message #77242] |
Wed, 20 December 2006 08:32  |
AA
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Registered: June 2007
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>>>>>>>>> unusual
>>>>>>>>> about the hardware. If you were to show me the XP device list for
>>> a
>>>>>Mac
>>>>>>>Book
>>>>>>>>> and the same list from a Dell 640m (two of which I've also set up
>>> recently)
>>>>>>>>> I would have given a _slight_ pref
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| Re: OT: Wierd Mac Question - eject ... how? [message #77257 is a reply to message #77253] |
Wed, 20 December 2006 12:55  |
Neil
Messages: 1645
Registered: April 2006
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gt; patches
>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>using
>>>>>>>>>>> it to feed vocoders and all of the things that make computer
>>>>>>>>>>> recording
>>>>>>>>>worth
>>>>>>>>>>> it. Then I forgot to save the presets, but hey, that's the way
> it
>>>>> goes.
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>>>>>>>>>>> TCB
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>If PT 7.3 recognizes the Slave Drive you should be good to
go. LE will be able to record in chase to MTC.
David.
Martin Harrington wrote:
> Hi David.
> The project is being recorded to PT 7.3, (ext HD), and that is then given to
> the post house.
> We are using my PT SMPTE Slave Driver that I pulled out of my studio to act
> as the master clock for the session and the cameras, so that everything will
> stay in sync, the betacams drift but not too much, and they can resync them.
> As we are in Australia the T/C is 25fps so thats less of a problem, but I'm
> assuming that the PT can clock to MTC as a slave for the session...it must
> be able to...mustn't it?
>Yes, but try to get 1% resistors (preferably metal film) as
they are more accurate and will load the signal evenly
across the multiple lines.
David.
Steve Cox wrote:
> Hello David,
> I didn't know about terminating paris. I am not familiar with terminating
> with a 75ohm terminator. Will just a BNC fitting with a 75 ohm resistor soldered
> across it do it?
> Steve
>
>
> EK Sound <askme@nospam.com> wrote:
>
>>Hi Steve,
>>
>>To test the Aardsync, use one of you 75 ohm cables and feed it to your
>>MEC. Set Paris to WC sync "after it has loaded a project". Press
>>play. If Paris plays fine, then the Sync box is working correctly.
>>If there is no sync, led's and meters will be going nuts.
>>
>>Regarding your set-up.
>>
>>You **MUST** use good quality **75 Ohm** BNC to BNC cables to make
>>this work. Home hifi video cables will not be reliable enough to use
>>for WC (not saying you were using them, just an example). As for Neils
>>comment to length, that isn't the problem, as I am using a mix of
>>cables here from 2' to 33' with no trouble. They ARE high quality
>>home made Canare cables with proper Canare crimp-on ends though, so I
>>know for sure I have good connections.
>>
>>I am assuming that you are using adat I/O cards in this set-up, but
>>you didn't mention them. I would do this:
>>
>>1) Re-connect all cabling using proper cables, one to each WC in from
>>the Sync box.
>>
>>2) Apply a 75 Ohm BNC terminator to the WC out of the MEC.
>>
>>2) Launch Paris normally and open a 44.1 project.
>>
>>3) Once the project has loaded and will play, set Paris to External WC
>>Sync (if you are running XP it will take a minute for everything to
>>settle down).
>>
>>4) Now turn on the outboard convertors.
>>
>>Things should work fine at this point. Give it a try and let me know
>>how it works.
>>
>>David.
>>
>>
>>Steve Cox wrote:
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>>>Hey David,
>>>I set Paris to word clock 44.1 and both 8 channel pre's to be slave @
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> 44.1.
>
>>>The Aardsync has 3 word clock outs on it so I ran 3 seperate BNC cables,
>>>one to each entity, and selected 44.1 on the Aardsync. When I enabled
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> all
>
>>>16 tracks, they snapped and poped like crazy. So I put the Aardsync back
>>>in the case.
>>>Then I set paris to internal and ran a BNC cable from it to the first
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> 8 channel
>
>>>pre and had nothing to run the second 8 channel pre. Obviously, 1-8 were
>>>pop free and 9-16 poped like crazy.
>>>Steve
>>>
>>>
>>>EK Sound <askme@nospam.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Detail the connections you used, and how you were connecting to Paris.
>>>>
>>>>David.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Steve Cox wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Is there a way to know for sure that my Aardsync is outputting clock?
>>>
>>>I fear
>>>
>>>
>>>>>I have been ripped off. I had a New Years gig to record a group live
>
> with
>
>>>>>Paris. I took the Paris and 2 Behringer 8 ch. pre's. I tried running
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> all
>
>>>>>three entities off of the Aardsync at 44.1.
>>>>>My goodness.... snap crackle pop...Soooo I disconnected the Aardsync,
>>>
>>>and
>>>
>>>
>>>>>ran the first 8 ch. pre off of the Paris. Well at least those first 8
>>>
>>>tracks
>>>
>>>
>>>>>didn't snap and pop, but of course the 9-16 did, because it was running
>>>
>>>off
>>>
>>>
>>>>>of it's own.
>>>>>Any ideas guys?
>>>>>Steve
>>>
>>>
>Hey Nappy - first I'm just posting as a friendly comparison of perspectives,
not a one is "better" than the other debate, just to be sure you don't
misunderstand my intent, or think that I'm trying to degrade the value of a
Mac - great systems and nice design on a lot of levels. :-)
The only software I saw in the Apple store config was optional - iLife, etc,
and not included in the $2499. (Bluetooth, etc. also additional). Doesn't
really leave much, if anything differen
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