PBBPaul Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 I have a little dilemma of my own. I have an ADAT deck and an ADAT PCR card for optically transferring files back and forth to my PC. I recently upgraded to XP and Alesis doesn't make drivers for their card and XP. Is there another solution for transferring files to and from and ADAT deck? I have a ton of material on tapes that I'd like to be able to work with. Our new and improved website Today's sample tune: Lonesome One Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 There are quite a few interfaces with ADAT I/O, although I don't know how many have the sample accurate sync function that the ADAT PCR had. What you can do is just play the ADAT tracks into the I/O and record it into your host program. For example, I use the Creamware PowerPulsar and it has two ADAT I/Os (16 channels total). If I just record-enable the desired tracks in Sonar and play back the tape, they all get recorded into Sonar. You don't really need the ADAT sync unless you're trying to punch in sections, or something else that requires more than just continuous playback. But it sounds to me like all you really want to do is bounce the ADAT tracks over to hard disk and work with it in the HD from there, right? Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip OKeefe Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 I used the ADAT card years ago... IMO, you'd be much better off with something like the Frontier Designs Wavecenter card. They're solid and they have XP drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBBPaul Posted October 6, 2004 Author Share Posted October 6, 2004 Originally posted by Anderton: But it sounds to me like all you really want to do is bounce the ADAT tracks over to hard disk and work with it in the HD from there, right?That is pretty much it. I'd like to be able to accurately bounce files to and from an ADAT deck and possibly to a Fostex D-108 deck. Ease is definitely a factor to me. I basically want to hit "transfer from point A to point B on the tape" and have it done. That is one of the things I really liked about the ADAT edit system. I looked briefly at the Frontier Designs Wavecenter card and it looks pretty much like what I need. Thank you Phil and Craig. Our new and improved website Today's sample tune: Lonesome One Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Klopmeyer Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 Frontier was the very first company to do an ADAT computer interface (long before we did at Alesis), and they still have great stuff. Disclaimer: I do some marketing work for Frontier, just so you know. - Jeff Marketing Communications for MI/Pro Audio My solo music and stuff They Stole My Crayon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 Frontier is good and so is RME. They have some of the best drivers in the business. If you want analog I/O as well then you might consider something from Echo Audio . Echo is my personal favorite audio card vendor, FWIW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Klopmeyer Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 I second that. RME and Echo are both high-quality as well. - Jeff Marketing Communications for MI/Pro Audio My solo music and stuff They Stole My Crayon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 I can vouch for Frontier (used it before I got the PowerPulsar; I switched so I could use the Creamware soft synths), RME (rock solid and great with laptops), and Echo -- I use the Indigo card in the laptops used for my looping and Sonar seminars for Pro Media. That should be enough choices for you! Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBBPaul Posted October 6, 2004 Author Share Posted October 6, 2004 Thank you very much for the help. That should certainly give me enough choices. Another thought that I had was to add an audio-only hard drive into my file server (which runs on 98SE) and put the ADAT card in there. Either way, I think it will work out. Thanks again. Our new and improved website Today's sample tune: Lonesome One Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted October 7, 2004 Share Posted October 7, 2004 I wouldn't recommend installing any current audio card in 98SE if you have XP available. Most new cards have low latency ASIO or WDM drivers for XP that rock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBBPaul Posted October 7, 2004 Author Share Posted October 7, 2004 Originally posted by Evil Dylan: I wouldn't recommend installing any current audio card in 98SE if you have XP available. Most new cards have low latency ASIO or WDM drivers for XP that rock!What I was thinking was to put my ADAT PCR card (which doesn't run under XP) into the machine with 98SE. It's an old Gateway but should work fine purely as a data transfer/storage device. I have them all networked together BTW so I can still open and edit the files on my XP box. Our new and improved website Today's sample tune: Lonesome One Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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