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Old 02-20-2006, 06:40 AM
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Default linking 2 or more 002\'s

I know this may have been covered, but I couldnt find it in a search...

is this possible---to link 2 or more 002's together?

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Old 02-20-2006, 06:48 AM
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Default Re: linking 2 or more 002\'s

No it is not. 2 systems with 002's could be sync with midi.
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Old 02-20-2006, 06:54 AM
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Default Re: linking 2 or more 002\'s

thanks!

so essentially, you would need 2 computers then? I doubt 2 instances of PT LE can be running at once on the same machine, correct?
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Old 02-20-2006, 07:55 AM
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Default Re: linking 2 or more 002\'s

You CAN run the 2 in sync using 2 computers. I haven't done it myself, but have been in studios that do. I'd be interested in hearing from anyone who feels they've mastered this method. I believe the setup I'm thinking of was synced via MTC or MMC, but I wonder how well it works via ethernet and a software based link....?
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Old 02-20-2006, 08:00 AM
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Default Re: linking 2 or more 002\'s

I would be weary of using MTC to sync 2 002's together. I could just see myself doing a lot of lining-up=of-wav's which I would hardly be interested in doing on such a scale. MTC is not an exact science. works well enough for sequencing live and so forth...but in the recording studio it leaves much to be desired...
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Old 02-24-2006, 10:34 AM
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Default Re: linking 2 or more 002\'s

There was a thread to this effect a while ago, but I don't recall any results being posted of success/failure/issues.

I have a recording coming up in a few months where I may have to find out for myself. When/if I do, I'll post for discussion.
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Old 02-20-2006, 08:00 AM
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I would think you can link two OO2's if one is in stand alone mode. You'd only get 10 inputs max with ADAT and SPDIF. Not sure of the limitations in stand alone mode.
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Old 02-20-2006, 11:16 AM
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Default Re: linking 2 or more 002\'s

I think you could also just connect a Command 8 to the 002 if all you're looking for is 8 more faders for mixing.
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Old 02-24-2006, 01:28 PM
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Syncing them together in both record and playback is a difficult proposition. However, if you just want more input channels and plan to import them into a single session and mix on a single computer, there is an extremely simple way to do this using nothing more than a y-cord and just about any instrument that has a line level output. A keyboard or tone generator would work best. You'd want them locked to the same word clock, but I did it one without having them locked to the same clock and the drift was only about 3 samples over five minutes.

1. Connect the line out from the keyboard (or whatever) into the y-cord.

2. One stem of the Y is connected to one channel of 002-A, the other connected to one channel of the 002-B.

3. Start both systems recording.

4. Play a note/sample, pick a string on a guitar, smack a snare -- anything that has a sharp attack. You only need a single note. this is your "cue blip." Keep the systems recording and play away!

5. The waveform display of that very first note should be identical (or nearly identical) on both systems. When you import the tracks from one computer into another, create two groups, one each consisting of all the tracks from the computer that recorded them.

6. Line the cue blip tracks up next to each other in the edit window. Take the group of tracks that starts "earlier" and nudge them later in the timeline until the cue blips line up perfectly with each other. For best results, you will ultimately expand the timeline display as fas as it will go and set your nudge value to 1 sample. You can ultimately line up the cue blips so that the two sets of tracks are in perfect sync.

This will definitely work. I have done it before with two 001s about 6 or seven times. The sync was perfect every time, and the nudging/aligning process can actually be done in less than a minute, though the first time you do it you might have to take a few minutes to get it just right.
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