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Introduction
The Apogee X-HD Option card allows Apogee hardware interfaces to connect directly to
Digidesign HD Core, Process and Accel PCI cards, with no other hardware needed. Now
you can bring the quality of Apogee's X-Series conversion to your Digidesign Pro Tools
HD system.
Before Getting Started
When installing X-HD cards in Apogee interfaces, ensure that firmware on the interface
has been updated to the required version:
AD16X – v. 1.30 or higher (press PREV while powering up to display the version).
DA16X – v. 1.42 or higher (press PREV while powering up to display the version).
Rosetta 800 – any firmware version; 192k sessions may not be run with a Rosetta 800 96k
Four Steps to Getting Started
1 Install the X-HD card - To install the X-HD in your Apogee interface, please see page
17
2 Determine the best order of interfaces - As described on pages 3-4, the order
in which Apogee interfaces are connected determines many details of your
setup.
3 Connect Clock and DigiLink cables - Several clocking options are presented
on pages 5-6, including the incorporation of a SYNC I/O and other HD-compatible
hardware. Digilink cable connection is described on page 7.
4 Configure Pro Tools - Configuration settings made in Pro Tools software are
described on pages 8-9.
X-HD equipped Apogee interfaces appear in Pro Tools as Digidesign 192 Digital
interfaces. Much of the information presented in this User's Guide describes the
manner in which settings, routing and input/output of Apogee interfaces correlate to the
settings, routing and input/output provided by Pro Tools software when using 192 Digital
interfaces.
Fortunately, there are many similarities between connection of an Apogee interface to
Pro Tools via X-HD and connection via standard digital formats (for example AES) to an
actual 192 Digital interface.
All descriptions of Pro Tools menus and labels assume the use of Pro Tools version 7.0
or higher, and that all labels have been set to their default.
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Order of Apogee Interface Connection
The order in which interfaces are connected to a Digidesign PCI card determines how
and where Apogee inputs and outputs are routed in the Pro Tools session. For example,
if an AD16X is connected directly to the Digidesign PCI card and a DA16X connected to
the AD's Expansion port, then:
1 both interfaces are detected as 1 192 Digital in Pro Tools' Hardware Setup menu;
2 the AD16X's analog inputs are routed to Inputs A1-A16 in the Pro Tools session;
3 the DA16X's analog outputs are routed to Outputs A1-A16.
The Interface Connections Chart (on pages 10-16) depicts these three connection details
for all supported combinations of Apogee interfaces that can be connected to 1 PCI card.
By selecting the Chart entry that corresponds to the interfaces you're connecting, you
can determine the order in which they should be connected and how hardware I/O is
"mapped" to Pro Tools software I/O. As an example, the Chart entry for 1 AD16X and 1
DA16X is shown below:
AD&DA-16X Standard Routing
AD-16X & DA-16X
From Computer
P
E
P
E
The above example assumes that both interfaces have been set to Standard routing, in
which the AD provides 16 inputs to Pro Tools and the DA provides 16 outputs from Pro
Tools. A single 192 Digital would suffice to connect both the AD and the DA, and thus the
AD and DA connected via X-HD cards and set to Standard routing are detected in Pro
Tools as 1 192 Digital interface.
When an AD16X or DA16X are set to Advanced routing, they each provide 16 inputs and
16 outputs between the hardware and Pro Tools. To connect this number of I/O would
require a 192 Digital interface for each interface, and thus a single AD16X (or DA16X) set
to Advanced routing and connected via X-HD is detected as 1 192 Digital interface.
AD-16X Advanced Routing
AD-16X & DA-16X
From Computer
P
E
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A1-16
B1-16
AD-16X #1
INPUT
DA-16X #1
OUTPUT
CHANNELS IN USE
A1-16
B1-16
AD-16X: Analog In
INPUT
AD-16X: Digital Out
OUTPUT
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