I. HOW TO MAKE A DIGITAL TRANSFER FROM EXTERNAL SOURCE TO PC:

Let's say you've made a live recording of your band on a pro-quality 
DAT recorder, and you want to transfer the recording to your PC for editing 
and to add a few effects in Digital Orchestrator Pro. How do I do this?

1) Your pro DAT recorder will most likely have a coaxial S/PDIF output.  
    If you're using a Multisound Pinnacle or Fiji with the digital I/O 
    option installed, you would hook the DAT to the soundcard like this:

DAT Coaxial S/PDIF OUT  =>  Soundcard Coaxial S/PDIF IN

Make sure you have set both the Pinnacle and the DAT recorder to the exact 
same sampling rate (typically 16-bit 44.1kHz, which is "CD Quality").

1) From the PC mixer, select the S/PDIF Input as the active recording source 
    (make sure the S/PDIF Record Select button is lit red).  
    Then in the S/PDIF module, click on the Advanced radio button:

    

2) Click on the "Line In if Digital In unlocks" so that it changes from 
    turquoise to gray.  We want to know for sure that the two digital 
    devices are "handshaking". 

    

3) Select the appropriate "Digital In Receive Rate" in the Advanced.  
    This may not be necessary, as the sampling rate should be detected 
    automatically as the two digital devices "handshake". 

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II. HOW TO MAKE A DIGITAL TRANSFER FROM PC TO EXTERNAL RECORDER:

Now let's say that you've made a recording on your computer's hard drive
as a Wave file (.wav) and you would like to transfer it to an external 
DAT Recorder.

Here's how to do it: 

1) Open the audio file(s) in your favorite Wave audio editing program, such as
    Voyetra AudioView 32 or Digital Orchestrator Pro. 

2) Make sure playback is not muted in the PC Mixer. 

3) Set your DAT recorder to record from its Digital Input. The exact name of 
    this function may vary.  See your DAT recorder's documentation for
    details.

4) Set your DAT recorder to the exact same Digital Audio Format as the Wave 
    file you will be recording.  Typically this will be 16-bit 44.1kHz, 
    or 16-bit 48kHz. 

5) Put your DAT recorder in Record/Pause mode.  See your DAT recorder's 
    documentation for instructions on how to do this, if necessary.

   NOTE:  The DAT's record level controls will not affect the volume of the
          recording. Make any necessary volume adjustments in your audio 
          editing software before you make the transfer to DAT.

6) Verify that the audio data transfer is working. Start playback of the Wave
    file in your Wave audio program.  You should see the DAT's record level 
    meters move in time with the sound.

7) If the DAT's record level meters moved, you are ready to record.  
    Stop playback of the Wave file and "rewind" to the beginning of the file.
    Now press Record on the DAT and verify that tape is rolling, then start 
    playback of the Wave file in your audio program.  If the DAT's record 
    level meters are moving, then you are now making a digital "clone" of 
    the Wave file on your PC!

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NOTE for owners of 24-bit recorders:    
    Some recorders are capable of 24-bit resolution at 44.1kHz or 48kHz 
    sampling rate.  The Fiji/Pinnacle S/PDIF can perform transfers in 20-bit
    resolution maximum, but should work with 24-bit recorders.  
    The transfer will be performed at 20-bit resolution with the additional 
    four bits set to the "zero" state. 
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