SoundCraft DAKOTA 328 User Manual
V 2.0
Setup Guide
Setup Guide
Setup GuideSetup Guide
Revised: 04-12-00
Digital 328 v2 and Frontier
Digital 328 v2 and Frontier
Digital 328 v2 and FrontierDigital 328 v2 and Frontier
Design Group Dakota Setup Guide
Design Group Dakota Setup Guide
Design Group Dakota Setup GuideDesign Group Dakota Setup Guide
Contents
1111 Connecting The System 2
2222 Digital 328 Setup 4
3333 Dakota Setup 7
4444 Using The Dakota With The 328 14
Dakota Setup Guide
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Connecting The System
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Connecting The System
Connecting The SystemConnecting The System
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Audio Connections
Audio Connections
Audio ConnectionsAudio Connections
Audio connections should be made as shown in the diagram below. Toslink optical cables must
be connected both from ADAT Out port A of the Dakota card to the ADAT In port A of the 328
and vice versa, and from ADAT Out port B of the Dakota card to the ADAT In port B of the 328
and vice versa. 75Ω Coaxial digital S/PDIF cables must also be connected from the Dakota
S/PDIF output to the 328 S/PDIF input and vice versa.
328 ADAT Out B Î Dakota ADAT In B
Dakota ADAT Out B Î 328 ADAT In B
328 ADAT Out A Î Dakota ADAT In A
Dakota ADAT Out A Î 328 ADAT In A
Dakota S/PDIF Out Î 328 S/PDIF In
328 S
PDIF Out Î Dakota S/PDIF In
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In this configuration, the ADAT connections allow digital transfer of either direct outputs from the
328’s input channels 1-8 to the Dakota card, or the 328’s 8 Group outputs. The S/PDIF output
from the console can be assigned to either the Mix output or to 1 of 3 stereo auxiliary outputs
(Aux 1/2, Aux 3/4, FX 1/2, Groups 1-8 and Control Room). The 328 S/PDIF Input can be
configured as a digital Stereo Input or as a digital 2 Track Return.
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Other Connections
Other Connections
Other ConnectionsOther Connections
You may also wish to connect the 328 to the Dakota card via MIDI to allow MIDI
automation/System Exclusive dumps from the 328 to be recorded and played back from your PC.
If you wish to connect the 328 to the Dakota card via MIDI, the following connections must be
made:
Dakota MIDI Out 1 Î 328 MIDI In
NOTE
Either Dakota MIDI port 1 or MIDI port 2 can be used. It would be wise
to use the same number Dakota MIDI port for 328 connection.
Dakota Setup Guide
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Ch17->24 >
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Digital 328 Setup
Digital 328 Setup
Digital 328 SetupDigital 328 Setup
The Dakota card and the 328 (plus any other devices in the studio setup) must have their
internal clocks synchronized to allow correct transmission and reception of digital information
throughout the system. This is achieved by configuring one of the devices as a wordclock master,
and configuring all other devices in the studio setup to slave to this wordclock, hence
synchronizing all clocks in the studio setup.
In this case, the 328 will be set to wordclock master, and the Dakota will be set to slave to the
328, via the Dakota S/PDIF input. Any other devices interfacing digitally with the 328 within the
studio setup will also be configured to slave to the 328’s wordclock.
Wordclock information is automatically embedded into the S/PDIF data
NOTE
To configure the Digital 328 as the wordclock master, enter the 328’s Main Menu page by
pressing the <MENU> button to the right hand side of the LCD display. Using the rotary
encoder beneath the display, scroll up or down until the ‘Clock Source Sel’ menu is highlighted,
and press <ENTER>. Here, either ‘Internal 44.1kHz’ or ‘Internal 48kHz’ clock must be selected
for the 328 to function as wordclock master. Set this to the samplerate you wish to work at then
press <ENTER> to confirm the samplerate setting.
stream output by the 328, allowing the Dakota to slave to the 328’s
S/PDIF output, providing clock synchronization between the 328 and
the Dakota.
<Wordclock Src.>
Internal:44.1kHz
Tape Ports
Tape Ports
Tape PortsTape Ports
To ensure that the Digital 328 Tape Ports are configured to ‘ADAT’ to work with the Dakota,
enter the 328 Menu pages by pressing the <MENU> button to the right hand side of the LCD
display. Using the rotary encoder beneath the display, scroll up or down until the ‘Tape Port
Select’ menu is highlighted and press <ENTER>.
Now repeatedly press the Up cursor arrow until the ‘<Tape Ch17-24 >’ menu page is displayed.
Using the rotary encoder set the ‘Bank Source’ to ‘ADAT’:
Now press the Down cursor arrow once, to set the wordlength. The Dakota is capable of 24 bit
recording, and so for optimum results, 24 bit wordlength can be selected here. If your sequencer
supports 16 or 20 bit resolution, make this setting here – Check your sequencer manual for more
information.
or
ape
Bank Source:ADAT
<Wordclock Src.>
Internal:48.0kHz
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