Mackie Digital 8Bus D8B v5.1 User Manual

1. Connect a fiber optic (lightpipe) cable between

the ADAT’s DIGITAL IN and the DIO•8 card’s
ADAT OPTICAL OUT. Likewise, connect the
DIO•8 cards’ OPTICAL IN to the ADAT’s
DIGITAL OUT.

2. Connect the 9-pin D-sub sync cables between the

Sync Box (SYNC OUT) and the first ADAT’s
SYNC IN connector. Then connect the sync
cables in a daisy-chain fashion between the
remaining ADATs. Connect the SYNC OUT on
the last ADAT to the SYNC IN on the Sync Box
to complete the loop.

3. Connect MIDI cables between the MIDI OUT

connector on the Digital 8•Bus’ Remote CPU
and the MIDI IN connector on the Sync Box, and
between the MIDI IN connector on the Digital
8•Bus’ Remote CPU and the MIDI OUT
connector on the Sync Box.

1. Open the Setup window by pressing Ctrl+1 or

clicking Setup in the bottom menu bar on-screen.

2. Click “Digital I/O” to open the Digital I/O

dialog box.

3. Click each Tape Input and Output box and select

ADAT for each DIO•8 card installed.

4. Set the “Samplerate” to match the sample rate

of the formatted ADAT tapes (typically 48 kHz
or 44.1 kHz).

1. Select DIGITAL IN on the ADAT front panel.

CLOCK

EXT

INPUT MON

INPUT

DIGITAL

48K

INPUT MONITOR

INPUT SELECT

AUTO

INPUT

ALL

INPUT

TRACK

COPY

DIGITAL

INPUT

Notes:
•  When powering up, turn the Digital 8•Bus on first,
then turn the ADATs on.