How can I backup my data from my HD24?

First of all, unlike most HD recorders, you don’t have to backup just to clear space on the drive for a new song. You can simply insert a new drive, same as tape. But, it’s easy to make a backup safety copy in several ways:

A. Backup onto another hard drive in the other drive bay of the HD24. This method is fast, foolproof, inexpensive, and (unlike other HD backup methods) allows you to immediately remount the project in seconds without waiting for an upload. Unlike other recorders, 2 machines are not required to make a backup of your work.

B. Backup onto a computer using the Ethernet port or Alesis Fireport 1394 connecting the HD24 to a computer or computer network. Any computer software that has FTP (File Transfer Protocol) capability (such as Netscape Navigator or Windows Explorer) can “see” each Song on the HD24 as a file folder, and when you open the file folders you’ll see the tracks of each song as individual files (both AIFF or WAV are available). Once there, you can drag then onto any storage media on your network (such as CD-R, DVD-RAM, Jaz drives, etc.) or onto the hard drive of the computer. You could even have a friend in another country download files from your HD24 over the Internetâ€∫ after you give him/her your FTP address and a password, of course.

C. Backup onto any ADAT-compatible recorder. The HD24 has 3 sets of ADAT Optical jacks in addition to ADAT Sync in and out ports, so you can transfer 24 tracks at a time with sample accuracy to any ADAT tape system, computer interface, digital mixer, or other hard disk recorder in real time, with no degradation in sound quality (the ADAT system will automatically truncate to 20 bits from the HD24 recording). Also, theADAT/EDIT system will allow you to transfer back and forth in sample accurate sync to any Mac or PC with a PCI card slot.

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