> Jörn brought into the discussion not only filter type and slope, but the > choice of audio interfaces. I have first-generation MOTU 896HD units. > Although there are two FireWire ports on each unit's backside, MOTU states > that the only two units can be synchronized using a FireWire (daisy chain > connection), and the combination of more than two interfaces requires a > master clock (the units have word clock in and out). There is an optical > interface in addition to the AES Pro (XLR). My gear is currently out of > reach, but I’m guessing that the optical connect is intended for > ADAT/Lightpipe, not optical S/PDIF (they're two distinctly different > protocols and not interchangeable). A separate 8-channel A-D could > certainly be used with ADAT. I suppose there’s no reason to worry about > inter-channel timing issues when using dissimilar components (meaning a > MOTU optically linked to an D-A device). Similar to the MOTU interface, > my M-Audio ProFire 2626 provides a lot of input and output options (two > ADAT ports), but a D-A converter would still be needed for > 8 analog > outs. >
A bit trivial compared with your other points and I don't have mine here .... but IIRC the Motu Traveller (which is a bit of a Swiss Army knife, and its features may not be reflected in other products) -has 8 analogue out - has two more (headphone socket) - has an optical out Think the latter can be S/PDIF or ADAT at wish. To recover the ADAT you need a Behringer box (<200€} ... with 8 nice XLRs on it. So it looks as if you can easily / cheaply have 36-out. The Motu Traveller works nicely on a Mac, and if you use Jack you can see all your connections. (I say 'nicely' ... well once you get rid of the kids' toy idiocies ... my favourite is that my 'Pro' computer stops a multi-channel recording, for a few samples, as it urgently needs the processor ... to put up a screensaver ... great!) Michael _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list [email protected] https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
