digital I/O's????
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Posted on Aug 09, 2005 08:39 am
little guy
just a good guesser
Member Since: Oct 04, 2004
if a mixer has 10 separate channels, and one set of digital outs, and the soundcard that i plug into has one set of digital ins, will i each channel separated or all mixed together once it enters my PC???
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Aug 09, 2005 09:00 am Depends on the digital I/O. S/PDIF is generally a l/r type of input, so, two channel, if it's capable of 5.1 then you can ship 6 channels over it...if it's optical it will have any number of channels capable, depends on your device.
little guyjust a good guesserMember
Since: Oct 04, 2004
Aug 09, 2005 09:02 am soo... if i found a mixer that had, let's 24 channels and an optical out, and my esi juli@ has an optical in, i could get 24 separate channels through that one optical in??
Aug 09, 2005 09:03 am no, as I recall the Juli@ is only 5.1, so it has 6 channels.
little guyjust a good guesserMember
Since: Oct 04, 2004
Aug 09, 2005 09:11 am crap... that's right, where was my head? well hypothetically, if i had a soundcard that accepted optical inputs... would that 24 separate channel input for multi-track recording be possible.. or do they not even make a card like that?
Aug 09, 2005 09:12 am up your...oh, never mind ;-)
little guyjust a good guesserMember
Since: Oct 04, 2004
Aug 09, 2005 09:14 am i just edited my Aug 09, 2005 09:11 am response... i added a question to it...
Aug 09, 2005 09:16 am again, it depends on the device. I am not sure how many channels optical inputs are capable of...the highest I have seen is I believe 12 channels for a 10.2 surround system...but not sure about that either.
pjkPrince CZAR-mingMember
Since: Apr 08, 2004
Aug 09, 2005 09:17 am I've seen devices that let you add channels via lightpipe, though I can't remember any at the moment. Seems that'd be the direction you're looking.
little guyjust a good guesserMember
Since: Oct 04, 2004
Aug 09, 2005 09:19 am i was just curious about the whole optical aspect of recording, is it at all a popular way to record?
Aug 09, 2005 09:21 am not that I am aware of, at least at project/home studio levels cuz, while many cards have optical outs, not many have optical ins.
It's a popular way to play back though...I do, when working in surround.
little guyjust a good guesserMember
Since: Oct 04, 2004
Aug 09, 2005 09:26 am cool, maybe the technology is still too young to make it readily available and stable enough to market it as a useful homerecording tool.
Aug 09, 2005 11:41 am ADAT optical in out carries 8 channels I/O on one cable...i've got three gooin' from my bord to the computer (rme card) for 24 channels I/O, using 6 cables.
is veddy good deal
little guyjust a good guesserMember
Since: Oct 04, 2004
Aug 09, 2005 11:43 am ADAT optical??? explain... please
Aug 09, 2005 11:50 am Alesis Digital Audio Tape (i think)....tascam has one similar called TDIF (Tascam Digital Interface)(i think)...TDIF uses a cable that looks similar to a printer cable and can handle many tracks. S/PDIF is Sony Phillips Digital Interface.
i'm using a Mackie Digital mixer that has adat lightpipe i/o...so we got a card that could handle 24 channels of adat ins..
www.mackie.com/products/d8b_v5/
www.rme-audio.com/english/hdsp/hdsp9652.htm
also there EBU and AES digital which i think is just L/R and uses XLR cables. i donno alot about this format though.
jmailjimmie neutronMember
Since: Feb 14, 2005
Aug 09, 2005 05:32 pm RME & others uses a version, also. Now, I just had the name and it's gone! I keep wanting to say MOGU, but that ain't right. Must be all the Spinal Tap stuff floating around here! Wyd probably has it. It allows for multiple light pipes, instead of like mine with just the one each way...
The "T" in ADAT is "Technology", that way they weren't redundant when they said "ADAT tape"! It's a "standard" that allows for 8 channels at 48k, 20bit (?) on a light pipe. Some have taken the "standard" and taken the 8 down to 4 for 96k, 24bit (?).
It is way-cool to be able to transfer with it. Super clean. The port should be labeled whatever type it is.
Feb 13, 2007 04:38 am M Audio Has lightPipe
Feb 18, 2007 01:40 pm MOTU is Mark Of The Unicorn
