Can anyone advise me if first of all 88.2K sample rate works on Adat optical in general? Because I want to go optically out of my Eventide H8000FW because i am using that as my main converter. And can I do it by using this monster optical cable I bought from best buy? Because it says its optical but I hope it can carry 88.2 k sample rate to my M-audio soundcard which has optical inputs.
And all is true, then what is the truly better option out of the following two scenarios:
1) AxeFX DSP keeping the signal digital to its XLR digital out > Digital In (AES) on Eventide H8000FW - and activating the Eventide real time SRC to convert from the incoming 48k converted to 88k? (or is 96 more optimal since the SRC math would be more even on the multiples?) - and then to go out ADAT from the eventide optical to the DAW where this signal is an ideal 96k???
Or:
2) to route the signal from the AxeFX DSP to its D to A so that it can come out analog (it has proper A/D and D/A converters) - which is a normal XLR out - and in to the Eventide H8000FW's analog inputs which go to another premium A/D converter into the Eventide DSP operating at 88k?)
Somebody said by using the latter, there is more character to the sound, that it would be smoother, gooier and 3 Dimensional because all converters have some sort of character to them, and its less digital sort of artifact-sounding - especially if the converters are good.
And if the latter is indeed the 100% objective winner in terms of ideal sound - then would it also be better to go out of the eventide to its own conversion outward to analog with its own premium D/A converters on the way out -> followed by an apogee symphony? Is the stacking of 5 good converters like this in and out of all these units and finally to the Apogee more preferable for some kind of enhanced smoothness to the signal? In that case a prism orpheus or weiss converter might be more preferable even than a symphony!
The bigger and the gooier - the better.
Any thoughts on the matter? Please advise if possible.
And all is true, then what is the truly better option out of the following two scenarios:
1) AxeFX DSP keeping the signal digital to its XLR digital out > Digital In (AES) on Eventide H8000FW - and activating the Eventide real time SRC to convert from the incoming 48k converted to 88k? (or is 96 more optimal since the SRC math would be more even on the multiples?) - and then to go out ADAT from the eventide optical to the DAW where this signal is an ideal 96k???
Or:
2) to route the signal from the AxeFX DSP to its D to A so that it can come out analog (it has proper A/D and D/A converters) - which is a normal XLR out - and in to the Eventide H8000FW's analog inputs which go to another premium A/D converter into the Eventide DSP operating at 88k?)
Somebody said by using the latter, there is more character to the sound, that it would be smoother, gooier and 3 Dimensional because all converters have some sort of character to them, and its less digital sort of artifact-sounding - especially if the converters are good.
And if the latter is indeed the 100% objective winner in terms of ideal sound - then would it also be better to go out of the eventide to its own conversion outward to analog with its own premium D/A converters on the way out -> followed by an apogee symphony? Is the stacking of 5 good converters like this in and out of all these units and finally to the Apogee more preferable for some kind of enhanced smoothness to the signal? In that case a prism orpheus or weiss converter might be more preferable even than a symphony!
The bigger and the gooier - the better.
Any thoughts on the matter? Please advise if possible.