Quick Question About ADAT
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KineticSound
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Yes. "ADAT" ports are just 8-channel lightpipe connections. They can accept either 2- or 8-channel signals.
gcapel
boom box recordings
Some multi channel preamps will have a adat output option. This will save you from using analog patch cords to your interface and possibly better and more a/d conversion. There may be some setup invovled because the adat signal can be used for 8, or 4, or 2 channels. The sample rates will determine the number of channels used. (I think it is 22k for 8, 44k for 4, and 96k for 2).
gcapel
boom box recordings
You can run 8 @ 44.1k. This is the standard usage of ADAT. I don't know anyone who would record at 22k
Some interfaces/soundcards allow you to run 8 channels at 96k using multiplexing over two ADAT links (look for 'S-Mux').
I may stand corrected. Wasnt to sure on the sample rates.
thanks
mattr
Resident moody teenager
Its not as common as standard ADAT, but a few bits of hardware support it. It uses the same connections, just allows for higher sample rates in exchange for lower channel counts.
Off the top of my head, a lot of the newer Motu stuff support it.
If you look at the back of the Motu 8pre you'll see it has 4 adat ports (2 in, 2 out). If you're running at 44.1k you use the top two, but if you're connecting to another piece of hardware that supports it then you can connect all 4 and run at 96k (4 channels on each connection).
Note how you generally connect two ADAT cables per connection for a two-way connection. This is because you have to sync the units in some way, and for us lazy people its easier to have them sync to the clock signal sent over ADAT than to fiddle with word-clock distribution, BNC cables and the like
...or you might just want to send audio both ways. Its up to you
Off the top of my head, a lot of the newer Motu stuff support it.
If you look at the back of the Motu 8pre you'll see it has 4 adat ports (2 in, 2 out). If you're running at 44.1k you use the top two, but if you're connecting to another piece of hardware that supports it then you can connect all 4 and run at 96k (4 channels on each connection).
Note how you generally connect two ADAT cables per connection for a two-way connection. This is because you have to sync the units in some way, and for us lazy people its easier to have them sync to the clock signal sent over ADAT than to fiddle with word-clock distribution, BNC cables and the like
...or you might just want to send audio both ways. Its up to you