
mark4man
MoonMix Studios
If anyone out there has a VF-16; & can answer this inquiry, it sure would be appreciated. I know that the Optical SP/DIF connection is used to save & load data to & from ADAT compliant machines in 8-Channel data blocks. I am about to purchase a sound card that has ADAT outputs (M-Audio 1010 or Wavecenter PCI.) The Fostex user guide mentions pilot signals sent to & from connected equipment. My question is, is the VF-16 only used for data transfer with ADAT equipment, or can the Optical SP/DIF connection be used for "lightpipe" compatible tasks? (since the VF-16 is obviously transferring 8 channels of data through that port.) What I want to be able to do is assign 8 tracks of digital audio [from a computer-based sequencing program (Cakewalk)] to the sound card's ADAT output; select that as my input source & record that as 8 separate tracks into the VF-16 (& vice versa.) I don't know that I necessarily need sync right now (in the form of a pilot signal) since I am working with 8 tracks or less. I don't know if the ADAT pilot signal is generated by sound cards that have ADAT outputs; and the only sync signals generated from Cakewalk are MIDI Sync & MMC. Right now all I can do is transfer two tracks at a time from the VF-16 into my computer using MTC (all 8 tracks are synchronized in Cakewalk, but it takes forever.) If I can't record/move 8 tracks at a time back & forth via Optical SP/DIF, can I use MMC to record them from the computer to the VF-16 the same way I use MTC to record them from the VF-16 to the computer (2 tracks at a time?...I hate it.) Thanks.
Sincerely,
MF
Sincerely,
MF