interface input question about light piping

[SonicAlbert]

That's it exactly. The MOTU Traveler does the same thing, and I'm sure there are others. The Saffire seems just like what you are looking for though.

Ok, I did some research. I was right, you can light pipe a mic pre to get more xlr connections. At least with focusrite saffire pro 24, maybe others. How this works, the pro 24 has an adat in, mic pre has adat out. They sync together giving you more channels. There is a video on youtube with a guy recording a full band with a saffire pro 24, light piped to a 8 channel pre.

 

[SonicAlbert]

The term "lightpipe" is slang referring to the ADAT 8 channel optical format. The TOSLink protocol also uses the same optical cables and connectors but is a two channel format similar to SPDIF.

what do you mean by "light pipe"? Just curious...don't think I've come across that term before.