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BDW42
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Hi,
I'm trying to upgrade my current set up, which is nothing more than a typical MOTU 828 mkii interface connected to my Rode NT-1A microphone. However, I would like to upgrade my set up to something more professional, and so I was thinking of purchasing a stand alone mic preamp, a stand alone A/D converter, along with a stand alone D/A, and then a digital word clock. Not at all once (unless I win the lottery!), but that is the current long-term plan. However, this is where my newbieness kicks in... theoretically, how would I connect all of these together, and then to my computer (iMac)? This is where I'm lost. I'm not sure how the signal chain would work. I would imagine that, in order to sync the word clocks of all the devices, the preamp and A/D, D/A would be connected to the word clock, but how would it all get to my computer? Do I still need an interface?
I'm in some very new territory, but any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
I'm trying to upgrade my current set up, which is nothing more than a typical MOTU 828 mkii interface connected to my Rode NT-1A microphone. However, I would like to upgrade my set up to something more professional, and so I was thinking of purchasing a stand alone mic preamp, a stand alone A/D converter, along with a stand alone D/A, and then a digital word clock. Not at all once (unless I win the lottery!), but that is the current long-term plan. However, this is where my newbieness kicks in... theoretically, how would I connect all of these together, and then to my computer (iMac)? This is where I'm lost. I'm not sure how the signal chain would work. I would imagine that, in order to sync the word clocks of all the devices, the preamp and A/D, D/A would be connected to the word clock, but how would it all get to my computer? Do I still need an interface?
I'm in some very new territory, but any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!