Avid HD I/O (16x16 Digital I/O) & 96 I/O
 

I am thinking of purchasing a Avid HD I/O (16x16 Digital I/O) . I currently have a 96 I/O that I use with a Focusrite Octopre 8 digital channels thru octo Lightpipe and a AP1 +3124 4 channels of analog when recording drums at 44.1 . I wish to record at 88.2 and can not get 8 channels of digital thru light pipe with 96 I/O .
Would my 96 I/O and the Avid HD I/O (16x16 Digital I/O) work in conjunction ? Is there any other way to do this with my current set up?
Is the Avid HD I/O (16x16 Digital I/O) overkill? Omni?
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.

Re: Avid HD I/O (16x16 Digital I/O) & 96 I/O
 

You can do 88 with the HD IO Digital via SMUX, and you can also still use the 96io, integrating it with your setup.

Re: Avid HD I/O (16x16 Digital I/O) & 96 I/O
 

Keep in mind that SMUX needs 2 lightpipe cables for 8 channels at 88.2 or 96K.

Re: Avid HD I/O (16x16 Digital I/O) & 96 I/O
 

I guess I have a newbie question how would I link/intergrate 96 I/O and Avid 16x16 digital ?
I have another question can I get 4 tracks of audio thru Lightpipe @88.2 now with my Octopre and 96 I/O? I can not seem to configure in setup>hardware

At 44.1 with this setup (below)I can get 8 channels thru Lightpipe but @88.2 I get this message thru channel input ADAT 1 (Mono)-DigiLink n/a

Clock Source: Internal
Digital Format: AES/EBU

Should digital format be optical? I am a hair confused. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.Thank You