192 Expansion?

[Sick Studios]

Hey I want to get some 192's but I want to have 16 analog ins and outs per interface. Do I have to buy 1 DA and 1 AD expansion card to do this and take out the digital one? And does digi offer the option to order it with out the digital card and credit the difference?

[Shawn Simpson]

You can't do that. Only one slot is capable of having any of the cards added to it. So you can only get the 192 in a 16/8/8, 8/16/8, or 8/8/16 channel configuration. Your only option for using 1 192 with 16 channels of i/o is to get a seperate 16 channel a/d and adding the expansion d/a card.

[Vaphoron]

The 192 I/O will not support 16 Analog ins and outs at the same time. You can only add one expansion card which would give you an additional 8 outs or 8 ins.

[Häagen Dazs]

The 192 I/O will not support 16 Analog ins and outs at the same time. You can only add one expansion card which would give you an additional 8 outs or 8 ins.

It's the same for 96 I/O?
Can I have 24 outputs with just 2 interfases (1 standard + 1 with 16 outs/8 ins) or I need 3 96 I/O?

[Vaphoron]

The 96 I/O isn't expandable like the 192 I/O so you would need 3 of the 96 I/Os in order to have 24 analog outs.

[Dong Son]

This is what I did
Buy 192 Digital only and 1 AD16, 1 DA16 [all old version which is cheaper].
You will have 16 In/Out .... Apogee quality.
Sonny