Lynx Aurora 16HD and 96i i/o

[Chromefree]

Gentlemen,

I'm looking at upgrading an HD2 system with an Aurora 16 interface and two Audient ASP 800 mic pres and having trouble getting my head around the inputs/outs.

My 96i i/o gives me 16 inputs and two outputs.

If I digilink the Aurora to the 96i i/o will I be able to bring the Aurora channels out of the two 96 i outputs from within Pro Tools?

By the same token, will I be able to bring the 96i channels out of pro tools through the Aurora outputs?

Maybe I'm just overwhelmed by the prospect of so many possibilities, but I thank you in advance for your input.

[Darryl Ramm]

Originally Posted by Chromefree

Gentlemen,

I'm looking at upgrading an HD2 system with an Aurora 16 interface and two Audient ASP 800 mic pres and having trouble getting my head around the inputs/outs.

My 96i i/o gives me 16 inputs and two outputs.

If I digilink the Aurora to the 96i i/o will I be able to bring the Aurora channels out of the two 96 i outputs from within Pro Tools?

By the same token, will I be able to bring the 96i channels out of pro tools through the Aurora outputs?

Maybe I'm just overwhelmed by the prospect of so many possibilities, but I thank you in advance for your input.

If you add the LT-HD interface to the Aurora 16 and connect if via Digilink along with your 96IO then the system looks like, and is just, an aggregate of both IO boxes. Whatever routing you want to do within Pro Tools you can.

Questions like...

"will I be able to bring the 96i channels out of pro tools through the Aurora outputs? "

really make no sense, you mean a 96i Output channel sent though a Aurora output? Why would you do that? Just select whatever output you want to use in the DAW. If you mean output signal on a 96IO input channels through the Aurora outputs? Well that whole processing/routing is what a DAW does. All inputs and all outputs are available to Pro Tools. The only limit is each TDM/Digilink link has a maximum of 32 inputs and outputs total. HD Native has two separate Digilink Ports so a total of 64 inputs and outputs.

Avid does not officially support non-Avid Digilink IO devices.

[Chromefree]

Thanks for your reply Darryl, but cut me some slack here.

I'm trying to visualize possibilities. I've only worked with two hardware outputs (96i i/o) for years. So if I'm using all 16 channels of the 96 and all 16 channels of the Aurora, I guess I can sum everything to the two outputs of the 96i?

Btw, I don't have HD Native, I have on old Digidesign HD2 setup. But thank you again, your response. It does calarify things a bit more.

[Darryl Ramm]

You can do whatever you like, all inputs and outputs are available to you as long as you stay within the capacity of a Digilink physical cable. That scalability is one reason to use HD/Digilink interfaces. (but OTOH Digilink is starting to look pretty old and who knows what AVB or AES67 or other technology will replace it... Avid's gotta make a move soon or be left behind).

Yes sorry TDM/HD2, no difference there in terms of the Digilink side of things.

[YYR123]

Never mind

[Chromefree]

Thanks again man...

[DrFord]

I own 2 Lynx Aurora 16's connected to my PT HD 2 Acell via TDM cable. Works great. Occasionally I get this strange glitch where if I change input or output of a track while audio is running, I get this weird misalignment that sounds almost like listening to Mid/Side decode or something. If you have any questions, I can try to answer. I am using 1 of the Lynx in the mirrored AES/Ebu mode, and then other in standard.

[albee1952]

Just my 2 cents, but I would use the 16 outputs of the Lynx and skip the 96i outputs entirely(or use them for a headphone mix). Why? Because the 96 series have cheap converters and the converters in the Lynx will almost certainly sound way better

BTW, if the Lynx is a new addition for you, this would be a great time to retire the 96. If you need all the inputs, grab a used 192 IO as they sound much better than the 96

BTW, I reviewed the manual for the 96IO but could not find any reference to the 96i. The 96IO shows 8 analog outputs on quarter inch jacks and 8 digital outputs via lightpipe(just wondering if you have more IO available that just needs to be assigned in the IO setup grid)?

http://akarchive.digidesign.com/supp...6_IO_Guide.pdf