External Mic Pre via Adat to HD IO increase latency or not?

[Rockman413]

If I get a 16*16 digital Avid HD IO, and I use Ensemble as the mic pre, I connect Ensemble to Avid HD IO 16 digital VIA ADAT, would this kill the advantage of low latency that HD Native/HDX card has?

Thanks!

[JFreak]

No.

Check the specs of the converter in the mic pre. It might say something about "4.2ms latency" or "64 samples conversion speed" but it should indicate it in either time (milliseconds) or samples (which would be exact amount.

All AD conversion has latency. It does not matter which company makes the converter card, it will have latency.

[nst7]

That's one of the advantages of the new HD IO interfaces. Because of their newer design, they actually convert faster. So there is an advantage in using them vs. older boxes like what he's using.

[albee1952]

Keep in mind that the HD IO is only capable of 16 inputs...period. If you are going to connect an ADAT path, it will negate half of the analog inputs(so the 8x8x8 version would work as well and save you some cash).