Higher Sample Rates, Digi Interfaces, and ADAT

[Iain Graham]

I've got a session in 10 days time.Very important that it goes well. Client just came round to check out our gear.

We're going to be running at 88.2kHz.

We have 2 ISA428s with the A/D card. He has another 428 that he's going to bring, and he'll use the 2nd bank of 4 channels for the A/D as well.

Except we'll be running optical.

Above 48kHz, the ADAT standard uses 4 channels per line than 8. The 428s have 2 outputs for this.

I've just been reading that neihter of the DIGi interfaces will accept ADAT lightpipe above 48kHz. The manuals I downloaded have the PT7 style logo on the front, so I'm assuming they're up to date.

I was going to get at least one 192 digital with ADAT cards to get me the 16 channels I needed.

I'm going to be renting some kind of interface to cover the extra digital I/O. Should I get a 192 digital with EBU slots instead?

Or do I get something else?

TIA,

Iain

[Iain Graham]

That was more than a little garbled. It's been a stressfull week.

Anyways, what I want to know is, can i do sample rates above 48k, use digi interfaces, and ADAT lithpipe inputs?

Iain

[lemix]

Anyways, what I want to know is, can i do sample rates above 48k, use digi interfaces, and ADAT lithpipe inputs?
Iain

No. AES or SPDIF only.
cheers

[Iain Graham]

Bugger,

thanks,

Iain

[Mark Reis]

RME makes what I call a tri-directional format converter. It will convert whatever flavor of digital comes into it into TDIF, ADAT, and AES.

http://www.rme-audio.com/english/adi/adi192dd.htm

Might be the missing link you need, or one of their other products.

[Iain Graham]

Can anyone at Digi comment on whether this will be implemented later on? Is it possible to do it with firmware? Or would it need to be a new interface?

TIA,

Iain