New intefaces _ HELP!

[meshtheflesh]

Hi Everyone.

I am looking at buying a PT HD system. I am a bit confused about the interfaces, and options.

1. Does the 192 i/o come with no inputs and output? Do you have to buy an option?

2. It says the 96 I/O is 16 channel, and on the back it only has 8 ins and outs. I would call that 8 channel? whats the story?

3. What is the cost of the options boards ,
The configurator does not allow you just to add boards ?

4. Can you add more i/o to the 96i/o . How much

what I am looking for is a replacment for the 1622. Will the 96 I/O have line level adjustment?

Thanks

Ramesh

[Kevin Mooney]

1. Comes with 8 analog in, 8 analog out, 8 channels of TDIF, AES and Adat with sample rate conversion on cards. On then main chasis, 8 Adat, 1 x AES and SPDIF with no sample rate conversion.

You can add an extra analog in, out or digital I//O board.

2. 96 has 8 analog in and out and 8 Adat optical.

3 Dealer must be able to get you the full pricing but I thought they are around $1200 for the analog and $1000 for the digital boards.

4 96 can not be expanded. No level settings I'm aware of.

Hope this helps

[Przemek]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Kevin Mooney:
96 can not be expanded.

Hope this helps<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I hope you're wrong... It looks like 96 can be expanded - user can add 8 analog inputs and/or 8 analog outputs
Przemek.

[fab]

Ok, Kevin you seem to know a lot, so:

If I get a 96 interface, can I use the 8 analog I/O + the Adat I/O + the legacy port AT THE SAME TIME, full duplex?

In other words, goes the Legacy port eat away at the 16 channel I/O limitation of the new boxes?

Crucial to me, and other people I'm sure.

Ciao,

Fab

[Jeff Hodges]

I just got back from Magic Audio in Atlanta. Spoke to Johnny, saw the dealers guide to the
new HD system with pix of the back panels etc.

The 192 is like Kevin said, and you can add an additional 8in/8out card, so basically you'd have 16 channels in/out. plus all the ADAT etc new features that the 192 has.

The 96 comes with 8/8 and expands to 16/16. So an expanded 96 would be the basic replacement for the 1622.

As far as the 1622 goes, I think I am going to keep mine and use thru legacy for a while...it runs 48 and I'm into 128 tracks [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

It's basically about $1300 bucks to trade the 1622 up to a (unexpanded) 96 and you lose 8 channels. I didnt get the price on the expansion, but until I'm mixing 96 I'm not going to worry about it.

Jeff

[Kevin Mooney]

Yes, it's 32 full channels. So analog, Adat AND legacy at the same time.

Or 6 channels analog, 2 AES, 8 Adat and 16 legacy.

Or 8 channels analog, 2 AES, 6 Adat and 16 legacy.

[Kevin Mooney]

Jeff,

The 192 can NOT be expanded with 16 I/O analog. Only 8 analog ins or 8 analog outs. You can expand it with 8 digital inputs and outputs.

The 96 can NOT be expanded in any way.
So you can't make it a 16 channel 96K box.

But i'm with, I'll keep my 1622 as well. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

[Kevin Mooney]

Jeff,

The 96 has 16 channel capability. 8 analog and 8 Adat I/O.

Pindy,
about the cards for the 192, that is what I was trying to say. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

[Jeff Hodges]

Kevin,

Dam. The dealer told me wrong I guess, but I saw the book and the info myself...

Are you sure?

[Pindy]

Not quite, guys. The official word:

the 192 can be expanded with either 8ch digital I/O OR either 8 more channels of analog ins OR outs (you must choose or swap), so YES 192 can have 8 ch of analog ins, for example, and 16 channels of analog outs. Or the other way round.

The 96, although it shares an enclosure with the 192, does not have any other card slots, even though there are two blank plates on the back. The other 8 channels it handles are ADAT format only which someone already mentioned. So the 96 isn't really like a 1622, more like an 882 (no cal, cheaper parts) but with half an ADAT bridge attached to make up 16 possible discrete inputs/outputs.

hope that helps.

Conspicuously absent, still, is a digital-only box, like an all AES or an ADAT bridge replacement, but you can still use ADAT bridges through the legacy connector, so there's not too much to complain about there, apart from the fact that you have to have at least one HD interface to get an ADAT bridge hooked up.

I wonder if you could remove the analog I/O from the 192 and put in 2 of the digital cards?