|
Avid Pro Audio CommunityHow to Join & Post • Community Terms of Use • Help Us Help YouKnowledge Base Search • Community Search • Learn & Support |
|
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Can I use M-Audio Firewire 410 to simply route 11R to my Rokits?
Is this possible and/or advisable, and if yes, how.
My main studio monitors are a pair of KRK Rokits that are typically plugged into my M-Audio Firewire 410's rear TRS outputs 1 & 2. The M-Audio has 8 TRS unbalanced outputs as well as optical S/PDIF and RCA-type S/PDIF. It has has two TRS/XLR combo line level inputs too. Since I use my M-Audio FW 410 more often, to avoid having to unplug the monitors and replug into 11R, can I take the OUPUT to AMP from the 11R and input it into the FW 410 so I can use the 410 as a router for the 11R to my Rokit monitors? I hope this doesn't earn me a RTFM flame, but for in the studio use of the 11R, does it make a difference if I use the Outamp or XLR Main Outputs? Now that I read it, probably not since the signal would get preamped twice - by 11R and 410? |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Re: Can I use M-Audio Firewire 410 to simply route 11R to my Rokits?
The best solution by far is to plug your 11R digital spidf out to the Profire spidf in. This gives you absolutely the best sound quality, as you can avoid an unneeded extra step of analog/digital conversion.
It also makes it easy to record guitar. With your Profire as the interface, just set up an audio track in Protools and set the input to be spidf in. Then plug your guitar into your 11R and record away. |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Re: Can I use M-Audio Firewire 410 to simply route 11R to my Rokits?
I think if I'm not wrong. I kinda have the same set up with a Focusrite Saffire 24 on a Windows machine which has my speaker connected to. My 11Rack is on a mac. It works, why should it not.
I use LEFT main XLR output from 11Rack into Inst (just another mic input) of the Saffire, shown in the picture below. Make sure you do not turn on the phantom power on your Firewire if it has one, I believe it will destroy your 11Rack. This is a better approach than spdif since I can have my saffire on (adapter power)without having my windows machine turned on. I turn on my mac and play around with Pro Tool, don't have to turn on the windows machine. I can when I want to for 2 machine recording. Or you can just work with 11Rack and Saffire on, no computer needed. http://www.freeimagehosting.net/16576 |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
Re: Can I use M-Audio Firewire 410 to simply route 11R to my Rokits?
going into another mic input/pre colors the signal of your 11R. Best results are found using SPDIF where there is no extra conversion. You also sync the clocks through SPDIF as well.
__________________
Macbook Pro OSX 10.6.8, 2.53 GHz Core 2 Duo, 8 GB RAM Pro Tools 10.0.0 Ableton Live 8.2.1 RME Fireface 800 Eleven Rack |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
Re: Can I use M-Audio Firewire 410 to simply route 11R to my Rokits?
OK..I take that back. Just hooked up through spdif and it is way better. Now I got to tweak all the presets again. Well good to know. Yea, forget about the mic input, use spdif instead.
|
#6
|
|||
|
|||
Re: Can I use M-Audio Firewire 410 to simply route 11R to my Rokits?
Sounds like the way to go. Thanks.
|
#7
|
|||
|
|||
Re: Can I use M-Audio Firewire 410 to simply route 11R to my Rokits?
New findings..
I thought spdif was better after I hooked it up initailly. All of my presets sounded fizzy,the volume was louder though...hence I thought it was better. But after tweaking for days, that slight fizzy sound did not go away. So I connect my monitor straight into 11Rack, no fizz, almost sounded identical to my initial setup (through the 2nd sound interface...Saffire 24 as shown in the picture earlier). So it is obvious the spdif in in my Saffire is not worth it. After searching many forum, people seem to agree that it depends on the quality of the product. Some people have no fizz at all through spdif, many seem to have one (that includes me). So beware...don't know how your Firewire 410 spdif in will sound. Good luck. |
#8
|
|||
|
|||
Re: Can I use M-Audio Firewire 410 to simply route 11R to my Rokits?
Quote:
__________________
D a n t h e I n c r e d i b l e S o u n d M a n "Svetlana" v1 - 4.2GHz i7, 16GB RAM, OSX 10.7.4 Liquid Saffire 56 - PT10.2 - BFD2, VCC, Duende Native, Play 3.0 _C U R R E N T-D V E R B-S C O R E:515 |
#9
|
||||
|
||||
Re: Can I use M-Audio Firewire 410 to simply route 11R to my Rokits?
Quote:
__________________
Brian Windows 11 Pro | macOS 12 Pro Tools 2022 benonistudio.com Youtube Channel - benonistudio Plugin Deals @benonistudio |
#10
|
|||
|
|||
Re: Can I use M-Audio Firewire 410 to simply route 11R to my Rokits?
got it folks, the sample rates between the 2 sound interface did not match, hence the slight fizz. It works now. You guys have been amazing, THANKS.
|
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
How to route USB audio into Pro Tools | Armando | Pro Tools TDM Systems (Mac) | 8 | 06-12-2018 07:43 PM |
Best route for firewire? Via Laptop setup | jabr | Pro Tools 9 | 2 | 07-30-2012 05:58 AM |
Need a bit of help getting Apogee 200 to route audio | DrFord | General Discussion | 0 | 04-24-2010 11:28 PM |
Which kinda video to route through FireWire? | Mista GR | 003, Mbox 2, Digi 002, original Mbox, Digi 001 (Mac) | 4 | 04-12-2006 07:57 AM |
Can't route CPU audio thru I/O! | mrdecibel | Pro Tools TDM Systems (Mac) | 2 | 05-28-2004 05:04 PM |