| Multiple S/PDIF's via ADAT I/O [message #68713] |
Sun, 28 May 2006 01:25  |
Mech
Messages: 4
Registered: May 2006
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Hi Guys!
Greetings from a new Paris owner (yeah, there are a few of us out here),
and apologies in advance if this sounds a little newbie-ish, but I wasn't
able to find exactly the answer I was looking for in the archives.
I'm currently architecting the way in which Paris is going to fit into my
studio.
One of the things that occurred to me, is that I've got all these digital
rack
effects with S/PDIF interfaces I never use. Since Paris only has a single
S/PDIF interface, I was trying to figure out how to use multiple devices
at
the same time.
I hit upon this particular brainstorm, and was wondering if you guys could
sanity check me here:
I was lucky enough to snag a MEC with an ADAT interface, and was considering
using that for 4 discrete stereo effect auxes to those S/PDIF
devices. So far, the best way I can figure to do this is to use an Alesis
AI-4 to convert the 8 channels of ADAT I/O to 8 channels of AES. Then, I'd
have to use 4x (gack!) separate units of the Hosa CDL-313 boxes to
convert the AES feeds to S/PDIF.
This "solution" would entail 5 separate widgets for a total cost of ~$550
(not including all the cables either). Ugh, a little messy!
Can anybody think of a simpler and/or cheaper solution to accomplish this?
Or am I better off just forgetting about the S/PDIF option on these
rack effects and simply using conventional D/A/D conversion through
some of the extra audio jacks?
TIA!!!!
--m.
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