Can the A16 Ultra stream adat and firewire signals at the same time?
Thx
ADAT+Firewire
The way it's set up you can either have analog or adat in at a time per each 8x in or out.The I/Os are grouped in eights. Eight ins eight outs on each of the two possible Zlink cables. The signal then travels through the Zlink (firewire-ish) cable to the Creamware card. If you wanted eight of the ins to be analog & then the other eight to be adat that is possible. I'm not sure about having a choice about whether the in is analog & the out being digital on the same Zlink cable. My manual is packed up because I'm moving. The amount of adat channels may be affected by higher sampling rates. I'm not sure if the A16 supports S/MUX.
Here's what the book says:
In Z-Link mode, up to two ADAT-compatible devices interfaced via the optical connectors can be accessed via the PC without the need for recabling. The Sample Rate button is used to determine whether or not these devices can be accessed. The level indicator array functions as a simple text display and briefly shows either ANLG or ADAT. Pushing the button once causes the current setting to be displayed, while pushing it twice in rapid succesion causes the setting to change.
ANLG - is similar to normal A16 Ultra operating mode. Additionally, the analog input signals are sent to the ADAT out connectors (after being converted by the ADC). This makes it possible, for example, when recording via the A16 Ultra, to hook up an additional ADAT-XT for the purpose of making backup recordings.
ADAT - indicates that the A16 Ultra is configured as a Z-Link <-> ADAT interface. This configuration can be used, for example, to transfer an ADAT recording from tape to the computer. The signals being transferred are simultaneously available via the ADAT outputs and - via the A16 Ultra ADC;s - as analog signals.
On page 34 of the manual, it also states the following:
If only one Z-Link interface is connected, the other half of the the convertor remains in ADAT mode. Since the convertor always derives its sync clock from the Z-Link dat astream when in Z-Link mode, any device which is connected to the ADAT interface must be operated as a sync slave.
Hope this helps.
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In Z-Link mode, up to two ADAT-compatible devices interfaced via the optical connectors can be accessed via the PC without the need for recabling. The Sample Rate button is used to determine whether or not these devices can be accessed. The level indicator array functions as a simple text display and briefly shows either ANLG or ADAT. Pushing the button once causes the current setting to be displayed, while pushing it twice in rapid succesion causes the setting to change.
ANLG - is similar to normal A16 Ultra operating mode. Additionally, the analog input signals are sent to the ADAT out connectors (after being converted by the ADC). This makes it possible, for example, when recording via the A16 Ultra, to hook up an additional ADAT-XT for the purpose of making backup recordings.
ADAT - indicates that the A16 Ultra is configured as a Z-Link <-> ADAT interface. This configuration can be used, for example, to transfer an ADAT recording from tape to the computer. The signals being transferred are simultaneously available via the ADAT outputs and - via the A16 Ultra ADC;s - as analog signals.
On page 34 of the manual, it also states the following:
If only one Z-Link interface is connected, the other half of the the convertor remains in ADAT mode. Since the convertor always derives its sync clock from the Z-Link dat astream when in Z-Link mode, any device which is connected to the ADAT interface must be operated as a sync slave.
Hope this helps.
<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: krizrox on 2003-10-28 11:09 ]</font>