Low-Jitter Internal Clock
500R8 features an extremely accurate internal clock that
is the governor for all of the AD/DA conversion
throughout the unit. This clock is responsible for making
sure all of the internal converters are in sync to prevent
distortion artifacts, grittiness, and to improve stereo
imaging.
It is not uncommon to find professional studios utilising
a standalone master clock to sync all peripheral
equipment. The facts and figures of 500R8’s built-in
clock are good enough to stand up against - and in
some ways exceed - the performance of what you would
find in expensive standalone units.
Word Clock Input
The Word Clock Input connector is used to slave 500R8 from an external clock source via a
BNC cable. In this application, word clock must be connected to the Word Clock Input port of
500R8 and ‘Word Clock’ set to the default clock source from within your DAW or system
preferences menus.
Note:
When slaving 500R8 from an external clock, its own internal clock syncs to the
incoming timing information and recovers its own improved clock. For the best
results and the highest quality conversion, we recommend using 500R8 as the
clock master of your studio.
Word Clock Output
The Word Clock Output connector sends out 500R8’s current timing information in order to
slave other digital units off of 500R8’s internal clock. If 500R8 is slaving from another source,
the Word Clock Output passes through the recovery clock information to sync further
downstream equipment.
Note:
When possible use a clock distribution device to distribute word clock accurately
and reliably to all devices. When possible, use 500R8 as the master clock to your
system.
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