Using 500R8 and 500ADAT Together
500R8 and 500ADAT have been designed with two purposes in mind. 500R8 is for those
looking to build a new or portable studio setup around the 500 series format, whilst 500ADAT
is for those who are looking to add 500 series connectivity onto their existing studio setup and
audio interface. But 500R8 and 500ADAT have also been designed to form a symbiotic
relationship when being used together to enable larger recording channel counts and more
options during the mix phase.
500ADAT adds a lot more functionality to 500R8 than just increased channel count using
ADAT. Both 500ADAT and 500R8’s Summing Mixers can be linked, their Aux Mixes can be
merged, Talkback is cleverly managed between the two units, and there are some advanced
routing capabilities that allow more monitoring facilities.
Each unit features 2 ADAT IN and 2 ADAT OUT ports that can be used to achieve 8 channels of
expansion from 44.1kHz to 96kHz. When the two units are connected, you are able to patch to
and from 500ADAT by using the ADAT I/O from within your DAW I/O routing.
Inputs
The ADAT Inputs correspond with the 500 series slots on the 500ADAT and enable you
to record the output of 500ADAT’s slots into your DAW as individual channels.
Outputs
The ADAT Outputs correspond with the 500 series slots on 500ADAT and enable you to
send audio out from your DAW and into the modules that occupy 500ADAT 500 series
slots.
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