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4. DIGITAL CARD

This card provides eight channels of digital I/O in 

two formats; TDIF on a DB25 connector and ADAT 
optical on four TOSLINK connectors.

At 44.1/48 kHz sample rates, each optical 

TOSLINK connector provides either eight inputs or 
eight outputs of digital audio. At 88.2/96 kHz sample 
rates, the S/MUX protocol is used to provide chan-
nels 1-4 on the “A” connectors, and channels 5-8 on 
the “B” connectors. At 176.4/192 kHz sample rates, 
the S/MUX II protocol is used to provide channels 1-2 
on the “A” connectors and channels 3-4 on the “B” 
connectors, for a total of four inputs and outputs.

5. AES/EBU CARD

The AES/EBU card has one DB25 connector, 

providing eight channels of digital I/O in the 
AES/EBU format. 

The original AES/EBU specifi cation (IEC958 Type 1) 

provides for carrying two channels of digital audio 
at resolutions up to 24-bit at 48 kHz. When higher 
sampling rates became possible, two methods were 
developed to transmit digital audio at the higher 
sample rates — double-fast and double-wide.

The double-fast method (also called single-wire) 

clocks the digital I/O port at twice the speed to get 
twice the information through, providing support for 
resolutions up to 24-bit at 96 kHz.

The double-wide method (also called dual-wire) 

transmits one channel of digital audio instead of two 
channels through a single digital I/O port, again pro-
viding support for resolutions up to 24-bit at 96 kHz.

The AES/EBU card currently uses the double-fast 

method, so eight channels of digital I/O are sup-
ported up to 192 kHz.

At sampling rates up to 48 kHz, two channels of 

digital audio are transmitted on a single wire (one 
3-pin XLR) at normal speed as specifi ed by the 
AES/EBU standard.

At sampling rates of 88.2/96 kHz, two channels of 

digital audio are transmitted on a single wire (one 
3-pin XLR) at twice the normal speed (2x).

At sampling rates of 176.4/192 kHz, two channels 

of digital audio are transmitted on a single wire (one 
3-pin XLR) at four times the normal speed (4x).

Note:

 Check the owner’s manual for the device you 

are connecting to the AES/EBU card, to fi nd out if 
it supports the double-fast (or single-wire) method.

6. FIREWIRE CARD

The FireWire card uses the IEEE-1394 protocol 

for connecting digital devices. It currently provides 
24 inputs and 24 outputs of digital audio at 48 kHz, 
and 8 inputs and 8 outputs at 96 kHz (with room for 
improvement as driver technology improves). It sup-
ports OS X Core Audio applications on the Macintosh, 
and Windows XP ASIO applications on the PC.

7. MIX OUT CARD

This provides several outputs (with the addition of 

an AES/EBU and S/PDIF input), typically used for 
control room, headphones, and main outputs.

AES/EBU IN and OUT

These are XLR connectors that accept and send 

standard AES/EBU two-channel digital signals.

S/PDIF IN and OUT

These are RCA-type connectors that accept and 

send standard S/PDIF two-channel digital signals.

SPEAKERS A and B

These are two sets of stereo monitoring outputs 

using 1/4" TRS jacks. They produce a line-level 
analog signal that you can connect to the inputs of 
the amplifi er powering your control room monitors 
(or the inputs to your active studio monitors). You 
might use one pair (A) for near-fi eld monitor speak-
ers and the other pair (B) for your main monitor 
speakers. These are assigned to the Control Room 
Left and Right outputs by default, but can be reas-
signed to virtually any input or output source.

The Control Room source is selected in the 

CONTROL ROOM section of the console (press the 
SETUP button in the CONTROL ROOM section for 
more setup options).

PHONES 1 and 2

These are stereo 1/4" TRS jacks that provide a 

stereo output for headphones, or for connecting to a 
headphone distribution box. These are assigned to the 
Phones 1 and Phones 2 outputs by default, but can be 
reassigned to virtually any input or output source.

The Phones 1 and 2 sources are selected in the 

PHONES 1 or PHONES 2 section on the console 
(press the SETUP button in the PHONES section for 
more setup options).

MIX OUT

These are balanced 1/4" TRS jacks that provide a 

line-level analog signal. These are assigned to the 
left and right mix outputs by default, but can be reas-
signed to virtually any input or output source. Con-
nect these outputs to the inputs of a 2-track recorder 
for mixdown, or to the inputs of a power amplifi er to 
drive a pair of speakers for the studio or whatever.

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Страница 5: ...card to find out if it supports the double fast or single wire method 6 FIREWIRE CARD The FireWire card uses the IEEE 1394 protocol for connecting digital devices It currently provides 24 inputs and...

Страница 6: ...when connecting to equipment with transport con trols and a position display The MIDI connectors can also be used to control your DAW application when the MIDI fader bank is selected DAW Bank You can...

Страница 7: ...These are connections to the motherboard and include four additional USB connections and the PS 2 style mouse and keyboard connections To access the connectors 1 First turn off the Digital X Bus sele...

Страница 8: ...ns are a row of rotary con trols called V Pots which is short for virtual potenti ometer Again unlike an analog console where a rotary pot can control one function a digital console allows you to assi...

Страница 9: ...he power amplifier monitor speaker combo or a set of stereo headphones 1 microphone Appropriate cable to connect the microphone to your particular input card Cables to connect the speaker outputs to t...

Страница 10: ...ufacturers recommended setting 17 Talk or sing into the microphone while slowly turning up the level control in the CONTROL ROOM sec tion You should hear sound in the speakers and see the L R meters a...

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