<div dir="ltr">Thanks again Micke.<div><br></div><div>That combo connector is the key thing I didn't know about! </div><div><br></div><div>As for budget, I have no idea. I just need something that does what I need to do, and I don't want to pay for a lot of other stuff I won't use. The only thing I've found so far that seems to fit my idea of a simple box that I can plug my analogue gear into with very few frills is the M-Audio M-Track Eight.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>- Andrew</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 15 April 2018 at 19:39, Mikael Hansson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:forums@deadmengods.com" target="_blank">forums@deadmengods.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space"><br><div><span class=""><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On 15 Apr 2018, at 20:28, Andrew Robinson <<a href="mailto:andrew@bml.co.uk" target="_blank">andrew@bml.co.uk</a>> wrote:</div><br class="m_-1152780633057745143Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div dir="ltr">Thanks Mikael and Andrew<div><br></div><div>I feel like I'm starting to get to the point where I can ask some beginner questions...</div><div><br></div><div>1) A lot of manufacturers use a naming convention: <i>n </i>x <i>n </i>but nobody seems to explain it anywhere.<i> </i>What do those two numbers indicate?</div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div></span><div>Mostly number of possible ins x outs, including ADAT expansion, SPDIF, Headphones etc.</div><span class=""><br><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>2) To me, an ADAT was a digital audio VHS tape recorder that shouldn't have lasted into this millennium. Does ADAT now mean that 25 pin D connector that looks like SCSI?</div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div></span><div>ADAT expansion is connected through optical ports, like the ones on hifi equipment, but with another protocol. The 25 pin D connector is mostly just for multichannel (8) analog in/out</div><span class=""><br><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>3) Why does everything have so many outputs? I feel like I'm missing something because a 4 in 8 out box sounds absurd to me. Am I wrong to just want lots of inputs but only a single digital out (and possibly a stereo pair to monitor)?</div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div></span><div>Yeah, I’ve also cursed this from time to time :-)</div><div>If you got some external fx, it can be utilised to route audio to it without having to change the cable around</div><span class=""><br><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>4) Everything seems to have a connector I've not seen before. What is that connector that looks to be the size of a 3-pin XLR, but with a T-shaped hole called, and what's it for?</div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div></span><div>It’s a combo connector, XLR and jack.</div><span class=""><br><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>5) My current thinking is that what I should be looking for is a box full of D/A converters with one 25-pin D connector on the back, and a 'snake cable' that converts this to jack plugs. Judging by the fact that I can't find such a thing, I'm worried if this is a sane conclusion to have reached? </div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for bearing with me!</div><div><br></div><div>- Andy_R</div></div></div></blockquote></span></div><br><div>Whats your budget btw?</div><div><br></div><div>/Micke</div></div><br>______________________________<wbr>_________________<br>
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