Motu Suck. Reason #1

[punkdISCO]

Paul
London
www.punkdisco.co.uk
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: music-bar-bounces at lists.music-bar.org [mailto:music-bar-
> bounces at lists.music-bar.org] On Behalf Of James R. Coplin
> Sent: 06 September 2008 16:46
> To: 'Music-bar'
> Subject: RE: Motu Suck. Reason #1
> 
> Since we are talking word clock, I've always had a nagging question.  I
> mainly use AES and S/PDIF for interfacing with my outboard.  Since both of
> these signals provide clock, is there any reason to also use wordclock?
> I've never had a problem with dropout and everything sounds fine.  Are the
> clocks actually all synced in this type of setup or just "close"?   Should
> I
> also implement the wordclock network?
> 
> James R. Coplin
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: music-bar-bounces at lists.music-bar.org
> [mailto:music-bar-bounces at lists.music-bar.org] On Behalf Of Martin Naef
> Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2008 11:40 AM
> To: Music-bar
> Subject: Re: Motu Suck. Reason #1
> 
> Paul,
> 
> punkdISCO wrote:
> >> What happens when you connect the Soundcraft desk using TDIF?
> > I cant get this to work, either but this is expected: in my mixer's
> manual
> > it has a section on the Motu 2408 and it states: if using TDIF, the 2408
> > should be master and you need to clock using word clock (I don't have a
> word
> 
> Ahh, that's probably at the core of the problem with your other
> interfaces: Seems like there's some clocking issue between the different
> implementations. I've googled a bit, and found similar comments,
> mentioning different TDIF versions, where the difference is the clocking
> bit...
> 
> BTW: You might get away using a standard old BNC Ethernet cable for the
> word clock connection. The impedance isn't quite right (50Ohm vs. 75
> Ohm), but you can often get away with it...
> 
> > If I connect my desk using ADAT, it all works fine.
> 
> At least that's good news.
> 
> > ..and there was me ready to revolutionise my studio this weekend...
> 
> Hey, you can't always win...
> 
> Martin
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