Time to get out of the box

[Andrew Robinson]

Thanks Mikael and Andrew

I feel like I'm starting to get to the point where I can ask some beginner
questions...

1) A lot of manufacturers use a naming convention: *n *x *n *but nobody
seems to explain it anywhere. What do those two numbers indicate?

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?

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)?

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?

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?

Thanks for bearing with me!

- Andy_R



On 15 April 2018 at 18:31, Mikael Hansson <forums at deadmengods.com> wrote:

> Look at one of the 8 channel USB or TB midrange interfaces available from
> Focusrite, Presonus, Roland etc. with ADAT in/out expansion (just check at
> thomann which ones are available) then add a Behringer ADA8200
> ADAT-expansion to get 8 more channels. I have an older Focusrite FW
> interface and have been very happy with it.
>
> /Micke
>
> > On 15 Apr 2018, at 18:22, Andrew Robinson <andrew at bml.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> > Hello 'barians
> >
> > After  many years of deliberately making music as much as possible
> 'inside the box', I think it's time to get back into hardware. The PO-12
> was fun, some of the iOS synths I have are great to doodle with, but just
> send audio out. I've dug out my TR909, replaced my long lost (don't ask)
> TB-303 with a TT-303 and G.A.S. is pointing me towards a Mother 32, a
> 0-coast or even a possibly a Lyra-8 and...
> >
> > ...I've hit a problem. My old mixer didn't cope well with being in my
> parent's loft for nearly 20 years, and it now appears to be trying to match
> Lyra in the random buzzy cracky noises department. My griffin iMic has
> served me well for audio in duties for decades, but I need more than a
> single stereo in. Being 'in the box' means I've pretty much skipped 2
> decades of audio interface development, and have no idea of what exists,
> what it costs, or which brands are good.
> >
> > So, I have a question for the bar... What audio interface should I get?
> I need it to be be Mac compatible and have 8 to 16-ish line level jack
> inputs. I don't need mic/guitar inputs, pre-amps or any outputs, but if I
> could get a pair (or more) of cv/gate outputs in the same box that would be
> great. I don't need any controls on the box, as I plan to mix everything in
> Reason or Logic.
> >
> > Dose such a thing exist? Should my spec be different? Help!
> >
> > -Andy_R
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