Only connect the unit to mains power of the type marked on the rear panel. But if youve ever had trouble with one, you know how essential they are. Eightchannel micpreamplifier with adat lightpipe output 15 pages summary of contents for presonus audiobox 22vsl page 1 audiobox 2244vsl owners manual. The adat lightpipe, officially the adat optical interface, is a standard for the transfer of digital audio between equipment. If youre using the system in the same setup all time, you may use scotch tape to fix.
I have an alesis hd24, an 8channel presonus pre w adat lightpipe out, a bunch of cool analog outboard gear vintage pres, eqs, effects, etc, a patch bay, and some decent mics. Smux is a method for transmitting two channels of high sample rate 88. These tend to come in the seven colors of the rainbow, plus white, black, and gray. Motu lp32 usb2avb ethernet adat lightpipe audio interface with dsp, wireless control and audio networking. What is a patch bay and why do you need one vintage king blog. Applied research and technology will, without charge, repair or replace. Since the adat is a 20bit recorder the question arises as to what happens to the extra bits of a 24bit word when it is used with adat products. For proper operation, the termination push button on the front panel has. Frontier apache an optical patchbay with 12 independent sets of inputsoutputs supporting both adat and toslink signals and pll reclock for troublefree patching.
It has 24 toslink optical ports mounted across the rear panel, each protected. This useful digital router can handle 12 channels of spdif or adat optical digital io. The db25 is a multipin connector with 25 pins and each one carries 8 channels of balanced audio. The patch system is the worlds most advanced digitally controlled analog patch bay system. Rme fireface 800 hiperformance fw audio interface, 24 bit. This listing is for a frontier design apache optical digital adat lightpipe patch bay. At vintage king, we offer full turnkey patch bay configuration and layout services, as well as onsite installation if so desired. These three rules set the stage for making a patchbay useful. The fan noise is a bit distracting, but not noisy enough that i felt it interfered with critical mixdown decisions with the unit mounted in a rack three feet away from me. Hosa technology pbp362 modular lightpipe patch bay. The art tubeopto 8 is the ideal eight channel inputoutput expander for any adat litepipe equipped audio interface, directtodisc recorder or daw. Also on the rear panel is the air outlet for the hd24s builtin fan. Explore the tools for getting better results in both the professional and project recording studio gain indepth insights into digital audio technology, the digital audio workstation daw, surround sound production, electronic music and midi, synchronization, analog and digital console.
The adat optical protocol is not meant to be split. Most tt patch bays use what are called db25 cables or snakes, or looms to connect the rear of the patch bay to the rest of the equipment in the studio. So you can divide the possible number of inputs and outputs youre trying to trace down by 10 when youre wondering where each cable. Adat litepipe io handles eight channels of 24bit audio input and output at either 44. Adat lightpipe io handles eight channels of 24bit audio input and output at 44. Its 12 inputs and 12 outputs can be used for adat connections 8 channels each or optical spdif interfacing 2 channels each. The future of patch bays with the flock audio patch. The system includes a hardware unit for interfacing with your analog equipment and an intuitive software application that lets you instantly patch any signal processor in your studio with the click of a mouse, completely removing the need for patch cables. This includes both cp340 spdif or aesebuformatted twochannel signals or adat lightpipe format eightchannel signals. Apache employs the industry standard in multichannel digital audio interfaces. Tt, or tinytelephone also called bantam, bays have roughly four times as many connectors per inch as 14 bays, and therefore can achieve lots of interfacing in minimum space. All you need to know for billys midterm exam flashcards.
Alongside two awardwinning focusrite preamps, six highquality analog inputs allow you to simultaneously record guitar, bass, vocals and keys. The basic optipatch offers eight lightpipe inputs and eight outputs. Light pipe wire to connect with your gear, and original manual. There are a devices that allow you mix adat optical so that the gain is equal to digital off like more than 90 dbfs most of these are bigger digital mixers, but i thought hosa made a portable version.
Jul 01, 2002 six adat lightpipe connectors provide 24 channels of digital io. In the former mode each input led lights in turn, from one to 12 and back to one again, with the corresponding output destinations illuminating to show each patch configuration. Frontier frontier design apache optical digital adat reverb. Adat alesis digital audio tape optical interface, more commonly known as adat lightpipe, is the widely accepted standard for digital audio transfer on optical cables. Generally speaking, patch bays and other connectivity tools dont have the glamour of other gear.
If you have any questions regarding the integration of a patch bay into your studio setup, contact a vintage king audio consultant via email or by phone at 866. Adat 3 is plugged into the profire via lightpipe into optical port a, and back out optical output a to the adat. You can then use it as a router to patch your sources. Cp340 spdif or aesebuformatted twochannel signals or adat lightpipeformat. M audio delta 1010 and 1010ai computerbased recording system.
It is ideal for routing optical digital audio in live performance systems, network installations or recording studios of any size. The focusrite scarlett 18i6 is an 18 in6 out usb 2. The rearpanel configuration switches determine the initial conditions powerup of the 8824. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. When a 24bit word is brought in to a device that only handles 20 bits, the bottom, or lsb least significant bits are truncated off. We are starting to get lots of questions about adat light pipe compatible equipment as it relates to bit depth. Presonus audiobox 22vsl owners manual pdf download. With the introduction of the pbp362 patch bay, hosa technology has seen the light at the end of the cable, so to speak.
Onscreen routing of individual channels across madi and adat. It was originally developed by alesis but has since become widely accepted, 1 with many third party hardware manufacturers including lightpipe interfaces on their equipment. Then you start adding the hosa patch bay modules of your choice, like the mhb340 8point 14. Jul 01, 2002 midiman and m audio two divisions of the same company have come out of obscurity in recent years to offer a huge line of digital audio and midi products. When used with other devices that have 24bit capable light pipe connection it is possible to have true 24bit data transfer on a light pipe. The question then becomes, which units have true 24bit light pipe abilities.
Computer recording audio interfaces page 1 stl pro audio. The included software patch bay interface may take some getting used to for some, but once you do, it is very versatile. It transfers eight channels of digital audio on a special cable with an alesisspecific adat connector. Furthermore, it can carry out format conversion between the adat lightpipe. Remove the complexities of analogue io levels, repatching, and patch bays by moving towards a simpler, yet more advanced integration of 500 series and other analogue equipment. The apache is a 12 io lightpipe patch bay housed in a single rackspace, capable of providing routing and connectivity for up to 96 channels of 24bit, 48 khz audio or 48. This item comes only as seen in photos and does not include any other accessories. Supporting 8 channels in 8 channels out, and optional 16 channels in 16 channels out via adat lightpipe, it is a fully native thunderbolt 2 interface with all the speed you expect from a super fast pcie port and with all of the ease of use of a usb device. Adat light pipe uses toslink optical cables, the same cable as optical s pdif. Some devices are capable of truly passing a 24bit word on their light pipe inputs and outputs. Oreilly members get unlimited access to live online training experiences, plus. Most rca bays are also limited by a closed design which keeps the user from being able to obtain some configurations, which ill explain in a bit.
With computer interfaces, digital consoles and, of course, adats incorporating the adat optical standard, the need for a patch system should seem obvious. Buy best digital patchbays online pro audio solutions. Oct 15, 2019 i3c mipi i3c, also known as sensewire is an emerging industry standard for multidrop serial data buses. The maudio octane 8channel mic preamp with adat lightpipe adds connectivity and studioquality preamps to your recording rig. When i transfer tracks from adat 1 and 2 into the motu it works fine, but when i try to transfer from adat 3 into the profire i get the audio but it is drowned in static. Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at. You can also mute, solo, and link channel faders together. Rme adat router 64 channel adat to madi converter and patch. Each module has three pairs of lightpipe jacks, front and rear. The next best thing you can do for organization is to use short, colorcoded patch cables.
Adat router 64channel adat to madi converter and digital patch bay. Patch cables only ever connect a top jack to a bottom jack. I3c was developed as a collaborative effort between electronics and computer related companies under auspices of the mobile industry processor interface alliance mipi alliance. The lp32 is a flexible adat optical lightpipe audio interface, router, splitter, converter and mixer with avbtsn networking. Frontier apache an optical patchbay with 12 independent sets of inputsoutputs supporting both adat and toslink signals and pll reclock for. At the same time, the brightness of the input led indicates the presence bright or absence dim of data at that input if the data is in adat format then the. Some are switchable so you can have different configurations for each channel.
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