RBUS to TDIF to MOTU 2408 MK3?

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RBUS to TDIF to MOTU 2408 MK3?

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Anyone use R-Bus to TDIF before? After 8 years I realized my Roland VM-C7200 Mixer has 3 R-Bus ports. I have a Roland Dif-at box which I can changes R-Bus to TDIF. I my hope here is to utilize my mixer for overflow synth tracks and some effects and then Send them into on eof my MOTU 2408 MK3's TDIF ports. A

All seem slike it'll work fine but was curious if anyone has dealt with R_Bus in DP? I'm hoping there's no noticeable latency?

Love to hear some similar experiences. Thanks!
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Re: RBUS to TDIF to MOTU 2408 MK3?

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No experiences doing this, but if my memory is correct, you will need to run a word clock cable between the 2 devices to get the clocks in sync. TDIF does not communicate the word clock like an ADAT port does.
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Re: RBUS to TDIF to MOTU 2408 MK3?

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Both my digital mixer and my MOTU 2408 MK3's are clocked to a BLA Microclock Mk2, so I guess that would be sufficient.
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