Is it possible to attach an RME fireface 800 through optical to the ins of a MOTU 828MKII? I basically want to have an REM stand alone (not connected to the PC) feeding the MOTU with adat optical audio..
Any one done this? apart from setting up the RME to send to the MOTU and setting up the MOTU to receive the optical INS.. I shouldnt need to do anything else to make them work together with cubase.. Right? Or do I need to sync them in some way?
Possible attach an RME through optical To MOTu 828MK2?
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Discussion related to installation, configuration and use of MOTU hardware such as MIDI interfaces, audio interfaces, etc. for Mac OSX
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Read pages 50-81 of the FF800 manual. But here's an overview:
Basically, set up your mixer/matrix (totalmix) to the stand-alone state you want- IE. route your I/O with the FF connected to the PC (only way) EX. mic pre inputs to ADAT out 1-4 or, since I think the FF has 10 AN ins and the MOTU only one ADAT In port, you should be able to route 8 of them to ADAT and route the last two to the FF analog outs, then take a TRS feed to the MOTU. (You can set up the RME to function in many ways [formats] as a stand alone. IE: as an AD converter, mic pres, etc..)
Then flash your mixer state to the FF, remove from PC and connect your lightpipe to the MOTU and run with the devil.
As far as sync goes: yes, read the manual of the RME and MOTU for details.
The RME has the better clock, I'm sure, so you probably want to set it as the master and determine the sample rate there as well. Regardless, only one digital device can be the master, the rest have to be set to slave.
Using your settings dialog you can choose the clock to be transmitted via lightpipe. (or if you have the means, and the dough, you can run a seperate work clock (Big Ben) into the BNC In of the RME, Out to the MOTU)
Try both devices, alternately, as the master, and see which gives the better results. NOTE: I'm pretty sure that if the MOTU clock were master and somehow failed, the RME clock would then take over with little notice to the user. Pretty cool.
Good luck.
>AV<
Basically, set up your mixer/matrix (totalmix) to the stand-alone state you want- IE. route your I/O with the FF connected to the PC (only way) EX. mic pre inputs to ADAT out 1-4 or, since I think the FF has 10 AN ins and the MOTU only one ADAT In port, you should be able to route 8 of them to ADAT and route the last two to the FF analog outs, then take a TRS feed to the MOTU. (You can set up the RME to function in many ways [formats] as a stand alone. IE: as an AD converter, mic pres, etc..)
Then flash your mixer state to the FF, remove from PC and connect your lightpipe to the MOTU and run with the devil.
As far as sync goes: yes, read the manual of the RME and MOTU for details.
The RME has the better clock, I'm sure, so you probably want to set it as the master and determine the sample rate there as well. Regardless, only one digital device can be the master, the rest have to be set to slave.
Using your settings dialog you can choose the clock to be transmitted via lightpipe. (or if you have the means, and the dough, you can run a seperate work clock (Big Ben) into the BNC In of the RME, Out to the MOTU)
Try both devices, alternately, as the master, and see which gives the better results. NOTE: I'm pretty sure that if the MOTU clock were master and somehow failed, the RME clock would then take over with little notice to the user. Pretty cool.
Good luck.
>AV<