Running 2 interfaces revisited

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I posted a similar question a while back about trying to use2 interfaces with sonar and done a little research.
What i have now is an Alesis io-26.What i want to get is a Presonous either Firewire Tube or the Digimax D8.The io-26 has  2 ADAT in's and S/PDIF in and out,WORD CLOCK etc.The fire studio tube is like $699.00 but the D8 is $399.00 and has the same pre's and i can pick up 4 extra mics and still come in cheaper than the studio tube,it also has ADAT out.If i get the D8 and set the Alesis as the master, will this work and will i have to run WDM drivers(no biggie). I really don't want to get rid of the alesis because i like the fact that it can do dvd quality sampling rates if needed.Plus, if it can work i will have 16 inputs to to work with.Again if this will work, any ideas of how it will show up in sonar??

Thanks  

LixiSoft


ADAT is limited to 48kHz unless it has SMUX, which uses 2 ADAT outs and limits you to 4 channels at 96kHz.

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Exactly what i  needed to know. The kit i have now is actually larger than the one i have in my avatar and if i really wanted to, i could end up using all 16 inputs. Buying a new interface with 10 or more inputs is not an option right now and yes if i can keep the alesis so much the better.I want to keep the 192 kHz ability for dvd work i do.I was going To sell it to help pay for the Fire Studio Tube before i found the D8.The Alesis mentioned that it had a word clock in the spec's and i'm guessing it uses the lightpipe for clocking but looking at the d8 i see a bnc connector on the back that says word clock along with the ADAT out(incompatible???) or is it just another way to do so?

Using 2 different type of pre's might also work to my advantage as well,depending on which one is more sensitive,brighter/warmer etc..

Thanks for the help  

AT


drill your own?

scary, Reece.  Is that a hockey mask or Imperial Stormtrooper?

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droddey


You could do what I did, which is use two Multiface II's. It's very stable, the single driver handles up to three of them. Just need a word clock from one to the other. You can pick them up used for around $800, so two of them will be around $1600. That's a killer deal for 16 analog, two digital, and however many ADAT, all with solid drivers and very good performance.

ohhey

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droddey


You could do what I did, which is use two Multiface II's. It's very stable, the single driver handles up to three of them. Just need a word clock from one to the other. You can pick them up used for around $800, so two of them will be around $1600. That's a killer deal for 16 analog, two digital, and however many ADAT, all with solid drivers and very good performance.

I wish,

So far for Christmas i have a samsung 55" 3dtv and bd player, 3 laptops, an amazon kindle a 36" and 42" tv for the kids,clothes for all, 2 cymbals and the d8 and after the holidays a Pontiac G8. So needless to say i am "tapped out". I would get MURDERED if i spent $1600.00 more.

I'd love to have a G8 GT but I would replace the clear tail lights with the red ones from the non GT G8.  The clear ones just don't look right.

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Ok i got it hooked up and it took me about 2 min to figure out how to sync it. Got it set to 48 kHz and it floats between 48000 and 47953. Is this stable enough. It changes about every 2 seconds.