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Topic: Can AES and Optical out have different sources on ADI-2 Pro FS R?

I want the Optical Out source to be AD input, and AES Out source to be the Optical input.

AD In > Optical Out

Optical In> AES Out

(Clock source to be optical in.)


Is this possible?

Thank you!

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Re: Can AES and Optical out have different sources on ADI-2 Pro FS R?

no imho.

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Re: Can AES and Optical out have different sources on ADI-2 Pro FS R?

No indeed.

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Re: Can AES and Optical out have different sources on ADI-2 Pro FS R?

gilliganr wrote:

I want the Optical Out source to be AD input, and AES Out source to be the Optical input.

AD In > Optical Out

Optical In> AES Out

I requested this, @MC checked and found it to be not so easy to implement.
Might come in a later firmware.

Only Class Compliant Multi-channel mode (manual page 40) offers separated access to AES and Optical/Coax.
A computer would be needed to do the final routing.


I guess you want to insert a digital processor.
Currently daisy-chaining ADI-2 Pro and the processor is the only option.

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5 Reply by gilliganr (edited by gilliganr 2022-05-06 21:16:13)

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Re: Can AES and Optical out have different sources on ADI-2 Pro FS R?

Thanks for the responses. Dang!

I want to use the AES out to feed a TC Electronic Clarity M meter, while simultaneously using the AD to feed optical out into MTRX Studio for my mix 2bus print. (I do additional processing ITB and have other sources from my computer that I want to feed the Clarity M with, so only metering the AD input doesn't really cut it.)

The MTRX Studio only has ADAT optical, no SPDIF or AES. Which is also annoying because I originally wanted to just feed the Clarity M with optical out from the MTRX but it only supports ADAT not SPDIF optical.

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Re: Can AES and Optical out have different sources on ADI-2 Pro FS R?

Main metering in the studio should follow the monitoring (before speaker volume control).
Only his way it would be “What You See is What You Hear, and What Goes To The Master”.

ProTools and it’s hardware often lacks a connection for external metering according to this standard.


Which device feeds your studio monitors, ADI-2 Pro or MTRX?
Which connection, analog or digital?
Where do you set the listening level?


The Clarity M meter offers a “plugin” option for connection (however that works), did you have a look into this:
https://www.tcelectronic.com/product.ht … Code=P0D9L

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