Topic: Micstasy - injecting AES

Hello all - a quick (I hope) Micstasy query.

Take one Micstasy, and add the i64USB card (or the MADI card, it matters not)

Add an Octamic, or other piece of gear, and connect via AES to the AES inputs of the Micstasy.

Can you then access those AES inputs from the USB / MADI output stream of the Micstasy?

The schematic seems to suggest that that might be possible.


(What I want to do, of course, is to end up with 8ch of Micstasy, and 8ch spare mic pres on an Octamic, where all 16ch are available on a single output from the Micstasy.)

Your advice appreciated.


AVI

Re: Micstasy - injecting AES

No, this won't work. The AES input can only be used for sync purposes.


Regards
Daniel Fuchs
RME

Regards
Daniel Fuchs
RME

Re: Micstasy - injecting AES

Drat, that's a shame.
There's no firmware planned that would allow access to all I/O at the same time (like "matrix mode" for the ADI8-QS) I suppose?

Thank you for the swift reply!

Re: Micstasy - injecting AES

The DirectOut Tec i64 seems to work for the Micstasy. Check out my question regarding the ADI 8 QS and DOTec website. Both matrix mode and FW 3.0 are not from RME! Especially in the case of the ADI 8 QS the RME routing seems like a waste of available I/O-options, which are aotherwise phenomenal on this board ...

Re: Micstasy - injecting AES

RME Support wrote:

No, this won't work. The AES input can only be used for sync purposes.


Regards
Daniel Fuchs
RME

Wanted to re-open this thread to ask the same of the Octamic XTC.  Can extra channels be injected into the MADI output via any of the the digital ins?

Eastwood Records
www.eastwoodrecords.co.uk

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Re: Micstasy - injecting AES

Of course. As explained in the manual.

Regards
Matthias Carstens
RME

Re: Micstasy - injecting AES

MC wrote:

Of course. As explained in the manual.

Ah brilliant.  So an XTC + Octamic II can actually deliver 16 channels via MADI, the only limitation being the II preamps won't be remote controllable?

Very glad we don't have to de-commission our old Octamic since switching to MADI smile

Am I also right in thinking the basic differences between the XTC and Micstasy is that the XTC is more flexible and has analogue outs, whereas the Micstasy still has the edge in headroom and SNR?

Eastwood Records
www.eastwoodrecords.co.uk

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Re: Micstasy - injecting AES

All yes.

Regards
Matthias Carstens
RME

Re: Micstasy - injecting AES

mjfe87 wrote:

... XTC is more flexible and has analogue outs ...

XTC doesn't have analogue outputs.

Madi FX | Octamic XTC | Fractal AXE FX II
Win 10 x64 | Cubase 8.5 |

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Re: Micstasy - injecting AES

XTC has 4 channels analog out on the front.

Regards
Matthias Carstens
RME

Re: Micstasy - injecting AES

MC wrote:

XTC has 4 channels analog out on the front.

Your right of course - I don't know what I was thinking.
Not much evidently!

Madi FX | Octamic XTC | Fractal AXE FX II
Win 10 x64 | Cubase 8.5 |

Re: Micstasy - injecting AES

MC wrote:

All yes.

And does injecting ADAT into the XTC change delay compensation in any way?

Eastwood Records
www.eastwoodrecords.co.uk

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Re: Micstasy - injecting AES

There is no delay compensation for AES or ADAT. Only for serial MADI operation.

Regards
Matthias Carstens
RME