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Topic: FF 800 plus 2 Octamic II's - Wordclock?

Hi, Newbie here,

I have a little home recording studio consisting of a Fireface 800 and 2 Octamic II's which are connected to the FF via ADAT.
I'd like to have a stable system, so I was thinking about syncing all parts of my setup via wordclock.

What would be the possibilities to do so?
To my knowledge there are 2 ways of syncing everything via wordclock:
1. Connecting the Octamics and the FF with a T-shaped BNC cable.
2. Buying a wordclock generator (Apogee Big Ben or Antelope OCX are within my financial limits) and connecting all parts centrally from there.

What would be your recommendation and why?

Thanks!

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Re: FF 800 plus 2 Octamic II's - Wordclock?

No one?

  • ramses
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Re: FF 800 plus 2 Octamic II's - Wordclock?

IMHO FF800 is well enough to act as clock master in a WC setup.

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Re: FF 800 plus 2 Octamic II's - Wordclock?

#1 is perfectly fine. The T connector for BNC word clock should be on the middle device (Octamic #1) and connect the units in series.

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Re: FF 800 plus 2 Octamic II's - Wordclock?

Thanks for the input! smile Will try this.

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Re: FF 800 plus 2 Octamic II's - Wordclock?

Changed the setup today, works like a charm.
Thanks for your help!