Topic: RME 802 and Fireface 800 as slave - Adat Issue
Hello everyone,
I'm new here but I've always followed the forum for very helpful insights.
I decided to post because i did not find the answer needed. Probably it's a very simple issue but I can't find a solution.
I have a RME 802 as main audio interface running into a Mac Mini 2021 (M1 chip).
Everything works great.
I needed more I/O so I purchased a used Fireface 800 firewire to run via adat.
here's the issue:
i did all the connections between the 2 interfaces ( adat in and out/ out and in + wordclock out from 802 to WC in of the FF800).
I see in total mix all 8 adat I/O but there's no signal.
here's my question:
do I need to connect at least once the FF800 to mac m1 to have it properly working? Or is it just a matter of routing in total mix?
I'm not very familiar with TM routing so I'm not excluding that.
also I would love to avoid purchasing two apple adapter (which cost a lot) just for one time connection.
Thanks in advance for all the suggestions!