Topic: ADI-2 PRO FS R+ ADI-2 FS setup question
Hi.
I recently got my ADI-2 PRO FS R and love the thing.
Its only weakness seems to be channel count.
I was thinking about expanding it via ADAT, but I read that it sadly only monitors 2 channels even if can take all 8.
Now, because of that limitation, I was thinking about buying the "cheap" ADI
https://www.rme-audio.de/ADI-2-FS.html
Connect them both via Toslink both ways and use the "cheap" one as a second pair of analog inputs and extra monitoring, since I just love the conversion and sound quality of the ADI. I only want the high frequency rates of the FS R for listening, and do not plan to record at more than 96k or perhaps 192.
Would that setup work? Basically controlling everything from my FS R, and letting the 2 FS just send its analog inputs to the ADAT output and being able to monitor everything from the FS R with the option of monitoring from the 2 FS if needed/wanted.
Other possible setups I thought were buying a Babyface Pro FS, which would eliminate the need for a third piece of gear (preamp) or just buy an interface from another maker like the MOTU ultralite mk5, but I am not sure how the ADAT would work there (due to the 2 channel limitation for both sending and monitoring of the FS R).
What do you think/recommend to expand the amount of channels and still use the FS R as the main unit for both monitoring and recording (USB/DAW)?
Thanks!!