KaiS wrote:If I get you right, you want to:
• Connect multiple optical and/or coax sources to ADI-2 Pro‘s input and
• select from them,
• to listen to or record one of them at a time?!
Going through ADAT would be an unnecessary complication to achieve this.
A Toslink switch would be the way to expand ADI-2’s input capability.
This 4 to 1 switch is proven to work up to 192 kHz and has a remote too, leaving the Coax and AES inputs for 2 other sources, making a total count of 6 (+USB +Analog):
https://smile.amazon.de/Oehlbach-XXL-HD … mp;sr=8-20
Don’t worry about the clock, ADI-2 Pro FS has an extremly efficient de-jitter built in.
It’s sound quality is by no means depending or influenced by the clock’s signal quality.
According ADAT optical to Coax conversion:
This won’t work, Coax input does not accept ADAT format.
Hi, KaiS.
Thank you for always providing great, specific answers.
You always remind me I suck at explaining my questions.
• Connect multiple optical and/or coax sources to ADI-2 Pro‘s input and
• select from them,
• to listen to or record one of them at a time?!
You are correct there!
I just want to be able to have everything plugged in at once, without having to meddle with cable swapping.
Just keep connected, select an input here an output there and profit.
My setup is as follows:
ADI-2 Pro FS > Analog Inputs always busy with my bass/guitar multi effects.
I had an Antelope interface sending 4 preamps to the ADI, 2 via ADAT, 2 via S/PDIF (sent to the ADI via a S/PDIF to AES Lynx cable, so as far as the ADI knows it is AES). But this interface broke, and I will have to replace it.
Unfortunately, there are not many interfaces with these qualities (4 preamps or more, S/PDIF(or AES) and ADAT).
The ADI just sounds and records too well to be replaced, so I want it to be the brain of my operations regardless.
"Going through ADAT would be an unnecessary complication to achieve this."
I agree. But it seems to be the only way to be able to use AES as a separate input in the ADI, making me able to have 6 separate sources available at all times (2 analog, 2 ADAT, 2 AES).
"Don’t worry about the clock, ADI-2 Pro FS has an extremly efficient de-jitter built in."
This is very comforting!
"According ADAT optical to Coax conversion:
This won’t work, Coax input does not accept ADAT format."
OK, I understand it is impossible to send ADAT from Interface A and make it enter as S/PDIF or AES in the ADI .
So because the Arturia I was thinking about only has ADAT, that means I also cannot use the adapter you have recommended, because it does not take ADAT, correct?
The reason I am working with ADAT is that I am working with recording gear. I personally have no preference (in digital formats), and recording audio interfaces are either ADAT via Toslink cable or S/PDIF via Coax or both.
If I use the S/PDIF output of another interface as AES in the Adi, I am only left with 2 ADAT inputs that I want to use, which generates this problem.
If I open my DAW, in my ideal setup, I would have all 6 ADI inputs available at all times, and I can just record each instrument/input as needed, without having to plug/unplug anything, and just choosing the right channel for recording.
I actually had achieved this with the Antelope, but as stated above, it broke on me.
If the ADI didn't sound as well as it does, I would just sell it and use another interface altogether, since it is really easy to get interfaces with 8 inputs and just use them and be happy heh.
In theory, I could use the ADI as a monitoring solution, but I also want to use its analog inputs and its audio processing completely directly from and to the DAW.
Thank you for all the time and effort put into providing possible solutions. It is always greatly appreciated.