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Topic: RME UFX III + ADI-2 Pro FS + Neve routing: Can I monitor via ADI-2 whi

Hi everyone,
I would appreciate some advice regarding the routing and converter management of my current hybrid setup.

I am running an RME Fireface UFX III, an RME ADI-2 Pro FS, and an analogue Neve preamp/compressor, all operating at 96 kHz.

At the moment, my hardware chain is set up as an external analogue insert to process vocals:
I am sending audio from the UFX III via analogue Outputs 3/4 into the Neve Line Inputs.
The Neve analogue Line Outputs feed straight into the Analog Inputs of the ADI-2 Pro FS.
I am returning the digital signal from the ADI-2 Pro FS using a single AES/EBU cable into the AES In of the UFX III (physical channels 13/14).

The ADI-2 Pro is currently set to Basic Mode: A/D, and everything is monitoring perfectly through my headphones connected directly to the front panel of the UFX III (using TotalMix FX with Software Playback 1/2 unmuted, and all other faders pulled down).

In Logic Pro, the mastered backing track goes straight to the Stereo Out, whilst the mono vocal tracks (recorded with a pair of AT5045s) loop through the Neve, returning via a Multipressor, an Altiverb EMT 140 plate, and a stereo delay.

Here is where I am stuck:
I have connected my studio monitors (Yamaha HS5s) to the rear analogue Line Outputs 1/2 of the ADI-2 Pro, but I am getting absolutely no sound out of them. I am aware that in pure A/D mode, the unit prioritises analogue-to-digital conversion towards the AES output. Is it actually possible to configure the ADI-2 Pro (perhaps by switching the Basic Mode to Stereo, CC, or Multi-channel) so that whilst the Analog Inputs are busy converting the Neve signal back to the UFX III via AES, the rear Line Outputs remain active for main monitor duties? Or does the unit strictly require a second digital cable (going from the UFX III AES Out back into the ADI-2 AES In) in order to feed the Master output from Logic down to the monitors?

I would be incredibly grateful if any ADI-2 Pro users could guide me through the correct internal menus, or confirm whether my single-cable digital routing physically prevents this.

Cheers, and thanks in advance!
Antonio

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Re: RME UFX III + ADI-2 Pro FS + Neve routing: Can I monitor via ADI-2 whi

There is no pure AD mode, it's AD/DA, described in the manual in detail.
If you want to monitor what is coming in to the analog input, there is a source selector for each output (I/O – Output Channel - Settings – Source).
If you want to monitor signal from the software, an AES connection from the interface to the ADI will be helpful...

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Daniel Fuchs
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Re: RME UFX III + ADI-2 Pro FS + Neve routing: Can I monitor via ADI-2 whi

How to integrate your reference converters into your setup, see my blog:

https://www.tonstudio-forum.de/blog/Ent … our-Setup/

and

https://www.tonstudio-forum.de/blog/Ent … ort-DE-EN/

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4 Reply by KaiS (edited by KaiS 2026-06-21 22:34:59)

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Re: RME UFX III + ADI-2 Pro FS + Neve routing: Can I monitor via ADI-2 whi

Your analog chain, like you described, seems to be for vocal or solo instrument processing.

For monitoring the main mix signal from Logic, of course you need a separate signal path to ADI-2 Pro, like AES, Optical or Coax digital.

Look at the block diagram, manual chapter “17.3 AD/DA Converter”, to understand ADI-2’s internal routing options.

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