> What sync problems can I expect from this setup if I don't' go for the > sync upgrades? If these 2 machines (neither of which is overclocked or
In your entire system, there can only be one "master" device/clock, and everything else must sync to it. A lot of times people will choose their console to be the master clock - it really doesnt matter what you choose. In fact, depending on the gear/sync options you have, you may HAVE to set a particular device to master. It sounds like you're just trying to sync 2 computers. If you have adat in and out going between both machines (ie, one machine has an adat cable going to the other, and the other machine has an adat cable coming back) they'll be able to sync to each other easily, assuming you dont make the mistake of configuring both as slave or both as master. One should be master and the other should sync to any of the adat or spdif lines coming from the master. sync is transmitted over adat and spdif, so the only time you might end up with a device not in sync is if the device is set to slave and there are no adat or spdif lines going into it. For instance, if you had an analog A/D box, there's probably not much reason for you to connect any digital signals *into* it - all of the digital signals you care about are coming out of it. If configure this A/D box as slave, it will have no signal to sync to - thus, you must configure it as master, and have whatever device its adat/spdif outputs connect to act as slave (or, connect a wordclock sync signal to it via BNC). My brother had sync problems once in his setup because he had *2* seperate A/D boxes connected to his Hammerfall. Both of the boxes can't be set to master, obviously, and neither of the boxes had ADAT or spdif going into them - so he had to sync one to the other with a BNC, and sync the hammerfall to the ADAT signal coming from the master A/D box as well. t --- Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
