Pau, >>> the system i need to build should have 8 AES inputs and 24 AES outputs. >>> For that, i see two basic approaches 1) using two RME AES-32 (*) cards >>> in world-clock synch and 2) using a RME hammerfall with 24 ADAT >>> input/outputs and then several 8ch ADAT<->AES converters such as the >>> Aphex 144 (+), which costs about 400€ each 8ch unit. >> 3) a MADI interface and any MADI-to-ADAT converter you want > Right. But the MADI-to-AES alone (the ADI-6432) costs about 2800€. Far > beyond 1) and 2).
Well, you get what you pay for. Much less hassle, only one cable to control clock, data and control information - up to several 100 meters etc. Think of the setup and maintenance costs. This is the plug-in-and-forget solution. >> The driver can start the buffers synchronously, so you have >> sample-synchronous output. To have jack working with multiple cards, you >> can either use alsa magic to combine the cards, or use alsa_out (with >> disabled resampling). > Will try that with a couple of hammerfall 9632 we have in the lab before > buying the (two) AES-32. > Any recommended documentation or advice? The RME cards are easy to set up: Just connect the internal sync port using the cable that came with the cards and select "Internal" as sync source on the slave card. Flo -- Machines can do the work, so people have time to think. public key DA43FEF4 x-hkp://wwwkeys.eu.pgp.net _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-dev
