Not long after the 20bit Echo-gals(darla20, gina20, layla20,
darla24) the 24bit PCI ones were released and they were all
compatible.
ive just realized that these 24bit Ginas also support 8channel adat in + out.
that is a pretty big improvement!!!!!!
http://www.pcrecording.com/gina24.htmwhich means u can directly connect it to other adat equipment, like the digi 001! or RME 96/8 or Motu 2408
this requires the pci card is installed of course
i had seen this port previously and thought it was only optical spdif
wow this is mind blowing, i was unaware of this! i thought this card was only L/R record (2 channel)
now i find out it supports 10 channels of simultaneous inputs (2analog + 8adat) and u can also use the adat outs
at the same time as the analog outs?? INSANE! 16 outputs from this one card.. and u can have multiple gina 24s in a g4!!!!!
multitrack output heaven.. pretty respectable
actually now that i think about this.. this card is a perfect match for the digi 001..
Gina24: 8 analog out / 2 analog in 8 digital out / 8 digital in
Digi 001: 8 analog in / 8 analog out 8 digital out / 8 digital in
i mean u could feed the 8 digital out frm the gina24, as well as the 8 analog out
into the digi 001 straight into pro tools.. and record the 16 channels put out by the gina24
into pro tools 5.1
i think u can also stack a gina 24 with a gina 20 that would give u 24 outputs.. damn. let me go wrap my head around this some more
wait.. i think u need to lock both cards via spdif and u cant use spdif + adat simultaneously with the gina 24..
so with that gina 20 + gina 24 combo u would sacrifice the digital ins which would suck.. reducing the cards inputs to only 2 so not realy worth it.. using multiple gina24 carsd tho would work because i think u can use these sync cables while having the adats active..
ill have to research this