8ch adat slaves

[supernova777]

updating this list of possibilities for adat expansion on interfaces
such as the 2408, or DIGI 001, DIGI 002, etc any interface that features ADAT expansion

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jul06/articles/qa0706_4.htm

echo audiofire pre 8 (2010) (also a standalone firewire interface but obviously not mac os 9 compatible due to its lack of age)


http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/apr10/articles/echoaudiofirepre8.htm

art tube opto 8 (2009)


looks similar to http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/aug09/articles/arttubefire8.htm minus the firewire

Onyx 800R

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/feb05/articles/mackieonyx800r.htm

Behringer ADA8000 (2004)

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jun04/articles/behringerada.htm

Presonus Digimax  D8


MOTU 2408 (standalone mode)


MOTU 8 PRE (firewire interface + adat extension unit)


http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/apr07/articles/motu8pre.htm

Presonus Firestation (standalone mode)


Edirol UA1000 (standalone mode)


Alesis aI-1 / alesis ai-2 / alesis ai-3

http://www.pgtonstudio.ch/AI1_Manual.pdf
http://alesis.com/ai1 | http://alesis.com/ai2 | http://alesis.com/ai3 | http://alesis.com/ai4
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1994_articles/jul94/alesisal1.html

this is a work in progress please feel free to help me grow this information;)

[supernova777]

not sure whether to put this under adat or mixing consoles!

Korg DRS 168rc (1996)

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1996_articles/dec96/korg168rc.html

[supernova777]

art tube opto 8

[Protools5LEGuy]

My Liquid Saffire 56 can be a 8ch adat slave. But it needs to run 10.4 or 10.5 to make adjustements for the standalone (without firewire) mode.http://us.focusrite.com/firewire-audio-interfaces/liquid-saffire-56




http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/may09/articles/liquidsaffire56.htm
The "Liquid" Pre emulations...

The Liquid Saffire 56 offers you the following ‘flavours’ of preamp:
Emulation Name   Emulated Preamp
Trany H   API3124+
Silver 2   Avalon VT-737SP
FF Red 1 H   Focusrite RED1
Saville Row   Helios console
Dunk   Manley Slam!
New Age 1   Millennia HV3D
Class A 2A   Neve 1073
Old Tube   Pultec MB1
Deutsch 72   Telefunken V72
Stellar 1B   Universal Audio M610
Flat   No emulation running

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buhgJJsnxyg

http://mikeriversaudio.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/focusrite-liquid-saffire-56-review.pdf

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zyZiRwXJNQ[/youtube]

[supernova777]

i should add the octopre dynamic.. this is a very good one.. with compression built in on every cahnnel i believe

[Protools5LEGuy]

i should add the octopre dynamic.. this is a very good one.. with compression built in on every cahnnel i believe

Too many OctoPres...
Focusrite OctoPre LE Platinum series(mk1  )...

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jul05/articles/octoprele.htm

Focusrite OctoPre

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/sep02/articles/octopre.asp

OctoPre MkII (LE)


http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jul05/articles/octoprele.htm

Focusrite OctoPre MkII Dynamic

[supernova777]

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xoctopre&_nkw=octopre&_sacat=0&_from=R40

was hoping to see some cheap prices on original octopre-- guess again!
i guess that means these guys  are still as valuable as they were on day 1 in the studio and are getting used

[supernova777]

just read there was an update to the ADA8000 by behringer: (apparently their best selling product!!!)
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/sep13/articles/behringer-ultragain-ada8200.htm



http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/oct13/articles/rme-octamicxtc.htm

[DieHard]

Protools5LEGuy,


Hmmm… maybe this can get you more inputs as an ADAT slave for a super cheap price !  We talked about the Presonus Firestation in the past, but is suffered as interface due to bugs with it's Mlan implementation.  I would like to add it here as an ADAT slave (no drivers necessary).  Set it up just like an octpre. it has word clock In BNC and eight channel ADAT light pipe I/O and also some pretty good sounding Pre(s) as I remember… also adjustable gain on the line stuff !

Firestation Specs: http://www.presonus.com/products/FIREstation/features

ebay usual price (less than $125)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Presonus-Firestation-Audio-MIDI-Interface-No-Reserve-/281305275338?pt=US_Computer_Recording_Interfaces&hash=item417f19dbca&nma=true&si=xmVMozZQAhKdnCfJ6gZ7fAthEWE%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Sound on Sound Complete review: http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/feb03/articles/presonusfirestation.asp

Forgot it also has a real tube in pre-amp:

The Firestation includes two preamps which are switchable between solid-state and tube driven. That's right: inside the hi-tech outer skin of this beast lurks a real 12AX7 vacuum tube, for adding "greater warmth and a richer sound

I think this counts as the best "bang for the buck" ADAT slave if it works as imaged in your setup

[Protools5LEGuy]

just read there was an update to the ADA8000 by behringer: (apparently their best selling product!!!)

The 8200 has Midas designed PREs

Protools5LEGuy,

Hmmm… maybe this can get you more inputs as an ADAT slave for a super cheap price ! 

What about the 20 bit Fostex VC-8?


Or an Alesis old ADAT 16bits/modern 20bitsblack with dead heads? Or Tascam Adat clone with 8mm video tape ones?

What makes a convertor a good convertor?

Not a single firestation on ebay...

[supernova777]

http://bdm.cc/2014/02/adat-layla/

check this out someone actually modified a layla to be an adat expansion for an RME card!wow thats alot of work
 

i was trying to think what the most modern setup gear wise on mac os 9 could be
and i got to thinking it would involve
one of these:

+ 3 new'ish adat mic pre unit i/os clocked off the RME via BNC
heck even just one, would give u updated quality sound of 2014 in mac os 9

octopre dynamic would do the job nicely;)

couldnt PTLE5guy get similar results by feeding the saffire 56 into the adat in's on the DIGI 001?
i suppose the difference is word clock.. support.. the digi must beable to clock via adat /spdif tho..

the other ultimate mac os set up would be the digi 002 + Adat slave unit
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/dec02/articles/digi002.asp

[supernova777]

ok i see now that the original
Focusrite OctoPre
was very similar to the onyx 800r
i like that feature of the db25 analog breakout i/o
makes it pretty versatile in its use!!!!

are there any other units that have that feature?? i guess not listed here!

[supernova777]

looks like theres a new version of the ADA8000 already

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/ADA8200

its lookin mighty fine;)

[supernova777]

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/apr99/articles/musicnet.htm
 

[supernova777]

one that i missed (i think)
the m-audio octane
http://www.soundonsound.com/news?NewsID=6801

[supernova777]

another one to add is the 880 A/D and 880 D/A that go with the soundlink DRS system by KORG


http://web.archive.org/web/19990128183947/http://www.korg.com/sndlnk4.htm

[mrhappy]

The OS 9 ProTools uses the 'ADAT Bridge' (16 channels of ADAT communication ) to integrate these interfaces/ mixers and whatnot.

[supernova777]

The OS 9 ProTools uses the 'ADAT Bridge' (16 channels of ADAT communication ) to integrate these interfaces/ mixers and whatnot.

http://www.oldschooldaw.com/forums/index.php?topic=970.0

[supernova777]

http://www.pcrecording.com/wcpci.htm

another converter is the tango 24 by frontier design circa 1996-1998

Tango24 Specifications

    8 analog I/O, 24-bit, 48kHz (Crystal CS4390 Inputs/CS5360 Outputs)
    1/4" TRS jacks, jumper selectable +4dBu or -10dBV levels
    Switchable input/output level meters
    ADAT optical in/out/thru
    Internal (44.1 or 48 kHz) and external clock modes
    Frequency response: +/- 0.05 dB, 20Hz-20kHz
    Dynamic range: 105 dB A-weighted
    THD+N: 0.002%
    115 dB signal-to-noise-ratio
    1U Rack-mountable external converter box

[supernova777]

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/mar04/articles/apogee.htm
apogee rosetta





at first u think its annoying that this needs db25 breakout cables.. but it eliminates the possibility of screwed up trs socket/ports