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ADAT Analog Expansion — Timeline

ADAT is the timeless standalone way to bring more channels into the limited selection of converters available to Mac OS 9 — including converters that predate the Mac OS 9 era and hardware released long after it. Unlike building a full Pro Tools MIX rig, the converter itself does not have to be supported by Mac OS 9: the computer only needs an ADAT-capable interface.

↔ = A/D + D/A • → = analog → ADAT • ← = ADAT → analog • * = routing/config stored from host • × = no standalone • ? = unresolved • OS9 bridge: ✓ = confirmed • ? = unresolved • × = unsuitable • — = not evaluated • number = ADAT banks @ 44.1/48 kHz

1995–2000
Date	Manufacturer	Model	ADAT	Config	OS9 bridge
1995	Studer	D19 MicAD	→	—	—
1996	Studer	D19 MultiDAC + ADAT option	←	—	—
1996	Korg	DRS 168RC	↔	—	—
1996	Korg	SoundLink 880 A/D	→	—	—
1996	Korg	SoundLink 880 D/A	←	—	—
c.1996	Soundscape	SS8IO-1	↔	—	—
1997	Apogee	AD-8000 + ADAT8 AMBus + DAC-8	↔	—	—
1997	CreamWare	A8	↔	—	—
1997	CreamWare	A16	↔	—	—
1997	Korg	1212I	↔	—	✓ 1×
1998	Fostex	D-160 + COP-1	↔	—	—
1998	MOTU	2408	↔	—	✓ 3×
1998-07	Midiman	Pipeline 8x8	↔	—	—
1998-09	MusicNet	AD24	→	—	—
1998-09	MusicNet	DA24	←	—	—
1998-10	Sonorus	AUDI/O AD/24	→	—	—
1998-10	Sonorus	AUDI/O DA/24	←	—	—
1999	CreamWare	A8 (18-bit upgrade)	↔	—	—
1999-05	RME	ADI-8 PRO	↔	—	—
1999-05	Fostex	VC-8	↔	—	—
1999	Lucid	ADA8824 + ADAT	↔	—	—
1999-06	Frontier Design	Tango24	↔	—	—
1999-09	Alesis	AI-3	↔	—	—
1999-09	Swissonic	AD24	→	—	—
1999-09	Swissonic	DA24	←	—	—
1999-10	Sonorus	AUDI/O Modular/8	↔	—	—
2000	Echo	Layla24	↔	?	—
2000	Panasonic / Ramsa	WR-A200 (ADAT Option)	↔	—	—
2000	PreSonus	DigiMax	→	—	—
2000-02	Panasonic	WZ-AD96	→	—	—
2000-02	Panasonic	WZ-AD96M	→	—	—
2000-02	Panasonic	WZ-DA96	←	—	—
2000-02-25	MOTU	2408 MkII	↔	—	✓ 3×
2000-08	RME	ADI-8 DS	↔	—	—
2001–2005
Date	Manufacturer	Model	ADAT	Config	OS9 bridge
2001	RME	Multiface	↔	?	✓ 1×
c.2001	CreamWare	A16 Ultra	↔	—	—
c.2001	Metric Halo	Mobile I/O 2882	↔		?
2001	MOTU	896	↔		✓ 1×
2002	Focusrite	Platinum OctoPre + Digital Option	→	—	—
2002	PreSonus	FireStation	↔	—	✓ 1×
2002	MOTU	2408 Mk3	↔	—	✓ 3×
2002	Digidesign	Digi 002 Console	→	—	✓ 1×
2002	Terratec	EWS88 MT / EWS88 D	↔	?	✓ 1×
2002–03	PreSonus	DigiMax LT	→	—	—
2003	Apogee	Rosetta 800	↔	—	—
2003	Focusrite	ISA 428 + ADC Option	→	—	—
2003	Focusrite	Liquid Channel + Digital Option	↔	—	—
2003	Behringer	ADA8000	↔	—	—
2003	Edirol	UA-1000	↔	?	—
2003	MOTU	828 MkII	↔		✓ 1×
2003–04	MOTU	896HD	↔		✓ 1×
2003	PreSonus	DigiMax 96k	→	—	—
2004	Aphex	Model 141	←	—	—
2004	M-Audio	Octane	→	—	—
2004	M-Audio	FireWire 1814	↔	×	✓ 1×
2004	Mackie	Onyx 800R	→	—	—
2004	RME	Fireface 800	↔		—
2004	RME	OctaMic	→	—	—
2004	RME	OctaMic D	→	—	—
2004	SM Pro Audio	PR8 MKII + ADAT Option	→	—	—
2004	Yamaha	i88X	↔	?	—
2004	TASCAM	FW-1804	↔	?	—
2004	E-MU	1820	↔	?	—
2004	E-MU	1820M	↔	?	—
2005	Focusrite	OctoPre LE + Digital Option	↔	—	—
2005	Audient	ASP008 + ADC Option	→	—	—
2005	Lynx	Aurora 8 + LT-ADAT	↔	—	—
2005	MOTU	Traveler	↔		—
2005	M-Audio	ProjectMix I/O	↔	?	—
2005	Echo	Layla 3G	↔	?	—
2005	SM Pro Audio	EP84 + ADAT Option	→	—	—
2005	SM Pro Audio	AO8	←	—	—
2006–2010
Date	Manufacturer	Model	ADAT	Config	OS9 bridge
2006	Apogee	Ensemble FireWire	↔		—
2006	RME	Fireface 400	↔		—
2006	PreSonus	DigiMax FS	↔	—	—
2006	MOTU	8pre FireWire	→	—	—
2006	PreSonus	FireStudio 26x26	↔	?	—
2006	Focusrite	Saffire Pro 26 I/O	↔		—
2006	M-Audio	ProFire Lightbridge	↔	×	—
2007	Alesis	iO|26	←	×	× 2× IN
2007	RME	ADI-8 QS	↔	—	—
2007	RME	OctaMic II	→	—	—
2007	RME	Micstasy	→	—	—
2007	SSL	Alpha-Link AX	↔	—	—
2007	SSL	Alpha-Link MADI-AX	↔	—	—
2007	Focusrite	ISA 828 + ADC Option	→	—	—
2007	SM Pro Audio	Q-ADAT	→	—	—
2007–08	TC Electronic	Studio Konnekt 48	↔	?	—
2007	Phonic	Firefly 808 Universal	↔	?	—
2007	Prism Sound	Orpheus	↔		—
2008	Line 6	TonePort UX8	↔		—
2008	TC Electronic	Konnekt Live / Studio Konnekt 24D	↔		—
2008	RME	ADI-8 AE	↔	—	—
2008	M-Audio	ProFire 2626	↔		—
2008	MOTU	828 Mk3	↔		—
2008	MOTU	896 Mk3	↔		—
2008	MOTU	Traveler Mk3	↔		—
2008	PreSonus	DigiMax D8	→	—	—
2008	Steinberg	MR816 X	↔		—
2008	Steinberg	MR816 CSX	↔		—
2009	Focusrite	Saffire Pro 40	↔		—
2009	Focusrite	Liquid Saffire 56	↔		—
2009	Focusrite	OctoPre MkII	→	—	—
2009	Focusrite	OctoPre MkII Dynamic	↔	—	—
2009	RME	Fireface UC	↔		—
2009	ART	TubeOpto 8	→	—	—
2009	SPL	Tracker / Channel One + ADAT Card	→	—	—
2009–10	Echo	AudioFire Pre8	↔	?	—
2010	Apogee	Symphony I/O 8x8	↔		—
2010	RME	Fireface UFX	↔	*	—
2010	Universal Audio	4-710d	→	—	—
2011–2015
Date	Manufacturer	Model	ADAT	Config	OS9 bridge
2011	Alesis	MasterControl	↔		—
2011	Mackie	Onyx Blackbird	→		—
2011	MOTU	828 Mk3 Hybrid	↔		—
2011	MOTU	896 Mk3 Hybrid	↔		—
2011	MOTU	Traveler Mk3 Hybrid	↔		—
2011–12	Steinberg	UR824	↔		—
2011	PreSonus	AudioBox 1818VSL	↔	?	—
2012	Ferrofish	A16 Ultra MkII	↔	—	—
2012	RME	ADI-8 DS Mk III	↔	—	—
2012	RME	Fireface UCX	↔		—
2012	Midas	XL48	→	—	—
2012	SM Pro Audio	PEQ8V + ADAT Option	→	—	—
2012	Universal Audio	Apollo	↔		—
2013	Antelope Audio	Orion 32	↔		—
2013	Behringer	ADA8200	↔	—	—
2013	Behringer	FCA1616	↔	?	—
2013	Focusrite	Scarlett 18i20 1st Gen	↔		—
2013	MOTU	8pre USB	→	—	—
2013	RME	OctaMic XTC	→	—	—
2014	Apogee	Ensemble Thunderbolt	↔		—
2014	Audient	ASP880	→	—	—
2014	Prism Sound	Titan	↔		—
2014	RME	Fireface 802	↔		—
2014	MOTU	1248	↔		—
2014	MOTU	8M	↔		—
2014	MOTU	16A	↔		—
2014	MOTU	828x	↔		—
2014	SPL	Crimson (Gen 1 + ADAT card)	↔	—	—
2015	Antelope Audio	MP8d	→	—	—
2015	Audient	ASP800	→	—	—
2015	Antelope Audio	Orion32+	↔		—
2015	Antelope Audio	Orion Studio	↔		—
2015	Focusrite	Clarett 8Pre Thunderbolt	↔		—
2015	Focusrite	Clarett 8PreX	↔		—
2015	PreSonus	Studio 192	↔		—
2015	PreSonus	DigiMax DP88	↔	—	—
2015	TASCAM	US-20x20	↔		—
2015	MOTU	24Ai	→		—
2015	MOTU	24Ao	←		—
2015	Universal Audio	Apollo 8	↔		—
2015	Universal Audio	Apollo 8p	↔	*	—
2015	Zoom	UAC-8	↔	?	—
2015	Zoom	TAC-8	↔	?	—
2016–2020
Date	Manufacturer	Model	ADAT	Config	OS9 bridge
2016	Apogee	Symphony I/O MkII 8x8 + 8MP	↔		—
2016	Ferrofish	A32	↔	—	—
2016	Focusrite	Red 8Pre	↔		—
2016	Focusrite	Scarlett 18i20 2nd Gen	↔		—
2016	RME	Fireface UFX+	↔		—
2016–17	Focusrite	Clarett OctoPre	↔	—	—
2017	Antelope Audio	Discrete 8	↔		—
2017	Focusrite	Scarlett OctoPre	→	—	—
2017	Focusrite	Scarlett OctoPre Dynamic	↔	—	—
2017	RME	Fireface UFX II	↔		—
2017	PreSonus	Quantum	↔	?	—
2017	Prism Sound	Atlas	↔		—
2018	Audient	iD44 (Gen 1)	↔		—
2018	Lynx	Aurora(n)	↔	—	—
2018	Ferrofish	Pulse16	↔	—	—
2018	Ferrofish	Pulse16 MX	↔	—	—
2018	Focusrite	Clarett 8Pre USB	↔		—
2018	Focusrite	Red 16Line	↔		—
2018	MOTU	828es	↔		—
2018	MOTU	8pre-es	↔		—
2018	Universal Audio	Apollo x8	↔		—
2018	Universal Audio	Apollo x8p	↔		—
2019	Antelope Audio	Discrete 8 Synergy Core	↔		—
2019	Arturia	AudioFuse 8Pre	↔	—	—
2019	Antelope Audio	Orion Studio Synergy Core	↔		—
2019	Cranborne Audio	500ADAT	↔	—	—
2019	Focusrite	Scarlett 18i20 3rd Gen	↔		—
2019	Steinberg	UR816C	↔		—
2020	Avid	Pro Tools Carbon	↔		—
2020	Focusrite	Red 8 Line	↔		—
2020	TASCAM	Series 8p Dyna	→	—	—
2020	Ferrofish	Pulse16 DX	↔	—	—
2020	Neve	1073OPX + ADAT/USB Card	→	—	—
2020	PreSonus	Quantum 2626	↔	?	—
2021–2026
Date	Manufacturer	Model	ADAT	Config	OS9 bridge
2021	Focusrite	Clarett+ 8Pre	↔		—
2021	Focusrite	Clarett+ OctoPre	↔	—	—
2021	Focusrite	ISA 828 MkII + ISA ADN8	→	—	—
2021	MOTU	UltraLite-mk5	↔		—
2022	Audient	iD44 MKII	↔		—
2022	Audient	EVO SP8	↔	—	—
2022	Black Lion Audio	Revolution 8x6	↔	—	—
2022	Ferrofish	A32 Pro	↔	—	—
2023	Focusrite	Scarlett 18i20 4th Gen	↔		—
2023	RME	Fireface UFX III	↔		—
2023	Heritage Audio	i73 Pro Edge	↔		—
2023	Warm Audio	WA-4410 / WA-8000 ADAT Modules	→	—	—
2024	MOTU	828 (2024)	↔		—
2024	Arturia	AudioFuse X8 IN	→	—	—
2024	Arturia	AudioFuse X8 OUT	←	—	—
2024	Black Lion Audio	Revolution EXP	↔	—	—
2024	Universal Audio	Apollo x8 Gen 2	↔		—
2024	Universal Audio	Apollo x8p Gen 2	↔	*	—
2025	Warm Audio	WA-84 ADAT / WA-87 ADAT Multi-Pre	→	—	—

[IIO]

this is just begging for a list with suggestions for the bridging interface.

the prerequisite to use "modern" or "better" interfaces in addition to or bridged by a MacOS9-supported interface can be outlined like so:

 - you want to use an interface with good driver and mixer software for MacOS9 (because otherwise it is not worth it to add high quality converters)

 - it should have ADAT lightpipe in and out

 - the bridging interface must have a full featured standalone mode

 - the interface you want to add should be configurable (once or multiple times) by an operating system which you also have access to in your house (or be configurable by its own frontend)

stadalone mode is something which many interfaces already do not offer, for the example the motu 828 can not do that - otherwise it would be the perfect "adapter" since you can get one for 25 bucks.

the three major candidates which fullfill all requirements are:

 - digi 002

 - 828 mk II

 - RME PCI (all models with ADAT - these do not require to have a standalone mode to work as adat bridge! including the PCI-only systems!)
 
 
if you always work with the same samplerate and take care of the right boot order, you can of course use the clock of the better interface to clock the bridge using wordclock.


Q: are there OS9 interfaces which have more than one lighpipe input? (like some new motus have?)

[IIO]

add more if you know some.

PreSonus FireStation
MH Mobile I/O 2882
MOTU 896
MOTU 896HD
M-Audio FireWire 1814

Alesis IO|26 FireWire even has 2 ADAT inputs? but no output. anyone knows if their drivers are ok?

[smilesdavis]

got the 1814 box sitting next to me,
list is just getting started