balanced/unbalanced connections

[RDR]

more or less understand wot yer sayin mate - thanx well good explanation

rite this wot i have

interface with 8 inputs... barig in mind i need 2 inputs for my speakers

acid bassline with 1 output

dave smith mopho with 2 outputs

mbase with 1 out put

t-resonator with 2 outputs (but tht wont be goin directly in2 the interface)

vermona with L+R master output plus 8 individual outputs

in an ideal world i would luv to have another interface to have everything connected at the same time (the 8 individual outs of the vermona) but tht will need to wait for now

ive got room for everythin if i use the mono outputs from the machines so all is ok for now but thanx for the explanation

wot is the SPDIF inputs/outputs used for on the interface?

SPDIF - Sony Philips Digital Interface

its a co-axial type connector which looks similar to Phono cables, they carry a stereo digital signal. This signal requires a clock source to function correctly. In your situation its usually the soundcard which supplies this. They work at either 44khz or 48khz.

You could use it with anything else that has a similar connection. In my studio i use it to send the master bus audio to another computer which acts as a recording device and itself has a basic soundcard with SPDIF capability. It is noise free and simple and because its digital to digital i dont need balanced cables or even a very expensive soundcard. And advtange of this is that in some sequences im running close to the limit of CPU power and/or disc recording and if i try to bounce realtime by sampling from the master OP then i get drop outs or stalls of the audio engine.

[ritaheed]

SPDIF - Sony Philips Digital Interface

its a co-axial type connector which looks similar to Phono cables, they carry a stereo digital signal. This signal requires a clock source to function correctly. In your situation its usually the soundcard which supplies this. They work at either 44khz or 48khz.

You could use it with anything else that has a similar connection. In my studio i use it to send the master bus audio to another computer which acts as a recording device and itself has a basic soundcard with SPDIF capability. It is noise free and simple and because its digital to digital i dont need balanced cables or even a very expensive soundcard. And advtange of this is that in some sequences im running close to the limit of CPU power and/or disc recording and if i try to bounce realtime by sampling from the master OP then i get drop outs or stalls of the audio engine.

mostly understand of all tht mate. Can you explain what the master bus audio is and also the bit about "try to bounce realtime by sampling from the master OP" n then i would fully grab wot yer saying

[RDR]

mostly understand of all tht mate. Can you explain what the master bus audio is and also the bit about "try to bounce realtime by sampling from the master OP" n then i would fully grab wot yer saying

Master bus audio = what you send into your amp or monitors... the main mix

in most programs you can record into a new audio track what is coming out of the master fader in real time as the sequence plays through. Hence

bounce realtime by sampling from the master OP

OP = Out Put