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Gear / Technical Help => Battery Boxes, Preamps, Mixers, ADCs, and Processors => Topic started by: Wes on June 03, 2003, 04:34:34 PM
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I've looked all over for the answer to this question. There are some VERY informative posts about. Some posts a little too informative. Way over my head. ???
I used to run v2>ad2k>multiset coming out of the xlr outs on the ad2k into the spdif in on the multiset via a custom audio magic presto 2 digital cable. I just ordered a v3 yesterday and I'm worried as to whether I'm still going to be able to do this on the v3 b/c on the ad2k I had an option to choose if I wanted AES or spdif out and I just set it to spdif. The v3 doesn't offer this option i don't think. Am I going to be able to come out of the AES on the V3 and into the spdif on the multiset via this same cable or do I need to need to get a spdif>spdif cable and do it the easy way?
thanks
Wes
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Did you check the V3 manual on the Grace website Support page? :P
The V3 is set up to transmit digital signals from three different outputs:
Coax (75 ohm)
XLR1 (110 ohm) - labelled as AES1 in the V3 manual
XLR2 (110 ohm) - labelled as AES2 in the V3 manual
Coax and XLR1 share the same transmitter capable of either AES/EBU or S/PDIF, selected by internal jumper
XLR2 has its own transmitter which always transmits AES/EBU.
I think what you want to do is use XLR1 to send a S/PDIF signal. No problem. Set the internal jumper to S/PDIF (see the manual for the jumper, I think it's labelled "consumer"). If you're to use XLR1 to send S/PDIF over an XLR > coax cable, you technically should use a 110 > 75 ohm impedance transformer.
That said, I don't use one and it seems to work just fine for me. I run S/PDIF XLR1 > coax for my DAT, and use the coax S/PDIF output for patchers (of which I rarely have any, it seems).
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the v3 does have a aes out so you should be able to use your custom cable
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SUITE.......i want a v3...... :'( :'( :'( :'(
bean
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i run the AES2 into the dap1 and leave tails out of AES1 and spdif for whoever needs it.
yes bean, you do
jr
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everyone needs one Bean..... ;D
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yes, yes they do/should...... 8)including myself..... :'(
bean
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Did you check the V3 manual on the Grace website Support page? :P
The V3 is set up to transmit digital signals from three different outputs:
Coax (75 ohm)
XLR1 (110 ohm) - labelled as AES1 in the V3 manual
XLR2 (110 ohm) - labelled as AES2 in the V3 manual
Coax and XLR1 share the same transmitter capable of either AES/EBU or S/PDIF, selected by internal jumper
XLR2 has its own transmitter which always transmits AES/EBU.
I think what you want to do is use XLR1 to send a S/PDIF signal. No problem. Set the internal jumper to S/PDIF (see the manual for the jumper, I think it's labelled "consumer"). If you're to use XLR1 to send S/PDIF over an XLR > coax cable, you technically should use a 110 > 75 ohm impedance transformer.
That said, I don't use one and it seems to work just fine for me. I run S/PDIF XLR1 > coax for my DAT, and use the coax S/PDIF output for patchers (of which I rarely have any, it seems).
+T to Brian for allowing patchers...
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here's a thread from the other day on the oade board including comments by Doug on use of the professional setting on the AES outputs
http://www.oade.com/cgi-bin/miva?Forum/technology/viewthread.mv+thread=13544&message=13593
-damon
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nice