The A/Ds in question are a dbx386 and a Behringer Ultramatch 24/96
I ran the dbx as the master...BNC out to the Behringer...16/44
I was running an on-the-fly matrix - the dbx on the stage mics...I used the digital out on the dbx > CO2 > JB3 (this was just to create a second recording for this experiment)
The analog out of dbx went to my mixer where the board was added - then into the Behringer...optical out > JB3 (this was the main recording)
Ok - as I type this...I think I might know what happened...And Brian - you will love this...
The JB3 with the CO2 has digi-noise - I would normally attribute it to cell phones - but the other JB3 was right next to it - and it is fine...
So - if the C02'd JB3 dropped some samples - I would probably start to see some drift...correct?
That damn CO2 has never given me a shred of trouble...!!!
Im going to hook it up this way again and see if I can get the dbx>CO2>JB3 combo to malfunction like this...
I have run the dbx>C02>JB3 combo before without issues...but never using the word clock out at the same time...(grasps at a straw...)
I know, I know - ditch the C02...