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Gear / Technical Help => Recording Gear => Topic started by: lordzoster on October 29, 2006, 10:47:42 AM
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hallo
i'd have the need to feed a microtrack with an Apogee Minime's AES/EBU output.
Do i strictly need an adapter like M-Audio CO3 or does microtrack SPDIF handle the AES/EBU voltage?
thanks in advance
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I'm speaking with limited knowledge here :-) but I think you need an impedance matching cable.
AES is 110 ohms and SP/DIF is 75 ohms. You can definitely do it with the correct cable.
hallo
i'd have the need to feed a microtrack with an Apogee Minime's AES/EBU output.
Do i strictly need an adapter like M-Audio CO3 or does microtrack SPDIF handle the AES/EBU voltage?
thanks in advance
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The MT -may- work with a straight AES/EBU cable, terminated on the output end with an RCA connector. It also may damage your MT over time. But it may not. To be safe, use a 110-ohm > 75-ohm impedance transformer, like the Canare BCJ-XJ-TRB (http://www.canare.com/index.cfm?objectid=DCBE54F8-3048-7098-AFB3C5870FD16E8A). If you're the DIY type, a parts list for one I made previously (http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=7676.0). If you're the buying type, you simply need <1> an AES/EBU cable, terminated with XLR connectors, <2> the BCJ-XJ-TRB impedance transformer mentioned above, <3> a BNC > RCA adapter, and <4> a standard S/PDIF coax cable terminated in RCA connectors.
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uh Brian... thanksalot for your reply!
i magically found the italian distributor for Canare at 6kilometers from home :)
(this means i'm going for the buying solution: i'm basically the DIY type, but when i record i want nothing but record, not worrying about issues and loose soldering)