Topic: R-4 Digital Out

[china_rider]

Hey all...  I was recording with the R-4 the other night and had a patcher ask if I had a signal for him (digital or analog.)  I still use my SVU1 for analog out so I can see my meters where ever I am at in the room and did not want to offer digital because I did not know if the R-4 sent a digital signal without one coming in.  He asked a few min before the show and did not want to screw around and figure it out at the time.

Anyone know if a signal comes out the SPDIF when recording through the XLRs.  Also, if a signal is passed I assume it is the same is the recording rate?  Anyway to change that?  I was recording at 24/96 and would have needed to output at 24/48.

Stay Kind,
Dana

[Nick Graham]

The digital output works regardless of whether you're using the analog or digital inputs.

Also, the S/PDIF will only output whatever the sample rate/bit depthyou're recording at, so DAT/MD/JB3 patchers woul be out of luck as long as you're running 24 bit.

[china_rider]

Thanks for the info... Exactly what I needed to know. T+

[terrapinj]

The digital output works regardless of whether you're using the analog or digital inputs.

Also, the S/PDIF will only output whatever the sample rate/bit depthyou're recording at, so DAT/MD/JB3 patchers woul be out of luck as long as you're running 24 bit.

a 16bit recorder will truncate the other 8 bits, however it must be capable of recording at the sample rate on the r, don't know how much it affects the quality but i've heard some say it doesn't affect it much

[Nick Graham]

The digital output works regardless of whether you're using the analog or digital inputs.

Also, the S/PDIF will only output whatever the sample rate/bit depthyou're recording at, so DAT/MD/JB3 patchers woul be out of luck as long as you're running 24 bit.

a 16bit recorder will truncate the other 8 bits, however it must be capable of recording at the sample rate on the r, don't know how much it affects the quality but i've heard some say it doesn't affect it much

Right, as long as the sample rate can be recognized. If you're running higher than 48 kHz a 16 bit recorder won't read the signal at all.