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No matter how fast you want—or need—to get started, take advantage of this simple map of the territory: it provides the Fast Track overview of the D8B. It’s amazing how artistically supportive this console is. It’s well worth your time to take a look at all the controls so you can put them to work efficiently.

Rear Panel Description

This section describes rear panel connector types, their functions, and associated signal buses.

A B C D

DIGITAL I/O 1

AES/EBU

IN

7

OUT

DIGITAL I/O 2

S/PDIF

IN

8 OUT

DIGITAL EFFECTS CARDS

DIGITAL I/O

6 4 1 2 3

APOGEE

PDI•8

ANALOG I/O

 

 

 

 

 

CLOCK I/O

 

 

 

 

WORD CLOCK OUT

 

ANALOG OUT

 

TDIF

 

 

AES/EBU I/O

 

 

WORD CLOCK IN

 

ANALOG IN

ADAT OPTICAL

IN OUT

 

 

 

 

SYNC

 

5

 

 

OPT•8

SYNC

ALT I/O

 

TAPE IN/OUTS

Channels 1–12 Inputs

6

5

4

3

2

1

+48V

+48V

+48V

+48V

+48V

+48V

PH

PH

PH

PH

PH

PH

MIC

MIC

MIC

MIC

MIC

MIC

LINE IN

LINE IN

LINE IN

LINE IN

LINE IN

LINE IN

INSERT

INSERT

INSERT

INSERT

INSERT

INSERT

Each channel contains:

•XLR mic input. Be sure the MIC button is pressed down on the control surface channel strip.

•Phantom power On/Off button depending on mic requirements.

•1/4" TRS line input—balanced or unbalanced. Be sure the MIC switch is in the up position on the control surface channel strip.

•1/4" TRS channel insert/direct output jack.

Channels 13–24 Inputs

LINE INPUTS

(BAL/UNBAL)

18

17

16

15

14

13

24

23

22

21

20

19

Channels 13 through 24 have 1/4" TRS (Tip/Ring/ Sleeve) line input connectors that accept balanced and unbalanced signals.

This is where you plug in the optional I/O cards of your choosing, to customize the Digital 8•Bus for your own application.

There are three slots assigned as TAPE IN/OUTS. Each slot provides I/O for 8 channels, so you can add up to 24 tape sends and returns, or additional inputs and outputs.

•TO TAPE (OUTPUT) – The D8B can route any channel in Fader Banks 1, 2 and 3 to the multitrack through these connectors. In addition, the bus outputs in Fader Bank 4 (MASTERS) can be routed out the tape outputs.

•FROM TAPE (INPUT) – Multitrack outputs are

fed back into channels 25–48 (Fader Bank 2) through these connectors. Depending on the specific I/O card, these inputs will receive any line-level analog or digital signal.

Each I/O card contains its own labeling protocol, but the fundamental concepts described above pertain to all.

1Analog I/O (AIO•8)

•Each 25-pin D-sub connector handles 8 balanced analog channels.

•Top connectors send line-level outputs to the multitrack (or other line-level equipment).

•Bottom connectors receive line-level analog signal from the multitrack outputs (or other line-level equipment).

•Each card offers I/O for 8 channels.

•Connectors are compatible with TASCAM DA-88, 25-pin analog connectors.

2Apogee Digital I/O (DIO•8)

•Two digital-format ins and outs: ADAT optical (fiber optic connections) and TASCAM TDIF (25-pin D-sub connections).

•Select one digital format at a time in the Setup screen.

•One BNC sync connector for master clock connec- tion from the D8B to TASCAM clock recipient.

•Use the DIO•8 card as a format converter be- tween either optical and/or TDIF.

D8B Manual • Chapter 2 • page 22