At sampling rates up to 48 kHz, two channels of digital audio are transmitted on a single wire (one 3-pin XLR) at normal speed as specified by the AES/EBU standard.

At sampling rates of 88.2/96 kHz, two channels of digital audio are transmitted on a single wire (one 3-pin XLR) at twice the normal speed (2x).

At sampling rates of 176.4/192 kHz, two channels of digital audio are transmitted on a single wire (one 3-pin XLR) at four times the normal speed (4x).

Note: Check the owner’s manual for the device you are connecting to the AES/EBU card, to find out if it supports the double-fast (or single-wire) method.

The AES/EBU card is wired the same way as the Yamaha standard pinout for transmitting AES/EBU over a 25-pin cable. Be very careful about specifying these cables at a retailer or a cable manufacturer, as there are several varieties of 25-pin “D-Sub” cables and we want to be sure you get the correct ones! Make sure to specify, “25-pin, D-Sub AES/EBU digital cable wired in the Yamaha standard.”

6. FIREWIRE CARD

The FireWire card uses the IEEE-1394 protocol for connecting digital devices, and is compatible with standard Mac and PC FireWire connections. It currently provides 24 inputs and 24 outputs of digital audio at 48 kHz, and 8 inputs and 8 outputs at 96 kHz (with room for expansion as driver technology improves).

It will appear as available patch points to any audio software application that supports one of the following formats:

•ASIO 2.0 (Windows XP/2000)

•WDM (Windows XP)

•Core Audio (Mac OS X)

7.MIX OUT Card

This provides several outputs (with the addition of an AES/EBU and S/PDIF input), typically used for control room monitoring, headphones, and main outputs.

AES/EBU IN and OUT

These are XLR connectors that send and receive standard AES/EBU two-channel digital signals. The source for the AES/EBU OUT is selected in the Mix Out Card setup window (Window > I/O Configura- tion > Touch the Mix Out Card).

The default input numbers for the AES/EBU inputs are 65 and 66 in any of the Input Source Assignment drop-down boxes. Even though the stereo AES/EBU input is intended for a digital two track

nals. The S/PDIF OUT follows whatever is selected

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return, you can assign them to feed channels, buses,

 

 

the control room, or whatever you like.

 

 

S/PDIF IN and OUT

 

 

These are RCA-type connectors that send and

 

 

receive standard S/PDIF two-channel digital sig-

 

 

for the AES/EBU OUT in the Mix Out Card setup

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window.

 

 

Touch the S/PDIF Input box in the Mix Out Card

 

 

setup window to use the S/PDIF IN instead of the

 

 

AES/EBU IN.

 

 

The default input numbers for the S/PDIF inputs

 

 

are 67 and 68 in any of the Input Source Assignment

 

 

drop-down boxes. As with the AES/EBU inputs, you

 

 

can route the S/PDIF inputs to feed channels, buses,

 

 

the control room, or whatever you like.

 

 

SPEAKERS A and B

 

 

These are two sets of stereo monitoring outputs

 

 

using 1/4" TRS jacks. They produce a line-level

 

 

analog signal that you can connect to the inputs of

 

 

the amplifier powering your control room monitors

 

 

(or the inputs to your active studio monitors).

 

 

The NEAR button in the CONTROL ROOM sec-

 

 

tion on the front of the console corresponds to the

 

 

“SPEAKER A” outputs, and the MAIN button cor-

 

 

responds to the “SPEAKER B” outputs.

 

 

The Control Room source is selected in the

 

 

CONTROL ROOM section of the console (press the

 

 

SETUP button in the CONTROL ROOM section for

 

 

more setup options).

 

 

The Control Room Left and Right outputs are as-

 

 

signed to the SPEAKER A and B outputs by default.

 

 

However, the source for the SPEAKER A and B

 

 

outputs can be reassigned in the I/O Configuration

 

 

window (Windows > I/O Configuration > Touch or

 

 

Select the Mix Out Card).

 

 

PHONES 1 and 2

 

 

These are stereo 1/4" TRS jacks that provide a

 

 

stereo output for headphones, or for connecting to a

 

 

headphone distribution box. These are assigned to the

 

 

Phones 1 and Phones 2 outputs by default, but can be

 

 

reassigned to virtually any input or output source.

 

 

The Phones 1 and 2 sources are selected in the

 

 

PHONES 1 or PHONES 2 section on the console

 

 

(press the SETUP button in the PHONES section for

 

 

more setup options).

 

 

MIX OUT

 

 

These are balanced 1/4" TRS jacks that provide a

 

 

line-level analog signal. These are assigned to the

 

 

left and right mix outputs by default, but can be reas-

 

 

signed to virtually any input or output source. Con-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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