Magma MDR 24/96 Hookup, Bit Depth, Bit Depth, Sample Rate, Sample Rate, Sample Rate, Sample Clock, 48 k Internal, 44.1 k Internal, Console Settings, Console Settings

2.Connect three snakes to the MDR24/96 Outputs (top connector). Connect the plug end of the snakes to the like-numbered Tape Return jacks on the 24•8 console.

MDR24/96 Settings1.Set the Sample Clock to Internal.

2.Set the Sample Rate and Bit Depth according to your preference.

Console Settings

Set the 24•8 console to the nominal +4 dBu operating level by setting the five Operating Level switches in the Sub Out and Tape Return sections to the ‘out’ position.

This example describes the hookup for the D8B console equipped for analog I/O.

	MDR 24/96				Digital 8•Bus		AIO•8 Cards
	AIO•8 Cards			(6) DB25 to
	ANALOG I/O ANALOG I/O ANALOG I/O			DB25 Analog	ANALOG I/O ANALOG I/O ANALOG I/O
				Snakes
	OUTPUT	OUTPUT	OUTPUT		OUTPUT	OUTPUT	OUTPUT
Note: Some older
AIO•8 cards have	INPUT	INPUT	INPUT		INPUT	INPUT	INPUT
the Input jack la-
beled as “From
Tape” and the Out-
put jack labeled as
“To Tape.” Other-		TAPE IN/OUTS				TAPE IN/OUTS

wise, they operate	Cables & Hardware
identically. Sigh ...
	(3)	AIO•8 cards for MDR24/96
long story.
	(3)	AIO•8 cards for D8B
	(6)	DB25 to DB25 analog snakes

Hookup

1.Connect three snakes between the MDR24/96 Inputs (bottom connector) and the corresponding D8B Tape Outputs (top connector).

2.Connect three snakes between the MDR24/96 Outputs (top connector) and the corresponding D8B Tape Inputs (bottom connector).

MDR24/96 Settings

1.Set the Sample Clock to Internal.

2.Set the Sample Rate and Bit Depth according to your preference. It is not necessary to set the D8B and MDR24/96 to the same Sample Rate, since with analog connections, the sample clocks on the two units are not synchronized

Console Settings

1.Set the D8B Sample Clock to 44.1 k Internal or 48 k Internal according to your preference.

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