S/PDIF Output
On the 328, the stereo S/PDIF output can be sourced from any of the following busses:
Mix L/R, Aux 1/2, Aux 3/4, FX1/2
This will usually be set to ‘Mix’, to allow a stereo mixdown to be recorded directly into the Dakota on the playback of a composition.
As the Dakota is a full duplex device, it is possible to playback a composition consisting of all 8 ADAT tracks + 1 Stereo S/PDIF track from the Dakota, recording the mixed signal from the 328 back into the Dakota S/PDIF input as a stereo mixdown.
Press <MENU> to enter the menu pages, scroll through the pages until the ‘SPDIF O/P Setup’ is highlighted and press <ENTER>. Using the rotary encoder, select the source for the S/PDIF output
<SPDIF Output >
Src From: MIX
<SPDIF Output > Src From: FX1/2
<SPDIF Output > Src From: AUX1/2
<SPDIF Output > Src From: GRP1/2
<SPDIF Output >
Src From: CRM
If the S/PDIF output is not required, NOWHERE should be selected in
NOTE the menu. In this case, wordclock will still be transmitted through the S/PDIF output of the 328, even though no audio signal is being transmitted.
The wordlength of the S/PDIF output must now be set. Press the down cursor to access the S/PDIF output wordlength setting. Here, the desired wordlength can be set to 16, 20 or 24 bit.
If using the Dakota as an ASIO device, it is important here that the
NOTE wordlength set here is the same as the 328 Tape Port wordlength (See ‘Tape Port’ section earlier in this chapter).
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