5 – Host Computer Interfacing
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5.1.2 ROUTING TABOptical Output Source This menu selects the
source of the audio output appearing at the FW-1884’s
ADAT optical outputs. The selections are:
ADAT 1-8 – The audio output is determined within
your DAW application software. Audio which has been
routed to the FW-1884’s ADAT outputs within your
DAW will appear at the ADAT lightpipe output.
Duplicate of Analog 1-8 (ADAT) – The audio output
is identical to that being sent to the FW-1884’s analog
outputs 1-8. This is particularly useful if, for example,
you wish to monitor a multi-channel mixdown with a
surround monitoring setup and send the same multi-
channel mix to a digital multitrack recorder.
Duplicate of Coax Output (TOSLINK) – The audio
output is the same as that being sent to the FW-1884’s
analog outputs 1 and 2, and is sent out the lightpipe in
two-channel TOSLINK protocol. This can be useful
for sending a two-track mix to a mixdown recorder
equipped with an optical two channel input.
Coax Output Source This menu selects the
source of the audio output appearing at the FW-1884’s
coaxial digital output. The selections are:
S/PDIF 1:2 – The audio output is determined within
your DAW application software. The FW-1884’s S/
PDIF outputs are seen as separate outputs within your
DAW application. With this setting, audio which has
been routed to these outputs appears at the FW-1884’s
two-channel digital (D OUT) outputs.
Duplicate of Analog 1:2 �� The audio output is identi-
cal to that being sent to the FW-1884’s analog outputs
1 and 2. This is useful if, for example, you wish to send
the stereo mix you are monitoring to a two channel
digital mixdown recorder.
S/PDIF Input Routing This menu selects the
source of the audio input appearing at the FW-1884’s
two-channel digital (D IN) digital inputs. The selec-
tions are:
COAX to S/PDIF 1:2 – The digital audio signal being
input to the FW-1884’s coaxial digital input is routed
to the two-channel digital D IN inputs.
Optical to S/PDIF 1:2 – A two-channel digital audio
signal in TOSLINK format, being input to the FW-
1884’s optical digital input, is routed to the two-chan-
nel digital D IN inputs. (Note that the ADAT inputs
will not be available to your DAW application if you
use the optical input connector in TOSLINK mode.)