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09-14-2021, 06:15 AM
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Sep 2021
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Trying to connect a lot of gear
Hi Folks, I have a lot of gear and I'd rather not be plugging and replugging all the time. Having sorted the problem of integrating my MIDI the midi inputs with a 16X16 I/O, I need to have enough XLR & 1/4 inputs, preferably with their own channels, to my computer & Reaper.
I have a UMC1820/8 Channel Audio-Midi Interface, which is great, but insufficient to the whole of the task. First idea to stack 1820's proved naive (not stackable). Second thought was to find a mixer with 16 or 24 channels in & 8 out, using the 1820 as the interface. But I haven't found that mixer yet.
I need a minimum of 16 channels, but I can easily fill up 24. Happy to swap the 1820 for an interface with more inputs, but open to jerry-rigging ideas as well. Suggestions?
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09-14-2021, 06:28 AM
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Feb 2017
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have you considered adding an ada8200 to your 1820?
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09-14-2021, 07:40 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Belgium
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RME Digiface USB (350€), 4 ADAT in, 4 ADAT out + headphones. Routing via TotalMix.
32 inputs via Behringer ADA8000 (used 50€) or 8200 (new 150€). You can add cheap optical switches for more.
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09-14-2021, 06:21 PM
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Thanks!
Thanks for the suggestions. I'll check them out. If people have other ideas, I'm all ears!
Can the 8200 be stacked via ADAT?
Last edited by BamBam; 09-14-2021 at 06:41 PM.
Reason: additional question added
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09-14-2021, 08:34 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BamBam
Can the 8200 be stacked via ADAT?
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i'm not sure what you mean by this?
the ada8200 is an analog to digital / digital to analog converter, so it has 8 mic /line ins that it sends to a suitable interface with adat (umc1820 for example) & it can take 8 channels of audio from an adat port & output them via XLRs
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09-15-2021, 04:01 AM
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Location: UK
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BamBam
Can the 8200 be stacked via ADAT?
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An ADAT port can only carry 8 channels at 44 or 48k or 4 channels at 88 or 96k. To use multiple ADA you would need multiple adat ports.
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09-15-2021, 05:55 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2021
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Thanks!
Thanks Stella for the clarification. Much appreciated.
I saw an expansion board for the computer that allows this. I'm not there yet, but its good to know.
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09-15-2021, 09:10 AM
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: May 2017
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IIRCC, the 1820 has ADAT fiberoptic jacks. All you should need to do is get a couple fiber cables and plug them together.
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09-23-2021, 07:44 AM
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I own a newer Presonus 1824c connected to the 8200 . I also have an older Presonus Audiobox with another 8200 connected. All 4 units have 8 inputs plus digital stereo ins on the Presonus units. Reaper has been set up to recognize all this as a 28 input audio interface. Works great.
Edit: sorry just remembered, this aggregating of audio interfaces only works on Macs, I believe.
Last edited by rckrebs; 09-23-2021 at 03:48 PM.
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