Digital Multicore - RME Audio M-16 DA User Manual

20.5 Digital Multicore

Using optical MADI, the converters of the M-series are perfectly suitable as a replacement for
an analog Multicore. Such a setup provides several advantages:
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No big and heavy cable drum
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Up to 64 channels bi-directional with just one duplex cable
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Flexible setup
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Transmission of MIDI signals included
Stage and FOH do not need to have the same number of channels. For example while 16 chan-
nels are sent to the stage, 64 channels can be sent from the stage to the FOH.
The Multicore consists of a MADI ring connection of all converters. Within the chain, one unit is
operated with its internal clock, all others are synchronized to their MADI input signal.
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