Using .The .Optical .Connections - Focusrite Clarett 8 Pre User Manual

2. .Using .the .optical .connections

In .addition .to .the .eight .analogue .inputs, .the .Clarett .8Pre .has .an .ADAT .input .port .(OPTICAL .IN) .which .
can .provide .an .additional .8 .audio .inputs .at .44.1/48 .kHz .sample .rate, .four .at .88.2/96 .kHz .or .two .at .
176.4/192 .kHz. .Using .a .separate .8-channel .microphone .preamplifier .equipped .with .an .ADAT .output .
– .such .as .the .Focusrite .OctoPre .MkII .– .provides .a .simple .and .excellent .method .of .expanding .the .
Clarett .8Pre's .input .capability.
Octopre MKII
8ch Mic Amp
Computer
running DAW
and Focusrite Control
The . OctoPre . MkII's . OPTICAL OUT . port . is . connected . to . the . Clarett . 8Pre's . OPTICAL IN . port . with . a .
single .TOSLINK .optical .cable. .Stable .word .clock .synchronisation .may .be .achieved .by .connecting .the .
Clarett .8Pre's .WORD CLOCK .output .to .the .OctoPre .MKII's .WORD CLOCK IN .and .setting .the .OctoPre .
MkII .to .use .this .as .its .sync .source; .alternatively, .the .Clarett .8Pre .may .be .set .(in .Focusrite .Control) .to .
synchronise .via .the .ADAT .format .signal .at .the .OPTICAL IN .port.
Note: . w hen . i nterconnecting . t wo . d igital . d evices . b y . a ny . m ethod, . a lways . e nsure . t hat . b oth . a re . s et . t o . u se .
the .same .sample .rate. .
The .additional .inputs .realised .by .use .of .the .optical .port .may .be .routed .using .Focusrite .Control .in .
exactly .the .same .manner .as .the .other .inputs. .The .additional .inputs .can .form .part .of .any .musician's .
headphone .mix, .as .required.
If .a .suitable .D-to-A .converter .with .an .ADAT .input .is .available, .the OPTICAL OUT .port .may .be .used .
in .the .opposite .manner; .for .example, .additional .outputs .from .the .DAW .may .be .converted .into .the .
analogue . domain . to . allow . the . use . of . an . external . hardware . mixing . console . to . mix . down . a . large .
number .of .DAW .tracks.
Inputs 1 & 2 on front panel
Optional
Wordclock link
Inputs 1 & 2 on front panel
Optical ADAT connection (TOSLINK)
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