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328XD CONFIGURATION
The Lagoon card and the 328XD (plus any other devices in the studio setup) must have their internal
clocks synchronized to allow correct transmission and reception of digital information throughout the
system. This is achieved by configuring one of the devices as a wordclock host, and configuring all
other devices in the studio setup to sync to this wordclock, hence synchronizing all clocks in the
studio setup.
In this case, the 328XD will be set to wordclock host, and the Lagoon will be set to sync to the
328XD, via the Lagoon ADAT input – see Lagoon Configuration. Any other devices interfacing
digitally with the 328XD within the studio setup will also be configured to sync to the 328XD's
wordclock.
NOTE:
Wordclock information is embedded into the 328XD ADAT output data stream, allowing the
Lagoon to sync to the 328XD's ADAT output
To configure the 328XD as the wordclock host, enter the 328's Main Menu page by pressing the
<MENU> button to the right hand side of the LCD display. Using the PARAM encoder beneath the
display, scroll up or down until the 'Clock Source Sel' menu is highlighted, and press <ENTER>. Here,
either 'Internal: 44.1kHz' or 'Internal: 48kHz' clock must be selected for the 328XD to function as
wordclock host. With the PARAM encoder set this to the sample rate you wish to work at, press
<ENTER> to confirm the sample rate setting and <MENU> to return to the menu pages.
Tape Port Setup
To ensure that the 328XD Tape Port 17-24 is configured to 'ADAT' to work with the Lagoon, enter the
328XD Menu pages by pressing the <MENU> button to the right hand side of the LCD display. Using
the PARAM encoder beneath the display, scroll up or down until the 'Tape Port Select' menu is
highlighted and press <ENTER>.
Now press the Up cursor key until the '<Tape Ch17-24 >' menu page is displayed. Using the PARAM
encoder set the 'Bank Source' to 'ADAT':
The Lagoon is capable of 24 bit recording, and so for optimum results, 24 bit wordlength can be selected
here. If your audio sequencer supports only 16 or 20 bit resolution, set the wordlength appropriately–
check your sequencer manual for more information.
Set the desired wordlength on the 328XD with the PARAM encoder.
Soundcraft 328XD and M-Audio Lagoon
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