Working With Multiple Adat Devices Using Wordclock Sync - Arturia AUDIOFUSE 16RIG User Manual

At this point, the two devices are digitally connected and properly synchronized. In your
music software, record-enabling the AudioFuse 16Rig's ADAT inputs 1-8 will let you capture
the output of AudioFuse 8Pre and all its pristine preamps.
5.8. Working with multiple ADAT Devices using WordClock
Sync
The previous section described how to connect two digital devices to each other using ADAT
optical cables only. In that example, digital synchronization was established through the
same optical cable that carries audio signals.
However, larger more advanced studios with many pieces of digital equipment may need
to use Word Clock to sync devices together. This example is similar to the first example
above except that we now have two AudioFuse 8Pre units connected to the AudioFuse 16Rig
through ADAT. This greatly expands the already impressive I/O capabilities of the 16Rig by
adding 16 channels of pre-amplified inputs and 16 additional analog outputs.
In this setup, it is not possible to synchronize both devices through ADAT cables alone
because AudioFuse 16 Rig's second set of ADAT ports cannot send or receive synchronization
data (only the first set of ADAT I/O ports can send or receive sync signals). This is not a
problem, however, since we can use Word Clock to synchronize the three devices. In fact,
Word Clock can be used to synchronize as many digital devices in your studio.
Like the previous example, this setup will use optical cables to carry audio signals to and
from each 8Pre expansion. Unlike the previous example, we will use two BNC cables to carry
the sync data among the devices. The optical audio cables are shown above in red while
the BNC cables are shown in green.
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Note: Each AudioFuse 8Pre has two input ports and two output ports. The second port is only
necessary if you are working at higher sampling rates (88.2 or 96k). In this example, we are working at
standard (44.1 or 48k) sampling rates so only the first input and output ports should be used.
How to set up the Word Clock sync:
1. AudioFuse 16Rig is our primary reference clock and so we must set its "Clock Source"
parameter to "Internal."
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Note: If AudioFuse 16 Rig is connected to a computer, the Clock Source and Sample Rate parameters
in the hardware may be grayed out. If so, you need to change the Clock Source and/or Sample Rate
parameters from the AFCC or your DAW.
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