Anyone who has experience in syncing several MOTU 896HD's. I'm into expanding my DAW rig, and I'm very happy with my 896HD. Using Logic & Macbook Pro for most of my mobile recordings. Is there any problems? I guess it's best to stick with the same type of card, right?
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The real question is, do the driver support multiple units. If y
The real question is, do the driver support multiple units. If yes, you might not need to sync them with world clock.
But that said, if you already have a 896, all you need might be the 8pre, which has a 8 channels ADAT output. Plug the 8pre in converter mode into the 896 ADAT input and you'll get 16 pre total.
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I haven't personally used one of these. I imagine you should be
I haven't personally used one of these. I imagine you should be fine as long as you've got them synced via word clock. If you end up using different units, you should be ok setting up an aggregate device as long as you have them word clock synced.