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i need the "idiots guide to ADAT"

alright, my MOTU 828 interface of course has a fiber optic in and out (ADAT?). i work with hometheaters and theater installs, and I understand that this single connection can transfer 8 discrete channels or audio. Can I use this connection to send 8 channels of audio being recorded to a DAT machine with the same connection? Is this how this works?

event monitors power hum

Hi---

I recently built an isolated piece of furniture for my CPU. and sent it a few feet away from my control room. Silence is golden and I now enjoy it.

However, there is a hum in my Event 20/20 bas that is constant whenever they're powered. This hum was always there but never bothered me, but now with no CPU noise, it became more noticeable.

What's up with the Low End on John Mayers Heavier things?

Any one notice the low end distortion on John Mayer's latest CD?
It sounds like it's just the drums & only the Matt Chamberlain tracks.
Chamberlain told me they used a woofer/mic to record the ultra lows
but there's a clipping sound as well it seems.
Listen to "Home Life" especially.

crosstalk

Hi folks
Many reviews, opinions, etc about amps, preamps, and converters refer to imaging, depth of field, and soundstage.
Is crosstalk what those people are talking about? Is there a laymans answer to why it is dificult and perhaps impossible to achieve 0% crosstalk? Is 0% a bad thing?I have never seen a manufacturer state 0% crosstalk. Then again, I don't get out much.