Is there on market a good 8 mic channel mixer to use stand alone and also as controller for Pro Tools with an ADAT interface on it?
thanks for you suggestions.

I have a MOTU 2408 Mark 1 and 2-ADAT blackface and 2-ADAT XT-20s. I am trying to get the Adats into my computer but I can't seem to find a way to get Cubase or Reaper to see the optical inputs. I also don't have a manual for the 2408 and have not had any success locating one via google, yahoo, etc. Can anyone help me to get my ADAT tracks into my computer digitally?

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Hi,

Just wondering if anyone here is using the PreSonus unit. I'm trying to send lightpipe signal from an Alesis HD24XR to the PreSonus then firewire to my DAW. I read on the PreSonus site that I needed an approved TI equipped firewire card in the DAW. Bought that, but still static galore!

I am about to purchase a 003 and I have a 002. I have in the past hooked up 2 002s via ADAT Lightpipe. If any one can help I would love the answer. I cant even find an answer on the Digidesign forums!

An optical cable. The term was originally coined by Alesis to differentiate between their 8-channel protocol and the 2-channel optical connectors found on CD players and DAT recorders. The actual fiber optic cable used is the same in both cases, only the form of the transmission is different.
(See ADAT Optical)

If I had a saffire pro 40 and an [url=http://www.m-audio… Profire Lightbridge[/url], would I be able to use the Saffire Pro 40 8 inputs to track in Pro Tools?

If i was using a "fostex vf160ex" mixer and "SM Pro Audio PR8 MKII 8-Channel Microphone Preamp with Phantom Power" with the lightpipe expansion, would the mixer record the other 8 tracks internally or would it send them to something else?

:roll: I've been successfully and happily using the Tascam for 2+ years, but sometimes...it's fickle. Usually it ends up being something I missed, then I appologize to the unit and we can be friends again.

Which do you prefer for your connections?

Because of the Nyquist Theory and Lightpipe's restriction to 48khz (which really is not a restriction at all), I would think Lightpipe would be the best connection.

Does anyone have definitive information on this?