[Jim Blokland]

Oliver:

Are you saying that you have them on the same partition/drive and there are no conflicts?

Best, JIM.

OSX.4.1
Dual 2.7 G5
3.5 GB RAM
Radeon X800 XT
Kona 2 / K-Box

[Jim Blokland]

Hey Harley:

Long and McQuade Music Store in Toronto had a massive attic sale — there was about a hundred of these units for $300 CAD each, brand new. Perhaps you could call them and still get one…

Best, JIM.

OSX.4.1
Dual 2.7 G5
3.5 GB RAM
Radeon X800 XT
Kona 2 / K-Box

[Jim Blokland]

Hi all:

I’ve just been experimenting with another interface — the M-AUDIO FireWire 410 — and it’s working very well so far. It gives me 2 mic/line/instrument pre’s capable of 24-bit 96 Khz, two independent headphone outs, SPDIF/coax ins/outs — and the extra bonus of 8 (unbalanced 1/4″ T/S) discrete analog outputs, which I am using to feed my 5.1 surround amp. So now I can create and monitor 5.1 mixes either in FCP or Soundtrack or ProTools and use the other two outs to feed a BetaSP deck.

Pretty sweet little box — all for CAD $300.

And I’ve still got AES audio out to a higher-end deck, via XLR, BNC or SDI embedded — courtesy of the K-Box!

Best, JIM.

OSX.4.1
Dual 2.7 G5
3.5 GB RAM
Radeon X800 XT
Kona 2 / K-Box

[Jim Blokland]

Anyone have an idea what this convertor is going to list at?

Thanks, JIM.

OSX.4.1
Dual 2.7 G5
3.5 GB RAM
Radeon X800 XT
Kona 2 / K-Box

[Jim Blokland]

Wayne:

Thanks. That’s exactly what I ended up doing. Looks quite good too.

Best, JIM.

OSX.4.1
Dual 2.7 G5
3.5 GB RAM
Radeon X800 XT
Kona 2 / K-Box

[Jim Blokland]

Hey all:

Turns out I just used SnapzPro to grab it off my Safari screen. Looks quite good actually.

Best, JIM.

OSX.4.1
Dual 2.7 G5
3.5 GB RAM
Radeon X800 XT
Kona 2 / K-Box

[Jim Blokland]

Well Bob, here it is from the digidesign website: (https://www.digidesign.com/products/mix/systems/interfaces.cfm) The last line, in particular says it all…

“The 888|24 I/O is designed for uncompromising performance when recording, editing, signal processing, and mixing. Along with eight analog inputs equipped with excellent, 24-bit A/D converters, each output channel also offers a 24-bit D/A converter for precise monitoring applications. The 888|24 I/O also includes eight channels of digital I/O for sample-accurate, 24-bit transfers from digital tape or digital mixing consoles. If you have an expanded Pro Tools system (Pro Tools|24 MIXplus or MIX3), you can combine multiple 888|24 I/O units for up to 72 (software-dependent) channels of discrete analog or digital I/O. The 888|24 I/O can also be used as a stand-alone A/D or D/A converter.”

And the USD is also capable of functioning as a stand-alone box.

So I guess this is good news for Katrina survivors. You pick the charity.

Best, JIM.

OSX.4.1
Dual 2.7 G5
3.5 GB RAM
Radeon X800 XT
Kona 2 / K-Box

[Jim Blokland]

Hi again, Bob & David:

Thanks for the thoughtful responses. I appreciate it. First off…

Yes, I do have a Sigma black generator (I took your advice awhile back, Bob!), and I do plan to feed the VTR, the Kona 2 and the A/D convertor, if needed. Regarding the 888 interface, everywhere I’ve researched states that the 888 box can be used as a standalone convertor. But it does need a Superclock signal that comes from the Universal Slave Driver box (where the USD is fed with house sych from a generator). In other words, the USD locks to the house sync and then generates superclock that the 888 I/O locks to, keeping everything in sync.

The reason I’m interested in this combo is twofold — one, the 888 boxes/USDs are very inexpensive on eBay right now, and two, I’d have 8-IN and 8-OUT, full 24-bit conversion to/from AES, which would come in handy for any more advance sound work I might like to handle…I could even output full surround mixes!

I know it’s unorthodox, and a bit of a work-around, but I just wonder if it might do the job.

Thanks again for your help/advice.

Best, JIM.

OSX.4.1
Dual 2.7 G5
3.5 GB RAM
Radeon X800 XT
Kona 2 / K-Box

[Jim Blokland]

Hi Bob & David:

Thanks for your kind responses. Yes, the primary scenario for me is digitizing from BetaSP via an AJA D10A component convertor, and some kind of A/D convertor (and also outputting back to an analog recorder from the Kona 2). Particularly, I’ve been toying with the idea of using a ProTools 888 24-bit I/O as a standalone A/D D/A convertor, to get my analog sources into the Kona 2 via AES on the K-Box.

My concern is, without a word-clock signal into the ProTools 888, would the audio stay in sync? Based on what you both said, it sounds like as long as the BetaSP deck has genlock, that I wouldn’t have to worry. Is this right?

Sorry to belabour the point — just want to know before I purchase the 888.

Best, JIM.

OSX.4.1
Dual 2.7 G5
3.5 GB RAM
Radeon X800 XT
Kona 2 / K-Box

[Jim Blokland]

Hey David:

Yeah, after I posted my last response, I cracked open the convertor. There are some tiny jumpers that appear to be able to switch between RGB and R/Y, Y, B/Y settings. I’ve e-mailed AJA to see if they can send me a PDF manual — on their site, they only have one for the newer D10AD convertor.

Thanks again for your help.

Best, JIM.

OSX.4.1
Dual 2.7 G5
3.5 GB RAM
Radeon X800 XT
Kona 2 / K-Box