16 simultaneous ins/1 MOTU 828 MkI

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ok. what i want to know is, if i have the ADAT lightpipe connected AND
8 analog ins connected, would i be able to record 16 sim. trks of audio
through a MOTU 828 Mk I?
if so, short of getting an actual ADAT machine, can i get an analog to
ADAT lightpipe converter for the 2nd group of 8 inputs?

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I'm pretty sure the new ONYX pre's from Mackie have ADAT out - might
make a nice little addition to the 828 if you're in the home/project
domain.

Noise

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dreadrocksean wrote:
> ok then.
> i looked at the onyx but its not versatile enough for my live shows.
i
> use another mackie board thats 20 chs with built in fx. plus the onyx
> would need an extrat 400+ bucks for the firewire option. not the
> cheapest solution.
> so...where do i find an ADAT converter and what do i look for?

http://www.frontierdesign.com/pr_tango.htm

http://www.behringer.com/ADA8000/index.cfm?lang=ENG

http://www.rme-audio.com/english/hdsp/multifa.htm

There are several others, as well as some combo units
that include the analog-to-lightpipe function.
You also mentioned that you are aware of the ability
to use an ADAT 8 track for this, you might find an
M20 (24 bit converters).

rd

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dreadrocksean wrote:
> i found the Behringer ADA8000. it does A/D/A conversion to and from
> adat/analog.
> would this give me 8 trks of recording to the MOTU 828 via lightpipe
> SIMULTANEOUSLY with the 8 trks of analog recording?

You actually have capability of 18 in:
8 on the lightpipe, 8 onboard A-D, and 2 in on the SPDIF.
This is designed just like the DigiDesign 001, 002R,
and others.

http://www.silentway.com/tips/equip/io.php

rd