do i need a master clock? - Gearslutz.com Gearslutz.com
 


All Advertisers
Go Back   Gearslutz.com > The Forums > Music Computers

do i need a master clock?
New Reply New Reply Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 20th January 2013   #1
Gear nut
 
firubbi's Avatar
 
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 115

Thread Starter
do i need a master clock?

for mix:
daw>da>compressor like vari mu>AD>back to daw
thanks
firubbi is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 20th January 2013   #2
Lives for DAWs
 
DAW PLUS's Avatar
 
Joined: Apr 2010
Location: Germany, Worldwide
Posts: 2,054

If your AD/DA are separate from your audio interface, and you are routing the comp signal from the same software & audio interface which also gets it returned, then yes.
Rule of thumb: every digitally connected device (using ADAT, s/pdif, AES/EBU, MADI, TDIF, SDIF, etc.) needs clocking. Only one can be master, the rest is always a slave. If digital devices are connected analog (like synths, reverbs etc), they do not require clocking.
If devices are connected digitally, they can be clocked by using the digital input as a clock source. In larger setups (4 devices or more), it is wise to use word clock.
__________________
Leon
DAW PLUS Turnkey Solutions
SSL & VSL certified. ProTools for Windows qualified systems.

Check our new DAW tips & tricks section
DAW PLUS is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 22nd January 2013   #3
Gear nut
 
firubbi's Avatar
 
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 115

Thread Starter
Thanks. My plan is to get a burl b2 dac. So my setup will be something like this:
Daw sonar>sonic core pulsar sound card adat/spdif>burl b2 dac> MBP > apogee mini me AD> back to sound card adat\spdif in> same Daw. Or to a separate sound card so that i can avoid clocks. Thanks
firubbi is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 22nd January 2013   #4
Lives for DAWs
 
DAW PLUS's Avatar
 
Joined: Apr 2010
Location: Germany, Worldwide
Posts: 2,054

Quote:
Originally Posted by firubbi View Post
MBP > apogee mini me AD> back to sound card adat\spdif in> same Daw.
So you ue the MBP as an FX processor? To save CPU on the Sonar workstation?
You might benefit from Vienna Ensamble Pro, which uses ethernet and hosts any plugin. No conversion involved.
Also, MBP>MiniMe tells me you use the analog out of the MBP, which is the weakest conversion of all. Rather use the digital out of the MBP straight into the Pulsar, if possible.
DAW PLUS is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 22nd January 2013   #5
Gear nut
 
firubbi's Avatar
 
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 115

Thread Starter
no.. pure mix. all tracks to 2bus(instant using a summing i want to try Master buss processor) and back to daw. so i guess as you said there is 2 individual converter is there so i need a master clock as master and rest is salve.
firubbi is offline  
Reply With Quote
New Reply New Reply Submit Thread to Facebook Facebook  Submit Thread to Twitter Twitter  Submit Thread to LinkedIn LinkedIn 

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Similar Threads
Thread Thread starter Forum Replies Last Post
Master clock tamasdragon So much gear, so little time! 24 7th April 2012 11:14 PM
Atomic Sync Master Clock Mr. Man High end 6 9th March 2009 08:40 AM
do i need to clock my clock??? imaverysoundman High end 7 4th December 2006 10:09 PM
Used EQ's...for Mastering. Need opinions... MASSIVE Master Mastering forum 27 29th November 2006 03:56 PM
Hardcore Mix and Master needed JohnPaulJones "where to" 1 27th November 2006 07:40 PM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 07:58 AM.

Home - Search Forum - Contact Us - Terms Of Use / Privacy Policy - Advertise on Gearslutz - All Advertisers - Top
 
 
Powered by vBulletin®
Gearslutz.com LTD - UK Company Number 7597610.
Registered Office - 35 Ballards Lane, London, N3 1XW.
Hosted by Nimbus Hosting.

By using this site, you agree to our use of cookies.

SEO by vBSEO ©2011, Crawlability, Inc.