Upgrading my project studio and I've got some mid-level n00b questions.

[brew]

The best master clock is the simplest one, which generally means to me no external clock. Use the clock in the device that's doing the most important thing at the time (when recording, the ADC; when monitoring, the DAC).

If you don't want to switch it around, just pick the AD or the the one that's most convenient. Clock is like 1% of the equation of a good recording, but it's 100% of the equation of a working digital system. People have somehow confused this fact that it it must be there and set up correctly with it now being the most important thing to the sound, "OMG what if my clock is not right!@$#!$ the recording is ruined" is simply not the case, ever.

The end.

[mort_subite]

Originally Posted by brew

The best master clock is the simplest one, which generally means to me no external clock. Use the clock in the device that's doing the most important thing at the time (when recording, the ADC; when monitoring, the DAC).

If you don't want to switch it around, just pick the AD or the the one that's most convenient. Clock is like 1% of the equation of a good recording, but it's 100% of the equation of a working digital system. People have somehow confused this fact that it it must be there and set up correctly with it now being the most important thing to the sound, "OMG what if my clock is not right!@$#!$ the recording is ruined" is simply not the case, ever.

The end.

Awesome. Thanks for clearing that up!