RME AES32 + Lynx Aurora 16

[natpub]

This is directed to Steve/Crypticglobe, but anyone else who may know feel free to chime in. Here is a quote by Steve from another thread:

Originally Posted by crypticglobe

I am running 2 Aurora 16 channel units with 2 RME AES-32 cards...I am clocking to my Universal Audio 2192. That does help a bit I think even though Lynx swears it won't change the sound of their converters. The 2192 is still my "money" converter.. but the Lynx is right up there close.... and I got 32 channels of in AND out with those!

Steve,

I am checking out the AES-32/Lynx Aurora-16 combo. I see both units have internal clocks w/their own jitter reduction technologies. I read above that you clock to the 2192. Are you clocking both the AES-32 AND the Lynx? Or just one or the other? If so, which and why, and how do you distribute the signal?

If you were not using the 2192 at all, would there be any reason to connect the Word Clock I/O's between the Aurora and the AES-32? If so, which would be preferred as master and which as slave?

Like you, we are considering a seperate two channels of tracking conversion, which for us will likely be the Neve 1073 DPD. I can't find if it has a WordClock I/O or not (if any reader here has one, please let us know). If it does, how, if at all, would you clock all the units, that is, how did you go about deciding to do your setup the way you did? Or did you just experiment till it sounded best?



Thanks in advance,


K.T.

[crypticglobe]

Originally Posted by natpub

This is directed to Steve/Crypticglobe, but anyone else who may know feel free to chime in. Here is a quote by Steve from another thread:





Steve,

I am checking out the AES-32/Lynx Aurora-16 combo. I see both units have internal clocks w/their own jitter reduction technologies. I read above that you clock to the 2192. Are you clocking both the AES-32 AND the Lynx? Or just one or the other? If so, which and why, and how do you distribute the signal?

If you were not using the 2192 at all, would there be any reason to connect the Word Clock I/O's between the Aurora and the AES-32? If so, which would be preferred as master and which as slave?

Like you, we are considering a seperate two channels of tracking conversion, which for us will likely be the Neve 1073 DPD. I can't find if it has a WordClock I/O or not (if any reader here has one, please let us know). If it does, how, if at all, would you clock all the units, that is, how did you go about deciding to do your setup the way you did? Or did you just experiment till it sounded best?



Thanks in advance,


K.T.

Currently, I am clocking everything off a dedicated word clock send from the 2192 (each unit gets a BNC word clock wire off the 4 BNC outputs on the 2192). Were I simply running the 2 AES-32's and the 2 Aurora's with no master clock... I would probably still set up a BNC word clock connection simply because I am old school and I trust it more. However.... having done it both ways... I can hear no difference when clocking over BNC vs clocking over the AES wire.

The way Lynx recomends do this is set the first Aurora as master, and set the 2nd one to external clock and use a BNC word clock cable to connect the two. They then recommend telling the AES cards to each clock to the 1st AES line on each card. I have used this exact setup and it worked quite well. I hear no audible difference when I tried clocking them with a word clock string. It was pretty unscientific testing on that part though.

HTH....

[natpub]

Thanks for the info, Steve

Thats nice that the 2192 has all those BNC outs.

I know you talk with the RME folks. Any word if they plan to make 64-bit drivers for the AES-32? I know they have them for the Fireface, but don't see any yet for the AES-32.

I am looking at this RME because the Lynx AES-16 does not have 64-bit drivers and I want to use Sonar 5. Lynx told me they have no plans whatsoever to make a 64-bit driver any time soon.


cheers & happy new year :-)

[dolo]

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I am looking at this RME because the Lynx AES-16 does not have 64-bit drivers and I want to use Sonar 5. Lynx told me they have no plans whatsoever to make a 64-bit driver any time soon.
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i don't know where you're getting your info but yes lynx does have a 64bit! although at this point in time it's labled as a beta.
http://lynxstudio.com/download.html