Actually, I'm looking for something, just like SoulSpace described, and i think most of the answers did not get the point.
Modern computers only have 3 pci's free max..
I have 4 Sonorus cards (old pci/5V) offering hardware sync'd 4x 16 x 24/48khz over S/MUX ADAT = 64ch 48khz ADAT! (32ch 96khz) Quite a lot of stuff!
All the good converters use this stuff - S/Muxed ADAT, but how would you do this in a modern PC - 3 slots and only 2 usable after the graphic card blocked the 3rd pci?
MADI may be the answer, but right now a/the RME MADI card is really as expensive as the a really good converter alone - and then you have to resolve the MADI strean to the ADAT interfaces - an external box nearly as expensive!!!!
That's odd! I mean, this is COMPLETELY in the digital domain and 'only' a format conversion (ok, madi is verry much data possible - but i really don't need to feed hundreds of light data streams - and it needs careful handling electronically spoken...but still - an interface more expensive as the fastest computers or best converters available today??? Only digital standard electronics? fuuck tutt
No way.
So i stumbled over the ESI DG interface as well - this comes NEAR and is REAAL cheap!
I can get one for 29 EUROS! thumbsup
That's more in a realistic pricing range, isn't it????
So even if we need an interface for firewire, what means a little bit more developement (there's a driver to be programmed - it can not be licensed like the standard usb asio driver nearly all manufacturer use) and even if we would have to take care for say...6-8 adat interfaces (making up for 48-64 ch standard 48kz or half in doublespeed) --- What could such a box cost effectively?
I know how much it costs - exactly what people are willing to pay for before the next format revolution goes on... and those digital machines will drop in price like foul apples drop from the trees...('Oh, look at that cheap digital mixers with 16/48khz on ebay - weren't they more than ten times the prices a few years ago?')
To sacrifice their price, manufacturers sell their own analogue channels in the same boxes, that are capable of delivering the desired digital funcionality ADDITIONALLY and EASILY.
(Just look at those firefaces that can be cascoded up to 4 delivering 8 ADATs to ONE firewire800 port - PLUS their own analogue highspeed converted audio PLUS midi...What would a fireface cost WITHOUT their proprietary ADs and DAs???)
If i get SoulSpace right, then we are looking essentially for st like the fireface kinda stuff WITHOUT AD's, DA's, Midi, whatever... just the ADAT interfaces!
If anyone knows of something like this, i would be more than willing to pay what it is really worth after developement, manufacturing, marketing, (logistics from china or korea

), and a nice but fair margin!
Unfortunately none of the manufacturers is willing to do this for us - until now...
China, can you hear us ???
Kind regards
Martin
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