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  • Apogee Big Ben clocking question

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    I am creating music using only one computer and an RME Fireface
    to route a midi out signal from a Fatar controller keyboard into an Athlon computer. The music is all being made via Gigastudio/Sonar and sample
    libraries. My question is: can I improve the audio quality of the wav
    recordings I am making inside the computer, by connecting the Fireface
    word clock (in) as the slave to the word clock out of an Apogee Big Ben as
    the master clock, or will this actually not effect those wav recordings
    in any way at all?
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    @aracu said:

    I am creating music using only one computer and an RME Fireface
    to route a midi out signal from a Fatar controller keyboard into an Athlon computer. The music is all being made via Gigastudio/Sonar and sample
    libraries. My question is: can I improve the audio quality of the wav
    recordings I am making inside the computer, by connecting the Fireface
    word clock (in) as the slave to the word clock out of an Apogee Big Ben as
    the master clock, or will this actually not effect those wav recordings
    in any way at all?


    Do you have clocking problems? Are you getting crackles and pops or other audio glitches?

    DG
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    No, I don't have any of those problems. I am just looking for ways to
    improve the audio quality as much as possible, in terms of imaging and
    clarity, of music recorded from sampled instruments. The Big Ben clock
    has a reputation for dramatically improving audio quality on studio set
    ups in general, but I don't know if it would have any effect on
    recordings made from sampled instruments, (triggered by a
    midi interface) stored on a hard drive inside a computer.
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    Now this is where you've lost me. In live situations all I want is for the recording to sound the same as it did on the floor, so althought I can't see how Big Ben can help I'll take your word for it.

    However, with samples you already have the recordings in digital format so how is BB going to improve something that already exists?

    I would say your best thing would be for you to run GS in rewire or with GVA and then the audio doesn't even have to pass through a soundcard in order to reach your DAW.

    DG
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    If it helped in either of the two situations you mentioned, that is, a live
    (digital) recording or a recording from sampled instruments, it would help
    for the same reason, that by supplying a better master clock than any
    of the other devices being used, the resulting recording process would
    be more accurate from having it's jitter minimized. However, I do not
    know if it would help if only running an audio interface and a
    computer which is why I set up this post, to see if anyone has
    had experience with a similar situation. RME suggests that word
    clock should be avoided if possible, while Apogee claims it will be
    better. What are you referring to as 'GVA'?
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    @aracu said:


    What are you referring to as 'GVA'?


    Giga VST Adapter, see www.fx-max.com

    DG
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    Interesting, they claim no jitter.