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  • Anyone with an RME ADI-8DD in Europe?

    P
    P
    Hi all,

    I am considering an impulse collection project, for which I would need an RME ADI-8DD conversion unit, to connect a Lexicon 960L to my RME HDSP9652....

    I find the price for this unit too steep as project costs (euro 999), so I am trying to find someone who can rent me such a machine for a week.

    The Lex has 4 AES/EBU XLR stereo plugs in en 4 out. To sample at 96 Khz, I would need to put 2 full Adats into the ADI-8DD unit.

    Thanks in advance for any reaction or alternative tips.

    I live in Holland.

    Peter Roos
    www.PeterRoos.com
  • DietzD
    VSL Team
    DietzD
    Do you really need realtime sample-rate-conversion? RME's ADI-4DD is the same unit technically, just without the SRC-part, thus being considerably cheaper. We have two units here at the VSL for use within the MIR-developement - they work great.

    HTH,

    /Dietz - Vienna Symphonic Library
    /Dietz - Vienna Symphonic Library
  • P
    P
    Well, I am not yet exactly sure what I need, but I want to connect my HDSP9652 via Adat to a Lexicon 960, which uses 4 AES XLR's in and 4 of them out. Someone on the RME newsgroup told me I need the ADI-8DD, when I want to use this high sample rate.

    But I will do some more elaborate checking before I buy or rent anything.

    In the mean time, I found a company in Holland where I can rent a TC M 6000, which includes this particular ADI-8DD, so if I overlap the renting periods, I can sample both units in one, intensive, long week.

    I first have to start doing pilots for the input, recording and post-editing work.

    Thanks!

    Peter
  • G
    G
    [:D] Let me see if I get you right. You want to rent a Lexicon unit, sample the reverbs for use in yoour projects?
    [:D]
  • P
    P
    Yep, and since it's an algorithm based unit, I see no copyright problems with that, as long as I don't use the orignal names and types (if I decide to sell the CD for a low price).

    My focus will be on true-stereo (2 impulses per program) and stereo to surround, preferably in 24/96. Maybe also surround to surround, but I'm afraid that will be difficult.

    But I still don't know if I will go head, i'm still making a project and cost planning. Probably I will also do the TC 6000.
  • R
    R
    what's the difference between true stereo to stereo impulse and normal "stereo" impulses ? I found some informations on the web but i don't really understand...

    thanks
  • DietzD
    VSL Team
    DietzD
    Synthetic reverbs are not really convolutable. Convolution reverb bases on the assumption that the system you "sample" is linear in its behaviour. While the acoustic signatur of a real room can be considered to fit to this assumption more or less, synthetic reverbs rely on certain amounts of modulation of their reverb trails almost without exception.

    This means - while you may very well "sample" a System 6000 or a L960, it is not possible to capture their sonic signature to its full extent due to these necessary unlinearities of the synthesized reverb: Chorusing and similar effects simply can't be reproduced with static convolution. And as a matter of fact, synthesized reverb sounds "better" and "richer" the more their algorithms make use of these effects (... with only e few exceptions to this rule, like the algorithm used in the Quantec-reverbs, AFAIK).

    Bottom line: Do what you want to do, but don't expect to own a completely "sampled" Lexicon or TC-reverb afterwards - it will be just a small aspect of their respective sound. All those samples available for free on the net, or even the ones coming with the IR-1, the Space Designer and so on, are prone to this.

    All the best,

    /Dietz - Vienna Symphonic Library
    /Dietz - Vienna Symphonic Library