[LAU] Using an RME Multiface II as a DAC/ADC converter box

[Bill Gribble]

Behringer used to make one that was moderately well reviewed for $300 or so IIRC.   Not sure if it's still in production, but you should be able to find one used. 

Thanks,
Bill Gribble

On Dec 7, 2012, at 12:50, Florian Paul Schmidt <mista.tapas at gmx.net> wrote:

> On 12/07/2012 06:49 PM, Brent Busby wrote:
>> Currently my recording setup is an RME Multiface II connected to their PCI-E card, which of course works great in Jack.  I'd like to find a way to take advantage of the 8 ADAT i/o's so I could have 16 i/o's in use total.
>> 
>> The funny thing is though that almost all the standalone converter boxes made by RME, Lynx, and just about everyone else that have 8 i/o's and an ADAT port are around $1700-2000 USD.  It seems odd that RME can manage to put 8 analog i/o's with nice converters into a Multiface II box and sell it for $700-900 but they can't give you the same thing without the computer uplink for less than $1700.  Look at the comparative prices to see what I mean:
>> 
>> http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Multiface2
>> 
>> http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/ADI8ProDS/
>> 
> 
> Maybe patent licenses? ADAT isn't an open standard AFAIK..
> 
> Flo
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