Re: [LAU] open hw soundcard with ext. codec

Hi Karl, hi LAU users I've followed the discussion about timing and synchronisation - what do you think about separation of number crunching and communication (ATNGW100) from the "dirty business" of ADC. We need the codec, some kind of amplification, a clean power supply etc. to get a good S/N ratio - and we need it for a lot of channels. There exist many (more or less) pro-audio devices with well documented interfaces (SPDIF/AES-3; ADAT; MADI) - a cheap one is e.g. the Behringer ADA8000 for about 200 € [1] with eight mic (phantom power) or line inputs and eight line outputs. The codecs are 24bit(a)44.1/48 kHz [2] [1] http://www.thomann.de/gb/behringer_ultragain_pro8_digital_ada8000.htm [2] http://images4.thomann.de/pics/prod/164573_manual_eng.pdf Regards Martin Homuth-Rosemann