Soundcraft DIGITAL 328 Setup Guide

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Setup Guide

Setup Guide

Setup GuideSetup Guide

Revised: 04-12-00

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Digital 328 v2 and

Digital 328 v2 and

Digital 328 v2 andDigital 328 v2 and

MOTU 2408

MOTU 2408 mkII Setup

MOTU 2408 MOTU 2408

mkII Setup

mkII SetupmkII Setup

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MOTU 2408 mkII Setup Guide

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Connecting The System

Connecting The System

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Audio Connections (ADAT Operation)

Audio Connections (ADAT Operation)

Audio Connections (ADAT Operation)Audio Connections (ADAT Operation)

Connecting The SystemConnecting The System

Connect audio connections as shown in the diagram below. Toslink Optical cables must be
connected from the ADAT Out ports of the Mark of the Unicorn 2408 mkII hardware to the ADAT
In ports of the Digital 328 and vice versa.

2408 mkII ADAT Out 2 Î 328 ADAT In 2

328 ADAT Out 2 Î 2408 mkII ADAT In 2

328 ADAT Out 1 Î 2408 mkII ADAT In 1

2408 mkII ADAT Out 1 Î 328 ADAT In 1

The ADAT connections allow digital transfer of either direct output for input channels 1-16 to the
Mark of the Unicorn 2408 mkII hardware, or the Digital 328’s 8 Group outputs.

The S/PDIF connections allow digital transfer of stereo signals, such as the mix output of the 328
into the 2408 mkII for recording to hard disk.

2408 mkII SPDIF Out Î 328 SPDIF In

328 SPDIF Out Î 2408 mkII SPDIF In

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Spirit Digital 328 v2

Digital 328 Setup

Digital 328 Setup

Digital 328 SetupDigital 328 Setup

Wordclock

Wordclock

WordclockWordclock

To configure the Digital 328 as the wordclock master, enter the 328 Menu pages by pressing the
<MENU> button on the right hand side of the LCD display. Using the encoder beneath the
display, scroll up or down until the ‘Clock Source Sel’ menu is highlighted, and press <ENTER>.
Here, either the internal 44.1kHz clock or the internal 48kHz clock must be selected, depending
on the sampling rate at which work is to be done. Press <ENTER> to set the sample rate and
<MENU> to return to the menu pages.

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<Wordclock Src.>

Internal:44.1kHz

To ensure that the Digital 328 Tape Ports are set to ADAT to work with the MOTU 2408 mkII,
enter the 328 Menu pages by pressing the <MENU> button on the right hand side of the LCD
display. Using the encoder beneath the display, scroll up or down until the ‘Tape Port Select’
menu is highlighted. Press <ENTER> and keep pressing the Up cursor arrow until the ‘<Tape
Ch17-24 >’ menu page is displayed. Using the encoder set the Bank Source to ADAT. Press the
Down cursor arrow once, to set the wordlength. The MOTU 2408 mkII is capable of 24-bit
recording, and so for optimum results, 24-bit wordlength can be selected here. If your audio
sequencer software does not allow 24-bit recording, 20-bit or 16-bit should be selected. The
sequencer manuals should be consulted for further information. The wordlength is set on the
328 with the encoder. Press <ENTER> to set the wordlength and <MENU> to return to the
menu pages.

<Tape Ch17->24 >
Bank Source:ADAT

or

<Wordclock Src.>

Internal:48.0kHz

<Tape Ch17->24 >
Wordlength: 24

MOTU 2408 mkII Setup Guide

<Tape Ch25->32 >
Bank Source:ADAT

<Tape Ch25->32 >
Wordlength: 24

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MOTU 2408

MOTU 2408 mkII Setup

MOTU 2408 MOTU 2408

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Wordclock

Wordclock

WordclockWordclock

The Mark of the Unicorn 2408 mkII must now be set up to receive the wordclock transmitted by
the 328. Open the PCI-324 Console windowl, by double clicking the correct icon on your hard
drive. and select "2408 mkII :Bank A Optical" from the ‘Clock Source’ options.

mkII Setup

mkII SetupmkII Setup

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NOTE

If the TDIF is used for audio data, then the Mark of the Unicorn 2408
mkII must operate as a master to send wordclock to the Digital 328. A
Wordclock cable must be fitted from the WORDCLOCK OUT of the
MOTU2408 mkII to the WORDCLOCK IN of the Digital 328. The Digital
328 must then be set to slave from BNC wordclock input in the "Clock
Source Select Menu. All 16 audio channels may be exchanged using
two TDIF cables connecting the Digital 328 and the MOTU 2408 mkII.

Spirit Digital 328 v2

Audio Data

Audio Data

Audio DataAudio Data

The Mark of the Unicorn 2408 mkII must now be set up to transmit and receive audio data to
and from the Digital 328.

Open the PCI-324 control panel and select ADAT or TDIF, depending on which is being used for
each of the required ports.

Remember you can link Digital 328's together, and the MOTU 2408 mkII system can be
expanded to 3 x 2408 mkII's. With these options you can actually run 32 Digital Channels and
32 Analogue Channels from your chosen sequencer.

Please refer to the Mark of the Unicorn 2408 mkII Documentation for other system settings,
when working with sequencer packages. The synchronisation options described within this
document are normally available from within an Audio System settings page.

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