Soundcraft FOSTEX RD8 Setup Manual
V 2.0
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Setup Guide
Setup Guide
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Revised: 04-12-00
Fostex RD-8 Setup Guide
Fostex RD-8 Setup Guide
Fostex RD-8 Setup GuideFostex RD-8 Setup Guide
Contents:
1111 Connecting The System 2
2222 Digital 328 Setup 4
Digital 328 v2 and
Digital 328 v2 and
Digital 328 v2 andDigital 328 v2 and
3333 RD-8 Setup 7
4444 Additional Information 10
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Connecting The System
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Connecting The System
Connecting The SystemConnecting The System
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Audio Connections
Audio Connections
Audio ConnectionsAudio Connections
Connect audio connections as shown in the diagram below. Toslink Optical cables must be
connected from the ADAT Out ports of both the RD-8s to the ADAT In ports of the 328 and vice
versa.
The ADAT connections allow digital transfer of either direct outputs for input channels 1-16 to the
RD-8s, or the Digital 328’s 8 Group outputs.
328 ADAT 1 Out Î RD-8 1 ADAT In
RD-8 1 ADAT Out Î 328 ADAT 1 In
Synchronization Connections
Synchronization Connections
Synchronization ConnectionsSynchronization Connections
328 ADAT 2 Out Î RD-8 2 ADAT In
RD-8 2 ADAT Out Î 328 ADAT 2 In
Toslink Optical cables
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Besides the audio connections, a BNC Wordclock cable must be connected from the Master RD-8
Wordclock Out to the 328 Wordclock input to synchronize the transmission of the samples.
If 2 RD-8s are synchronized, the Wordclock MUST be generated by the
NOTE
Master RD-8. If only 1 RD-8 is used, it can receive Wordclock
enerated by the 328.
Spirit Digital 328 v2
It must be decided whether MIDI Time Code (MTC) or Longitudinal
Timecode (LTC or SMPTE) is to be used to transmit the timecode from
the Master RD-8 to the 328.
If LTC is to be used, MIDI connections must still be made, in order to enable the transmission of
MIDI Machine Control (MMC). MMC is responsible for the transmission of the Transport and
Locate Controls between the RD-8s and 328. In the following diagram only the SMPTE/LTC cable
is optional.
RD-8 SMPTE Out Î
328 SMPTE In
Master RD-8 Sync
Out Î Slave RD-8
Sync In
To summarize, the connections required are as follows:
BNC Wordclock cable:
Master RD-8 Wordclock out
MIDI Cables:
328 MIDI Out
Master RD-8 MIDI Out
Î
328 Wordclock In
Î
Master RD-8 MIDI In
Î
328 MIDI In
Master RD-8
Wordclock Out Î
328 Wordclock In
Digital 328
328 MIDI Out Î BRC MIDI In
BRC MIDI Out Î 328 MIDI In
SMPTE Cable:
Master RD-8 Timecode Out
Sync Cable:
Master RD-8 Sync Out
Optical Cables:
Master RD-8 Optical Out
328 8 Track A Optical Out
Slave RD-8 Optical Out Î
328 8 Track B Optical Out
Î
328 Timecode In
Î
Slave RD-8 Sync In
Î
328 8 Track A Optical In
Î
Master RD-8 Optical In
328 8 Track B Optical In
Î
Slave RD-8 Optical In
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