This IS the Avid L2: Re: [Avid-L2] Demux SDI to analog audio

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Re: [Avid-L2] Demux SDI to analog audio

You can definitely chain two of the BlackMagic SDI->Audio de-embedders
together.

They will each do four analogue audio channels (selectable 1-4, 5-8) and
they have a loop through SDI output (still carrying full embedded audio).

Dylan Reeve
http://dylanreeve.com/

On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 4:13 PM, Mark Spano <cutandcover@gmail.com> wrote:

> A non-cheap alternative, the MOTU video products work in standalone. You
> can program which input is active (SDI) and it will output the de-embedded
> audio over both analog and AES (8 channels each). I know the V4HD did this
> when I had it, I assume the HDX-SDI does as well. Might get some other use
> out of it as well...
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 10:03 PM, Greg Huson <Greg@secrethq.com> wrote:
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> > **
> >
> >
> >
> > On Feb 20, 2012, at 1:49 PM, johnrobmoore wrote:
> >
> > > What happens if the inputs are not stable on power up? Once you power
> up
> > with a stable 1/2 aes will it stay in standalone mode if the input signal
> > gets interrupted, which is always the case of an Avid output?
> > >
> > > PS: What's the minor circuit difference? I want pin outs and trace
> > location for how to change the circuit. ;-)
> >
> > I've never had the 888 go into another mode once it's running in stand
> > alone D to A. I've only had to turn it of and on again when I wasn't
> > feeding it AES at startup. It doesn't seem to fail after that.
> >
> > As for the circuit difference I don't remember the specifics - This was
> > probably two years ago that we started using this configuration - and I
> got
> > the idea by browsing through audio user-group threads (probably
> 'gearslutz'
> > or one of those) and I distinctly recall someone trying to make their old
> > Avid 888 work - and wasted a lot of time doing that. Given that the
> 888/24
> > is so cheap on Ebay, it's not worth the trouble to try to get the Avid
> 888
> > to work.
> >
> > gh
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> >
> >
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