Product Description
The Prism Sound ADA-8XR-16AD-FW is a top-of-the-line modular audio converter that has become a staple in many of the world's most famous recording studios, including Metropolis and British Grove. It has been used in high-profile projects like Star Wars and Lord of the Rings. With over 20 years in the industry, this British-designed converter represents Prism Sound's commitment to uncompromising audio quality. As a master clock for your system, it offers rock-solid stability and excellent jitter rejection, ensuring crystal-clear sound. It supports multi-sample rate compatibility, allowing different sample rates to be sent and received at the same time. The modular design provides great flexibility for systems with large numbers of channels. Whether you need a few channels of high-quality conversion or a multi-track setup, the ADA-8XR is the perfect choice. It's widely used in music recording, mastering, broadcast, and post-production. Ideal for producers, engineers, and songwriters, it can handle vocal, instrument, drum, or orchestra recordings and provides multiple outputs for external analogue summing. It's used in top studios worldwide and numerous film soundtracks. The ADA-8XR takes Prism Sound's converter philosophy to the next level, offering ultimate sound quality, unbeatable performance, and unmatched versatility in a modular multi-channel, 24-bit 192kHz-capable format. It provides A/D and D/A conversion, essential digital interfaces, and a stereo monitor mix output in digital and analogue formats. It can function as a master clock, whether using its internal reference or an external source, and can run in Pro Tools Loop Sync mode or lock to AES3, AES11, or Wordclock. Technical specs include dimensions of W: 483mm, D: 390mm, H: 88mm (2U) and power requirements of 90-125/180-250VAC, 50/60Hz, 60W. Synchronization features include ultra-high-precision mode (+/- 0.15%), a jitter rejection corner frequency of ~80Hz, a jitter rejection slope of 60dB / decade, jitter attenuation of >60dB above 700Hz, high-precision mode (+/- 6.0%), and internal sample rates of 32, 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192 kHz +/-25ppm.
Using the Prism Sound ADA-8XR-16AD-FW is straightforward. First, connect it to your system according to the type of connection you need, like using the Firewire digital I/O card. You can set it as the master clock for your whole system, either using its internal precision reference or an external clock source. Just make sure to select the right mode in the settings. When recording, it can handle different sample rates at the same time, so you can set the rates according to your project requirements. For different channel setups, you can use the modular design to add or remove modules as needed. When it comes to maintenance, keep it in a clean and dry environment. Avoid exposing it to extreme temperatures or humidity. Regularly check the connections to make sure they are secure. If you need to clean it, use a soft, dry cloth. When powering it on and off, follow the correct procedures to avoid any damage. And remember, no external clock source can improve its performance, so you can rely on its built - in clocking features for great results.
