I am trying to get a better understanding what 8 channel interfaces
are available for transfering data to/from my PC. I am not interested
format converters such as ADAT LightPipe to AES and I have
concentrated on PCI slot solutions. Here is what I have found so far:

Lynx LS-AES (also requires a Lynx TWO or Lynx22):
http://www.lynxstudio.com/lynxlsaes.html

Sek'd Prodif 88:
http://www.sekd.com/product_main/prodif_88_info.htm

Are there other products I have missed?

Thanks
Gary V

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I am trying to get a better understanding what 8 channel interfaces
are available for transferring data to/from my PC. I am not interested
format converters such as ADAT LightPipe to AES and I have
concentrated on PCI slot solutions. Here is what I have found so far:

Lynx LS-AES (also requires a Lynx TWO or Lynx22):
http://www.lynxstudio.com/lynxlsaes.html

Sek'd Prodif 88:
http://www.sekd.com/product_main/prodif_88_info.htm


The other day I was researching ADAT interfaces because it appears that a
lightpipe interface is a low cost back door into inexpensive multichannel
recording when combined with products like the Behringer ADA8000 .

Anyway, I think this is one of the lower cost ADAT interfaces around:

Event EZ8

http://www.event1.com/Products/Digital/EZ8.html

The driver menus seem to bear more than a passing resemblance to M-Audio
Delta-series drivers.

Gary V wrote:
I am trying to get a better understanding what 8 channel interfaces
are available for transfering data to/from my PC. I am not interested
format converters such as ADAT LightPipe to AES and I have
concentrated on PCI slot solutions. Here is what I have found so far:

Lynx LS-AES (also requires a Lynx TWO or Lynx22):
http://www.lynxstudio.com/lynxlsaes.html

Sek'd Prodif 88:
http://www.sekd.com/product_main/prodif_88_info.htm

Are there other products I have missed?


The Lynx AES16 http://www.lynxstudio.com/aes16.html

There's also the Digigram MiXart AES card. Way more money and had on
board DSP. The Lynx is likely your best bet. There aren't many cards
with multiple AES/EBU built in. It's better/cheaper to manufacture the
Lightpipe or TDIF and add external connectivity.

http://www.digigram.com/products/get...prod_key=11600

If you don't want any conversion, your 2 choices are the Lynx AES-16 and the
SEK'D Prodiff88. I like the Lynx products quite a bit, although the Prodiff
is supposed to be a great product as well.

The Lynx 2 is a great card as well, but if you don't need conversion, it
costs you a lot of money for something you don't need.

--Ben

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Los Angeles, CA
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"Gary V" wrote in message
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I am trying to get a better understanding what 8 channel interfaces
are available for transfering data to/from my PC. I am not interested
format converters such as ADAT LightPipe to AES and I have
concentrated on PCI slot solutions. Here is what I have found so far:

Lynx LS-AES (also requires a Lynx TWO or Lynx22):
http://www.lynxstudio.com/lynxlsaes.html

Sek'd Prodif 88:
http://www.sekd.com/product_main/prodif_88_info.htm

Are there other products I have missed?

Thanks
Gary V

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There's also the Digigram MiXart AES card. Way more money and had on
board DSP. The Lynx is likely your best bet. There aren't many cards
with multiple AES/EBU built in. It's better/cheaper to manufacture the
Lightpipe or TDIF and add external connectivity.

http://www.digigram.com/products/get...prod_key=11600

Yes I saw this product but it also has analog converters which I don't
really want. But I did appreciate that Digigram has Linux drivers for
it.

You suggested the Lynx but it requires the analog card with
converters. I think the Sek'd is probably what I'm after. Basic 8
channels of AES/EBU digitial IO.

Gary V

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You suggested the Lynx but it requires the analog card with
converters. I think the Sek'd is probably what I'm after. Basic 8
channels of AES/EBU digitial IO.

If that's what you're after, then that's what to get. It's a bit of an
unusual request. Most people who want a multi-channel input for a PC
want cheepcheepcheep which means ADAT Lightpipe.

Lynx has a new card, the AES16 which has no analog I/O on it, just 16
channels (8 pairs) of AES/EBU, works up to 192 kHz, and it even comes
with cables if you want them. Perhaps you missed that. It's their
first one without analog I/O.



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