Okay, RAP. Suppose I was to buy a used Yamaha O2r with no cards in it
and wanted to interface it with a mac g4 running pro tools 5 (os9).
What would be the best way to interface the console with the mac?

thanks

"Benjamin Maas" wrote in message
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With the same kind of I/O that your ProTools rig has... If you are using
an
ADAT bridge, use ADAT. If you are using 888's, use AES.

Be aware that the ADAT cards Yamaha produced for the 02R are 20-bit.

John

"John LeBlanc" wrote in message ...
"Benjamin Maas" wrote in message
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With the same kind of I/O that your ProTools rig has... If you are using
an
ADAT bridge, use ADAT. If you are using 888's, use AES.

Be aware that the ADAT cards Yamaha produced for the 02R are 20-bit.

John

Does that mean that the adat bridge should be 20 bit also? And how do
I go from the outboard bridge to the computer? (I should have
mentioned I have NO pre-existing pro tools set up.)

thanks again

Hi,

"John LeBlanc" wrote:

Be aware that the ADAT cards Yamaha produced for the 02R are 20-bit.

This is incorrect. From Yamaha's site:


" MY8AT
Eight ADAT digital format I/O (optical connectors)

Features:
Interface card for 01V, PM1D, DME32, AW4416, AW2816, SREV1, DM2000 and
02R96

MY8-AT
Eight ADAT digital format I/O (optical connectors).
Interface products with mini-YGDAI card slots to products with ADAT
digital format.

Specifications:
Function Digital I/O
Number of Inputs 8
Number of Outputs 8
Format ADAT
Res / Freq 24-bit 44.1/48 kHz ----- !!!
Connector Toslink x 2 "

I have one of these installed in my AW4416, and can verify that it passes
24-bit audio to the PC via the RME HDSP 9652. If you are only getting a
truncated 20-bit file, it's likely due to either your recording format or
the interface (card) on the receiving end.

Regards,

Neil

Neil Gould ) wrote:
: Hi,
:
: "John LeBlanc" wrote:
:
: Be aware that the ADAT cards Yamaha produced for the 02R are 20-bit.
:
: This is incorrect. From Yamaha's site:
:
:
: " MY8AT
: Eight ADAT digital format I/O (optical connectors)
:
: Features:
: Interface card for 01V, PM1D, DME32, AW4416, AW2816, SREV1, DM2000 and
: 02R96

Yes, but these do not go into an O2R (original version). The Yamaha ADAT
cards for the original O2R are definitely 20 bit.

--

Regards,
Vernon.

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Live recording of acoustic music in Dublin, Ireland

Hi,

"John LeBlanc" wrote:
"Neil Gould" wrote in message
"John LeBlanc" wrote:

Be aware that the ADAT cards Yamaha produced for the 02R are 20-bit.

This is incorrect. From Yamaha's site:
(snip)
Interface card for 01V, PM1D, DME32, AW4416, AW2816, SREV1, DM2000 and
02R96

Please notice that the Yamaha 02R is not on that list. The 02R uses the
CD8AT YGDAI optical card, which is capable of processing only a 20-bit
word
length. It cannot handle 24-bit word length.

I stand corrected! I was under the apparently mistaken impression that the
YGDAI form factors were the same, and that the internal software
determined compatibility with a card's capabilities. My apologies!

Neil