Exchange tips and tricks for the Akai MPC4000
By dreadnutz Sun Oct 05, 2008 7:28 pm
have one question:

is this card only alesis adat format or can i use it also with coaxial digital I/O cables?

thx!
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By McSmooth Sun Oct 05, 2008 7:52 pm
It just has ADAT in and out ports. You need the spdif card for coax.
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By dabmeister Sun Oct 05, 2008 8:45 pm
dreadnutz wrote:have one question:

is this card only alesis adat format or can i use it also with coaxial digital I/O cables?

thx!


McSmooth wrote:It just has ADAT in and out ports. You need the spdif card for coax.


Yep, two different format connections. And even if it were a way to connect them, you wouldn't be able to take advantage of the four stereo groups that Adat has to offer.
By dreadnutz Mon Oct 06, 2008 10:36 am
thx. didnt know there is a s/pdif card for the 4k

> AKAI IB4D S/PDIF