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HD MADI Digital Audio Interface

HD MADI provides up to 64 channels of digital

audio. HD MADI supports the Multichannel Au-

dio Digital Interface (MADI) format and sample

rates of up to 192 kHz. HD MADI provides sim-

plified connectivity between your digital audio

workstation and MADI-compatible audio equip-

ment, such as routers, digital mixing consoles,

and converters.

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HD MADI Features

• 2 MADI Optical and Coaxial inputs and 2

MADI Optical and Coaxial outputs for up

to 64 discrete channels of digital input and

output (32 channels per DigiLink Mini port)

• Supports sample rates of 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz,

88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.4 kHz, and 192 kHz

• 24- or 16-bit resolution

• Sample Rate Conversion (SRC) on input or

output

• Front panel clock and SRC indicators

• Front panel signal present LEDs for input and

output

• BNC Word Clock I/O for synchronizing HD

MADI with external 1x Word Clock

•BNC Loop Sync I/O for synchronizing

HD MADI with additional HD audio interfaces

and peripherals (such as HD I/O, HD OMNI,

or SYNC HD)

• Dedicated BNC Word Clock input and XLR

AES/EBU input (clock input only) for external

MADI synchronization (when using SRC on

output)

• Clock support for the following formats: Inter-

nal, Loop Sync, Word Clock, AES/EBU, and

MADI

• Varispeed modes (supports both 64- and 56-

channel standards)

For more information, see the HD MADI

Guide.