Owner`s manual

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Mia can slave to or generate synchronization signals with its digital
(S/PDIF) interface. The S/PDIF (Sony/Phillips Digital Interchange Format)
is a serial bit stream that has a clock signal embedded in the data stream.
When recording from an S/PDIF source Mia will utilize the synchronization
clock that is embedded in the S/PDIF while it decodes the bit stream.
Note:
When recording from a S/PDIF port, you must select
Digital
as the
input clock. For greater flexibility, this is not done automatically. If you
find that your S/PDIF recordings contain pops or skips, be sure that you
have selected
Digital
as your input clock.
Now let’s take a look at some possible configurations and how you might
set them up from a synchronization standpoint.
Let’s start simple. Suppose that Mia is the only audio device used in your
system. Since you have no other devices to synchronize with, simply select
“Internal” for Mia’s input clock. Mia will then use its own clock to control
its operation.
Now a little more complicated set-up: You have two Mias connected.
Simply set Mia #1 to “Internal” for its input clock. Now connect the first
Mia to the second one via an S/PDIF cable running from DOUT on Mia #1
to DIN on Mia #2. Now select Digital for Mia #2’s clock source. Your Mias
will now operate in unison.
No matter how many devices you are synchronizing, the concept is
essentially the same. You are merely “daisy-chaining” devices together
using compatible clocks. One device will operate as the source of the master
clock, with each successive device using that clock to sync.