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3 Let’s start: Basics
3.2.3 The rules of the digital audio world
If two or more digital audio devices are connected, the following three simple rules apply:
3 All devices must be synchronized with each other. (By the clock!)
3 There can be only one! And only one device that sets the clock (the master). All other
devices must synchronize to the clock of the master and are therefore ’slaves’
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3 Digital audio connections already include a clock signal (S/PDIF, ADAT, MADI or
AES/EBU). Alternatively, the synchronization may be accomplished by a WordClock or
super clock network. Within a compound of various digital audio devices though, the clock
must be the same at every point of the network.
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The only exceptions are devices with activated samplerate converters. They may exchange signals
independently of the clock of other devices. (as the SERAPH M2)
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