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8X96 ADC and DAC User Manual Page 50 of 54
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Using the 8X96 ADC and /or DAC
As a set of converters, the 8X96 ADC and DAC have a number of applications. The goal
is always to get a substantial improvement of sound quality - the sound of your digital
recorder is always determined by the converters - even a 16 bit ADAT can be turn into 24
bit, 96kHz stereo digital master recorder. The 8X96 sound quality is far superior to any
stock piece of digital audio equipment. The 8X96 has 20db less distortion than the sound
of an average studio DAT machine. As a result, the signal is virtually free of digital
artifacts and remains a faithful mirror of the input – Mytek converters are designed for
transparency, not coloration.
The 8X96 converters are designed for the most demanding mastering and purist recording
applications. The sound quality is superior, even when 44/48k or 16 bit recording is used.
There is a substantial quality improvement when either ADC or DAC is used. If a the
total improvement was described as 100%, roughly 60% could be attributed to ADC and
40% to DAC.
The ADC and DAC can be used for stereo, surround sound and DVD applications and
multitrack applications with channel configurations in multiples of 8.
Typical applications include:
Front End for Tascam and ADAT MDM
Stereo 24 bit 96kHz recording and mastering (16 bit Tascam)
Multitrack 96kHz recording (24 bit Tascam and 20 bit ADAT)
Multitrack 24 or 20 bit recording (16,20,24 bit MDMs)
Remote recording and long runs of fiberoptics
Front end for Protools ®
Front end for Sonic Solutions HDSP/USP ®
Front end for Sadie ®
Front end for MOTU ®
Front end for Merging Technologies Pyramix ®