....Does anybody use an external clock for creamware-cards? How much would i benefit if i got a studio-clock ? I am aware that i need one to go 88.2 khz . But what about 44.1 khz / 48 khz , is there a change ?
Regards Jigger
external clock
using Lucid Gen X6-96 here. I believe a dedicated clock is really needed when connecting more devices into a system. I needed to sync my Tango and Ramsa converters, Lexicon Core32, Korg Oasys and CW cards. Haven't done any tests comparing the recorded signal before/after connecting the clock. However, I've heard many testimonies on various forums concerning the benefits of an external dedicated clock.
I added a Drawmer M-Clock to my system and I am very pleased with the results. I have some RME converters and before getting the Drawmer, I was daisy-chaining and tee-ing and I was lucky if I could remember which was master and which were slaves. The eight bnc clock outputs (at 44.1 or 48 k - fewer for higher rates) of the Drawmer have greatly simplified matters. Like one of the benefits of a star-grounding scheme in an electrical circuit.
One other very cool advantage: I have a dual CD deck with each side having its own SP/DIF output. I run those into the Drawmer, it re-clocks those signals which I then pipe directly into the AES/EBU inputs of my Scope+ and Pulsar II+ cards. No glitches and both signals remain in the digital realm until the final DA conversion.
Maybe you can tell I think an external clock is a good thing.
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One other very cool advantage: I have a dual CD deck with each side having its own SP/DIF output. I run those into the Drawmer, it re-clocks those signals which I then pipe directly into the AES/EBU inputs of my Scope+ and Pulsar II+ cards. No glitches and both signals remain in the digital realm until the final DA conversion.
Maybe you can tell I think an external clock is a good thing.
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