SPDIF vs. AES\BEU

dickster · Post by **dickster** » Tue Oct 05, 2004 2:23 pm

Does anyone know the difference between connecting a converter box through SPDIF or AESBEU? If one uses the AESBEU,that unit has to be the master.I'm wondering if there is any difference in quality if I use the SPIDF output,so I can continue to use Scope as the master.

Post by **garyb** » Tue Oct 05, 2004 4:51 pm

there should be no real difference.
are you sure about that master/slave relationship?

Mr Arkadin · Post by **Mr Arkadin** » Tue Oct 05, 2004 7:18 pm

Try this article from Rane. Spec-wise there's really not much difference, just a data bit that says "Hi, I'm AES" (or vice versa).

dickster · Post by **dickster** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 1:43 am

Most of the time I just use my A16U,but whenever I put the Lucid AD9624 in the setup,(connected AESEBU)I couldn't get anything to work unless I made the Lucid the master.After much frustration, I finally read somewhere in the SFP manual,that anything connected to AESEBU must be made the master clock.If I use the SPDIF output I could then make SFP the master.I've never tried using Cubase SX as master. I imagine it would just be a matter of who has the best clock.Or it could be a question of what is the best thing in the chain to make master,your converter box,SFP,or your sequencer.Anyone have any ideas?

Post by **garyb** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 2:36 am

the converter box or scope or the lucid box all will work.