Hi guys,
So @iLLusionistX is correct in assuming the patching works in the same way as with any other SQ option card.
Effectively you are patching the SQ core to the I/O Port and further patching can then be carried out if where available (e.g. Dante Controller or Waves SoundGrid).
There are a few unique things with the MADI card however:
– The ‘Setup > Audio > I/O Port’ screen provides access to Sample Rate, Sync Source, Redundancy, Word Clock mode (in/out) and ‘Ignore’ error options.
– Channel Count, Signal, Clock, Lock and ‘Stream OK’ information for each input link is displayed in the same page.
– To clock to the MADI card, you should first select the Sync Source from Word Clock, Link 1 or Link 2 (and set Word Clock to IN if you are using this as the clock source) before selecting ‘I/O Port’ in the ‘Setup > Audio > Audio Sync’ screen.
To answer some of the questions in the OP:
– We are now shipping, so for pricing and availability please contact your local distributor ( https://www.allen-heath.com/where-to-buy/ )
– Roundtrip latency will depend almost entirely on what you are connecting to/from and what you’re doing with the signal.
– All inserts on the SQ are freely patchable and can therefore be used with any input/output sockets, including I/O Port options.
– The MADI card is 64×64 channels. At 48kHz, you have up to 64 channels on each input or output link, using a 96kHz option the maximum is 32 channels for each link, which could be 1-32 and 33-64 (non-redundant) or 1-32 and 1-32 (redundant).
Oh, and you need firmware V1.5.2 (which has just been released 🙂 ) or later.
Hope this helps!
Keith.
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