Elektron Musical Instruments

fair enough.  What is the internal frequency of the machinedrum/monomachine 
anyhow?


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From: "daniel_elektron" <daniel@...>
To: <elektron-users@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 3:28 PM
Subject: Re: [elektron] digital out? why not was individual outs


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> ...there is the whole problem with who is supposed to be the clock
> master etc. For digital connections to work, the whole system need to
> be exactly clock synchronised, or the signal need to be resampled.
> Resampling is a big theory, but basicly it takes infinite time to do
> it perfectly if you don't happen to lie in a 1/x relationship (like
> 48/96 is 1/2 = easy).
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> In a normal SPDIF setup the clocks are interleaved and the receiving
> unit is supposed to slave. But it's got its own crystal inside, and
> you would be scared if you knew how much is solved just by "dropping"
> a bit or inserting a value where one didn't arrive when expected etc.
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> Try looking through the internet, after delving deep enough you'll see
> that a good DA-AD isn't that bad of a solution in comparison what is
> usually done. Yes, global clock distribution can work, but most people
> find it quite messy to work it out with all the extra cables.
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> Basicly - digital needs full syncronisation to be good. Some problems
> popping up: what about the actual internal Da that still should work,
> like the hedphone outs? The internal DA would need to be slaved to the
> external clock. How would that be done? As long as you're the master,
> everything is fine, but not all gear can be the master.
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> Sorry to not going into all details, but getting to the bottom would
> be more like a class, or maybe a full semester in the subject! Just
> don't be fooled by quick and easy SPDIF setups, the implementation is
> generally awful.
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> Daniel
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> --- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "Jeff Storm" <jeff@j...> wrote:
>> Why didn't elektron opt for a digital output as well? 1 adat optical
> output
>> would of been great. Sorry if this has been pounded into the ground
> but it
>> just makes sense to me.
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