Ferrofish A16 MK-II Manual
Summary of A16 MK-II
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Manual a16 mk-ii professional 16 channel ad/da converter advanced audio applications ferrofish.
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Page 3: Introduction
Introduction introduction thank you very much for choosing to purchase this product. The a16 mk-ii can convert simultaneously, 16 audio channels from digital to analogue (da) and 16 audio channels from analogue to digital (ad). You can use both, madi and adat as digital interfaces. Furthermore, you ...
Page 4: Operation
Operation operation the a16 mk-ii can be controlled via three front panel buttons sample rate, synchronization and menu. Alternatively, you can use your pc to remote control the a16 mk-ii using the midi interface. In the main screen the frequency and synchronization can be set using the correspondin...
Page 5: Digital Interfaces
Digital interfaces digital interfaces every digital device requires a sampling rate for proper operation. The a16 mk-ii can either generate such sampling rate itself (master) or receive it from another device (slave). It is important that all devices within a digital domain work with the same sampli...
Page 6: Sample Rate Manually.
Digital interfaces the higher you set the sampling rate, the higher will be the maximum frequency to be transmitted digitally, as it corresponds exactly to half the value of the sampling rate. However, the data volume will be increased for higher sampling rates. For that reason the number of channel...
Page 7: Madi
Digital interfaces besides the five presets there are many more routing possibilities. In order to configure these settings press menu and then select routing. Please refer to the chapter routing for further information. Madi madi is a very popular audio interface offering 64 channels at a maximum c...
Page 8: Madi Smux Modes
Digital interfaces (+/-10%). Hence a signal with 53khz still could be converted (48khz +10%). Nowadays most people don't need this variation feature anymore and instead prefer to use all 64 channels. If the a16 mk-ii recognises only 56 channels at the madi input, the outputs will also be reduced to ...
Page 9: Frequency
Digital interfaces frequency grouping mode* 48khz (32khz, 44,1khz) no 48k frame 96khz (88,2khz) no 96k frame 96khz (88,2khz) 2 channels each 48k frame 192khz 4 channels each 48k frame * only shown for 48khz, 96khz, 192khz adat adat is probably the most common digital audio connection used in multich...
Page 10: Wordclock
Digital interfaces wordclock when using many devices which should run with the same sample rate, it is a good idea to use the wordclock (bnc) connection of the a16 mk-ii. It has both in and out connections to synchronize timings between multiple devices. The a16 mk-ii can output a master wordclock, ...
Page 11: Analog Interface
Analog interface analog interface all analog in-/outputs are balanced and can be adjusted to levels from -10dbu (“consumer”) to +4dbu (“professional”). If you adjust the output, for example to +4dbu, you should set the corresponding input to -4dbu in order to balance the amplification one by one. In...
Page 12: Level And Gain Screen
Analog interface level and gain screen all analog levels and gains can be adjusted independent of each other in steps of 0.5db. Please press menu and then select level or gain. Now you see a fader for each of the 16 channels (depending on the selection either the input channels or the output channel...
Page 13: Routing
Routing routing press the menu button and then select routing in order to adjust the routing between the digital channels and the analog input/output channels. You can now route the analog inputs to a madi group of 16 outputs and also the adat inputs to a madi output group. After pressing menu you c...
Page 14: Source
Routing the following table shows an overview of possible routings. Madi 1 are the first 16 channels, accordingly for madi 2 to madi 4. Source a n a lo g a d a t m a d i 1 m a d i 2 m a d i 3 m a d i 4 d e s ti n a ti o n analog x o o o o o adat o x o o o o madi 1 o o madi will be routed through if ...
Page 15: Ii And Two A16 Ultra:
Routing example 2: 64 x in, 64 x out with two a16 mk- ii and two a16 ultra: if you own two adat converters (in this example the a16 ultra by sonic core), you can incorporate them as shown. In doing so, set the routing for the two a16 mk-ii as follows: device routing #1 analog madi 1-16 #1 adat (#2 a...
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Pc remote control software pc remote control software the pc remote control software a16remote.Exe lets you control and monitor all your a16 mk-ii from your pc. All you need to do is connecting the devices to your pc via midi. Alternatively, you can also use the midi signal embedded into madi. In th...
Page 17: Pc Logo Upload Software
Pc logo upload software pc logo upload software you can equip the a16 mk-ii with your own logo that will be displayed upon switching on and when activating the menu. Additionally, you can enter a name with up to 16 characters which will be transmitted to all pc programs for identifying the a16 mk-ii...
Page 18: Ce / Fcc Compliance
Ce / fcc compliance ce / fcc compliance this device complies with the limits of the european council directive on the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to electromagnetic compatibility (rl89/336/ewg, rl73/23/ewg). This device complies with the limits for a class b digital devic...
Page 19: Warranty
Warranty warranty each a16 mk-ii is tested by us and all functions are checked extensively. Only high quality components are used, which enables us to give two years full warranty. As confirmation for the purchase date please keep the sales receipt. In case of a defect please consult your dealer. De...
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