Analog/Digital Converters

AD/DA converter in ADAT format, 8 ins/8 outs at 24/48, or 4 ins/4 outs at 24/96. Analog ins and outs via unbalanced jacks or TRS Optical ADAT DIGITAL I/O Daisy-chainable Very easy to install OVERALL OPINION I've had it for one month. With an RME 96/32 card with a dual-processor G4 running Logic, MAc OS X I used to have a DIGI 001 under OSX, ugh! I had the opportunity to work quite some time with Sonic Solution, so I certainly have a good point of comparison... It's great, not expensive. I wouldn't hesitate to buy it again But there's a catch: Don't EVER turn it off, the first day you use it, it sounds somber and lacking definition... The next day it's as good as the RME, with 450€ converters. So, don't turn it off. Even if it doesn't have the prestige of a Lynx or an Apogee, this converter sounds good..... with an RME you get 10 ins and 10 outs for 1000 Euros.

The card works fine at 24bits/48khz, but not so above that. OVERALL OPINION I've had it for eight years. It was my first soundcard. Ever since it became the center of my home studio. Contrary to what I've read, it is pretty stable with the latest drivers, the ones that came out right before it became ST audio. However, it doesn't work on XP SP3 and I don't know if it works with vista and 7, since I stayed on XP SP2, considering how stable it is and how good it works. I've never had any issues with it. It has endured eight house moves and all sorts of configurations and uses. The preamps are crap. That's true. 24bits/48khz is outdated. That's true. It's in PCI format. That's true. But I use 24 tracks under cubase SX with sometimes three or four effects per track, several VST synths and it never crashes. You can get it secondhand for about 200 euros. Considering it provides a quality comparable to that of '90s pro studios, it was definitely worth the 20 years of wait!

Nothing is missing. 16 INs, 16 OUTs, ADAT + Z-Link and all the rest. Accepts unbalanced signals which is good because not all my gear is balanced. You need a Creamware soundcard to use it though right now (I think). Price paid $999 OVERALL OPINION Very good AD/DA conversion! Especially for the price. Easy to use, but you have to first understand the Pulsar routing system. Seems to be good quality. Never took it out to a concert but seems robust enough. Love it Originally posted on FutureProducers.com Posted by: Unknown ( 3-, 2002)

Converts Standard Analog in 1/4 and XLR to 24 ADA Digital output via Lightpipe. OVERALL OPINION Talk about a needed accessory in today’s digital workstation world and you will eventually settle upon the need for something like this. The Behringer ADA8000 is an eight channel digital to analog converter which serves as an eight channel Mic pre amp that can convert the signal into eight discreet channels of ADAT Light Pipe audio at twenty four bit for insertion into any DAW that accepts ADAT and it keeps everything in the Digital domain so you get pristine audio sound and the best part is, it is affordable. You have eight XLR inputs and eight quarter inch inputs so it is very versatile as a front end input for your Light Pipe equipped DAW. The XLR inputs also are Phantom powered so you can save a few bucks on not buying a separate power unit for your Mics. There is a front mounted gain control on each channel that is used on both inputs so you can control what is going out the other end to your Computer, the ADAT section has both an input and an output making it quite system flexible and the outputs are via eight balanced XLR connectors so if you use it as a Pre Amp or Phantom supply, the eight channels can go right into your main mixer with no worries or effort. What does all this mean to you? A Lot. If you have a DAW, the eight channels into Light Pipe will allow you to free up the usual eight channels of analog inputs on your interface for more things so you end up with eight channels of digital in and eight channels of analog in or a full sixteen channels of audio input into your computer, which is more than enough to record an average band on separate tracks on a live session or gig. This is an item that I highly recommend you get for your studio or live recording set up.