I am planning to upgrade our field production unit with iLive system and Fostex 2424LV harddisk recorder to achieve 24 track recording of audio in TV-program production.
The control surface would be iLive 122 fitted with:
RAB2
M-ACE-A
M-MMO - Mini Multi-Out (using 3x ADAT)
1x M-MICIN
1x M-LINEOUT
1x M-DIGIN (using one AES/EBU for stereo signal)
1x M-DIGOUT (using one AES/EBU for stereo signal)
MixRack would be iDR48 fitted with M-ACE-A. Fostex D2424LV (MK2) harddisk recorder would be connected with the iLive surface trough 3x ADAT litepipes of Mini Multi-Out card. There is also a DVCAM recorder of which AES/EBU in’s and out’s would connect to M-DIG-IN and M-DIGOUT respectively.
I could use an external synchronization signal generator to sync the DV2424LV using Word Clock. But is there any way to synchronize iLive system to external sync signal (eg. black burst / word clock)?
OK. First thing noticed by myself. iDR48 doesn’t need the M-ACE-A card, because it already has one ACE -port and there is no intention to make the system redundant.
Yes it is possible to fit RAB2 to any iLive surface, just not ilive T-Series surfaces.
Yes the RAB2 module has built in headphone amplifier, two card slots and optional DARS + Wordclock in/out connectors (BNC Connections)
NOTE: D.A.R.S + WordClock on the surface RAB2 will only work if you have a valid active audio link between Mixrack and surface.
D.A.R.S = Digital Audio Reference Signal - or AES11-2003 signal is AES3-formatted audio signal capable of being referenced, locked and distributed at the same audio frame rate of the iLive system 48KHz.
I think the Big Ben (by Appogee I think it is) has DARS reference out along with just about anything else you can think of. I believe they can also be locked to GPS satellite clock also which means you could have 2 Big Bens in two locations without a cable link as long as you can receive the GPS signal.
I used DARS to link two iDR10 racks earlier in the year on the advice of the factory, no issues what so ever.