S/pdif output – SoundCraft DAKOTA 328 User Manual

Page 7

Spirit Digital 328 v2

On the 328, the stereo S/PDIF output can be sourced from any of the following busses:

Mix L/R, Aux 1/2, Aux 3/4, FX1/2

This will usually be set to ‘Mix’, to allow a stereo mixdown to be recorded directly into the Dakota
on the playback of a composition.

As the Dakota is a full duplex device, it is possible to playback a composition consisting of all 8
ADAT tracks + 1 Stereo S/PDIF track from the Dakota, recording the mixed signal from the 328

back into the Dakota S/PDIF input as a stereo mixdown.

Press

to enter the menu pages, scroll through the pages until the ‘SPDIF O/P Setup’ is

highlighted and press . Using the rotary encoder, select the source for the S/PDIF
output

The wordlength of the S/PDIF output must now be set. Press the down cursor to access the
S/PDIF output wordlength setting. Here, the desired wordlength can be set to 16, 20 or 24 bit.

S/PDIF Output

< SPDIF Output >
Src From: MIX

< SPDIF Output >
Src From: AUX1/2

< SPDIF Output >
Src From: FX1/2

< SPDIF Output >
Src From: GRP1/2

< SPDIF Output >

Src From: CRM

If the S/PDIF output is not required, NOWHERE should be selected in
the menu. In this case, wordclock will still be transmitted through the

S/PDIF output of the 328, even though no audio signal is being
transmitted.

NOTE

If using the Dakota as an ASIO device, it is important here that the
wordlength set here is the same as the 328 Tape Port wordlength (See

‘Tape Port’ section earlier in this chapter).

NOTE