Nuendo DD8 Universal Format Converter Now Available
January 25, 2002
Steinberg's Nuendo DD8 converter is a compact 1U 19" rack-mounting device featuring digital conversion between digital signals in the following formats: ADAT, TDIF and AES/EBU. With its 8 channels of AES/EBU input and output it serves as a perfect AES/EBU front end for Nuendo users. Switchable 24-bit sample rate converters (SRC) allow for both highest quality sample rate conversion and clock unlinking of all AES/EBU inputs.
The three basic functionalities of the DD 8 are conversion between digital formats, sample rate conversion, and digital patch bay functionality for splitting digital signals.
All of the Nuendo DD8's digital connections support 24-bit /96kHz. As ADAT optical and TDIF are usually restricted to 48kHz, the unique DS mode (double speed) allows two channels to be used for the transmission of one channel's data. The sample split algorithm used is compatible with S/MUX and Double Wide, and is also implemented in the Nuendo 8 I/O, Nuendo 8 I/O 96k and the Nuendo 96/52 PCI audio card. With this in mind the Nuendo DD8 is the ideal addition to any of the Nuendo hardware components.
The Nuendo DD8 provides numerous exceptional features like Intelligent Clock Control (ICC), SyncCheck, SyncAlign, Bitclock PLL, digital patch bay functions, and active jitter reduction through SD-PLL and 24bit/96kHz sample rate conversion. AES/EBU to ADAT/TDIF and ADAT/TDIF to AES/EBU work both entirely independently and intelligently coupled. Dedicated LEDs display the state of the incoming and outgoing signals and all operations currently running inside the device.
Nuendo DD8 applications in detail:
Right part
- 8-ch ADAT / TDIF to AES (4 x stereo, XLR) converter (96 kHz)
- 8-ch AES to AES Sample Rate Converter (96 kHz)
- 2-ch AES to 8-channel AES splitter (96 kHz)
- 4-ch AES Double Wire to AES Single Wire converter (96 kHz)
- 4-ch AES Single Wire to AES Double Wire converter (96 kHz)
- 8-ch ADAT / TDIF to ADAT || TDIF Sample Rate Converter (96 kHz)
Left part
- 8-ch AES (4 x stereo, XLR) to ADAT optical || TDIF converter (96 kHz)
- 8-ch AES to 2 x ADAT || 2 x TDIF splitter (48 kHz)
- 2-ch AES to 8 channel TDIF || ADAT splitter (96 kHz)
- 8-ch ADAT / TDIF to 2 x ADAT || 2 x TDIF splitter (48 kHz)
- 16-ch ADAT / TDIF to ADAT || TDIF converter (48 kHz)
- 8-ch ADAT / TDIF to ADAT || TDIF converter (96 kHz)
Price: $1150.00 MSRP
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