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rb2013 · Jun 8, 2016 at 7:44 PM

ciphercomplete said:
This was my thought as well but I would have to speak to someone in Rednet support to know for sure. The Rednet PCI card manual says nothing about setting the PC as the master.

Yes it would be best to confirm with them - but does make sense to block the DVS-PC from being the Master clock - as the only clock is the crappy one on the motherboard.

But with a full BK2 Dante card in the PCIe slot - then that's a different story.

There is the 'SR Follow' function - but it has to have a Master clock to follow

mhamel · Jun 8, 2016 at 8:00 PM

ciphercomplete said:
This was my thought as well but I would have to speak to someone in Rednet support to know for sure. The Rednet PCI card manual says nothing about setting the PC as the master.

There are two applications. Rednet Control and Dante Controller. Dante Controller would be where you'd look to make the PC the master.

rb2013 · Jun 8, 2016 at 8:02 PM

soundsgoodtome said:
Definitely my fault for not reading the dimensions but at 17x10x4", I was definitely not expecting a receiver-sized unit. Jeezus I need to make some room!

Yes it's a Big, Beautiful Red Box of musical joy.

It kinda reminds me of a Ferrari

ciphercomplete · Jun 8, 2016 at 8:17 PM

mhamel said:
There are two applications. Rednet Control and Dante Controller. Dante Controller would be where you'd look to make the PC the master.

Its greyed out in the Dante controller. So maybe adding the pci card would make the option selectable. Ill leave that experiment for someone else though. $1000 for the card

rb2013 · Jun 8, 2016 at 8:18 PM

mhamel said:
There are two applications. Rednet Control and Dante Controller. Dante Controller would be where you'd look to make the PC the master.

I guess the question would be - if you installed a REDNET PCIe/PCIeR card - and run the Dante ASIO - could you then set the Rd 3 or 16d as slave to it as Master. There are flow charts that show with a RD PCIe card the PC acts as the host and DAW. Then use the SR Follow function on the RD3 or RD16

See page 17 chart on the left of the REDNET System User Guide.

https://us.focusrite.com/ethernet-audio-interfaces/rednet-3/downloads

mourip · Jun 8, 2016 at 8:20 PM

rb2013 said:
https://www.audinate.com/products/manufacturer-products/dante-pcie-card

Driver support for OS X 10.8.5, 10.9.5, 10.10 and 10.11, plus Windows 7 (SP1), 8, 8.1, 10, Server 2008 R2 and Server 2012 R2

Standard soundcard interfaces to software applications

Woohoo!!!!

Thanks!

rb2013 · Jun 8, 2016 at 8:20 PM

ciphercomplete said:
Its greyed out in the Dante controller. So maybe adding the pci card would make the option selectable. Ill leave that experiment for someone else though. $1000 for the card

I posted this - maybe you missed it:

DVS Desktop PC "Slave Only", as I have already explained - with the DVS there is no clock to Master to.

Seems like a lot of expense and trouble to save two mouse clicks - every blue Moon.

rb2013 · Jun 8, 2016 at 8:22 PM

mourip said:
Woohoo!!!!

Thanks!

Well that is at least a ray of hope - not saying that Focusrite REDNET does - but since it's using a Audinate Dante Brooklyn (or II) card - would seem it should work.

mourip · Jun 8, 2016 at 8:36 PM

mhamel said:
Likewise here, which is why I never tested it out once I had it set up.

I sent mail to my rep at Sweetwater, asking if he knows or can ask one of his techs what (if anything) can be done to get the RN3 or D16 to switch sample rates without manual intervention. There may not be a way, but there could also be something we're missing.

I emailed them also asking the same question. They must be scratching their heads at the sudden interest.

I am pretty sure we already know the answer... and it sounds like it is moot anyway based upon how happy everyone is

BTW. What are you setting your bit rate to? ....the 24/192 max of your Yggy?

drez · Jun 8, 2016 at 8:57 PM

rb2013 said:
Well for me the SR rate change is a non-issue. The SQ on the other hand the best by a mile over any USB I have owned or heard (and boy that is a lot) And rather then have to spend thousands on a multi output LPS or a thousand on a music player - I can add a Mutec 3+ as a simple spdif reclocker for $800 and take the REDNET's already amazing SQ (already crushing the very best USB I could construct) to a whole other level.

Enjoy!

Specifically what are the USB setups you have heard? Details please.

somestranger26 · Jun 8, 2016 at 10:39 PM

drez said:
Specifically what are the USB setups you have heard? Details please.

Use the search. He has posted his list at least 10 times in this thread. http://www.head-fi.org/t/803111/xmos-xu208-usb-bridges-the-latest-gen-has-arrived/615#post_12531223

hopkins · Jun 8, 2016 at 10:53 PM

I use a DSP processor to do active crossover. Is it possible to implement that with Dante directly on the PC side and output two channels, so I could get rid of my DSP?

mtoc · Jun 8, 2016 at 11:07 PM

of course not, bro....

hopkins · Jun 8, 2016 at 11:09 PM

Can't you send two channels through the network?

drez · Jun 8, 2016 at 11:19 PM

somestranger26 said:
Use the search. He has posted his list at least 10 times in this thread. http://www.head-fi.org/t/803111/xmos-xu208-usb-bridges-the-latest-gen-has-arrived/615#post_12531223

Thanks for that. Actually yeah that makes sense. I would not find it surprising if Rednet 3 D/D sounds better than those specific D/D's based on USB/SPDIF.

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