Reply 38040 of 52822, by darry
darry wrote on 2021-02-03, 20:34:I have a Yamaha AW4416 24-bit multi-track recorder (I seem to be addicted to those, LOL) on the way, which would be a great thin […]
I have a Yamaha AW4416 24-bit multi-track recorder (I seem to be addicted to those, 🤣) on the way, which would be a great thing except... http://www.home-machine-shop.com/AW4416_RTC_R … tc_ds12887.html
Yes, I have managed to find and order something other than a PC motherboard that uses a Dallas DS12887 RTC/battery combo and, as a bonus, it is often soldered rather than socketed, or so I hear .
We'll see if I get lucky (socketed) or if I will need to have a socket soldered in (I am just not confident enough yet to try my hand at soldering on something so expensive, but I have a great place a 20 minute walk from where I live that would probably make short work of it ). Alternatively, I could try to mod the DS12887, but even that seems a bit risky to do without desoldering it first .
Oh well, live (spend) and learn .
EDIT : Why ? because I feel too lazy to do precise level matching that my current 16-bit VS-880EX requires, so a 24-bit unit seemed like a good idea (note to self : never go Ebay shopping while drunk)
EDIT2: I wonder if adding an 8 channel MY8-AE AES EBU I/O board and some S/PDIF to AES EBU converter would allow multiple S/PDIF inputs easily, or whether I would still need to find a way sync the clocks of the S/PDIF sources to the AW4416's internal clock . Even if it worked, it would not be an inexpensive solution .
Well, it arrived yesterday . It is huge and weighs 30-odd lbs ! It will have to go on top of my 3 storey lackrack ( https://web.archive.org/web/20210124024612/ht … ex.php/LackRack ) . But, as a bonus it came with an 8-input card, so I now have have a 16-input digital mixer ! I plan to set the thing atop a "lazy Susan" type rotating tray . Additionally, I would like to have it on an angled, wedge shaped equipment stand but the only things resembling this that I can find at a reasonable price are meant for laptops an d hence too shallow and not sturdy enough. I may need to design and build my own .
Before I do any of that, I will wait for my DS12887 replacement from these folks https://www.tindie.com/products/glitchwrks/gw … acement-module/ and corresponding socket to arrive . Then, I will disassemble the beast and decide whether to try unsoldering myself or to seek professional help . Incidentally, the battery is still detected as good, so it may already have been replaced and/or socketed . I will know when I open it . Oh, and, surprisingly, the SCSI CD-R drive still works (at least as a reader), so I am really lucky it seems, even if my only use case for this is upgrading the firmware (which is already current enough for my needs).