Swissonic Announces WD8 Wordclock Generator/Distributor
February 25, 2000
The new Swissonic WD8 is a wordclock generator/distributor
that has 2 wordclock inputs, 8 parallel wordclock outputs, a superclock
output for digidesign systems as well as a digital input/output (AES/EBU).
The system can lock to either one of the wordclock inputs or to the digital
input. It recovers the clock and sends it to all the outputs and to the
digital out (silent audio clock signal).
The digital input is for connecting digital audio sources like a non-synchronisable
DAT recorder (like e.g. Tascam DA30) or a digital recorder without wordclock
output. On the digital output a "silent audio signal" is generated
to sync recorders or systems with digital input, but without wordclock
input (like e.g. Emagic Audiowerk8).
The WD8 has also a high precision internal wordclock generator with
a stability of 1-2 ppm and can be used as clock generator for a complete
studio. The generator can operate at 44.1, 48, 88.2 or 96 kHz.
On the front panel , a 15 segment LED frequency accuracy monitor displays
the range and stability of outgoing wordclock as well as the incoming
clock frequency.
"Clocking in digital audio environments is always a mess and a
source of many potential problems," says Daniel Feusi, General Manager
of Swissonic AG. "The WD8 is a very elegant solution for this problem.
It can sync to any wordclock or digital audio source, or generate a highly
stable wordclock resulting in low jitter and the best possible audio quality."
WD8 is expected to ship in the 3rd quarter of 2000.
For more information visit them on the web at www.swissonic.com.
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