Expanding audient id 14, only need two more inputs

mrleon83

Does anyone know the cheapest way to add two more channels to the audient id14? I assume through the spidf, I’ve looked at the behringer ada8200 but wondering if there’s a smaller alternative ..

Bod

Yeah, just via the optical input (it's ADAT btw, SPDIF is something different).  I'm not aware of anything smaller than rackmount devices, so if space is a consideration then it might be better to switch the interface for something with the required number of inputs

Bod

Just a thought, but if you're on a Mac I think you can use multiple interfaces via an aggregate device, so you could potentially just add a cheap 2 channel audio interface to increase the input count.  Not an option on Windows unless you use ASIO4ALL, but that's flaky in my experience. 

mrleon83

Ooohhh , that could be done (I’m on mac) I think , I may have found a solution with a dual mic pre … 

goldtop

If you don't need the possibility of simultaneous of recording on all channels, then a simple Mackie 402 mixer (or similar) is the cheapest way to add more inputs. I used this for a while and it worked just fine for me.

Or, something like this ADC: https://www.amazon.co.uk/PROZOR-Digital-Converter-Toslink-Optical/dp/B08MQBX6JS - not used, but it's what they are for