larry long Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 I currently use the Deva 4 as my recorder and I see it coming that I'll need more tracks at some time. I could buy a Deva 16 and have my older Deva as a back up I know. Has anyone just tc linked 2 Devas for this purpose? It seems that with proper organization this would be a more versatile setup. thoughts? thanks, LL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Wandering Ear Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 If you only tc link them, syncing is acurrate to within 1 frame, which is not that accurate. Also the clocks are not synced, so you may experience some drift on very long takes. Depending on your projects, that might or might not matter. Wandering Ear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VASI Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 1st (for me): Sonosax SX-ST Alternatives Mixer: Allen & Heath Audio Interface: MOTU Boom Recorder in Apple MacBook Pro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry long Posted July 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 distibuted tc from a master clock would be as accurate as it gets right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wandering Ear Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 distibuted tc from a master clock would be as accurate as it gets right? You would want to distribute word clock from a master clock. TC is only accurate to the frame, which is fine for some things, but not very accurate in the terms of audio. Wandering Ear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Wielage Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 If it was a very high track count, I think Metacorder (or possible Boom Recorder) might be a better idea, since all those tracks will absolutely be in sync, assuming external word clock and timecode. I know of some big reality projects that use this kind of set up, at least when the sound department is not on the move. If it's a big music concert or something like that, Pro Tools is pretty standard for this kind of thing. We used both for Shine a Light, and everything came together fairly well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamTimmer Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 I have a deva 5 and a deva 5.8. I use a 744t as a TC master as well as an a to d out of my cooper 208, no digital outputs sadly. To use the 10 tracks of each deva I am inputting 2 analog mix tracks from the cooper to the 5.8 and 2 digital from the 744 to the 5. I generally only need one mix track but if needed the other is there waiting. I am using the deva 5 as a backup recorder only and have not needed more than my 10 tracks. But I have needed all 10 on several occasions. A little convoluted maybe but I had all the parts and it has been working very well for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S Harber Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 Yamaha 01v96i running into BoomRecorder. 16 tracks in and out. Affordable. Stable. Scott Harber CAS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Perkins Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 You could have your Devas clocked together via an AES feed (recorded or not), which should be sample accurate. I see a "ref" connector on the Deva V, if that means word clock then you could go that way too. phil p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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