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<blockquote data-quote="David Morison" data-source="post: 212157" data-attributes="member: 2076"><p>Only had a quick look at the manual, but note the following things:</p><p>1: USB seems to be for power and DAW control only, so you'll need to use the analogue inputs or S/PDIF to get audio into the C400.</p><p>2: You can use the second pair of outputs to send signal to your sub as you propose, but this will not prevent the full range signal going to your main monitors - so there will be an overlap in sound as both the monitors and sub try to reproduce the lowest octave or so of the sound. Generally this is considered a bad thing, as they won't <em>necessarily</em> have the same frequency and phase response so the tone and output level <em>may</em> be worse doing this than just using the main monitors on their own. It also doesn't take any of the workload off the main monitors, which would be one of the benefits of using the sub in the first place.</p><p></p><p>So, you probably want to look for either an interface with a built in crossover allowing you to properly separate the parts of the spectrum going to your monitors & sub, or a sub/monitor combination that has an appropriate crossover built in.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="David Morison, post: 212157, member: 2076"] Only had a quick look at the manual, but note the following things: 1: USB seems to be for power and DAW control only, so you'll need to use the analogue inputs or S/PDIF to get audio into the C400. 2: You can use the second pair of outputs to send signal to your sub as you propose, but this will not prevent the full range signal going to your main monitors - so there will be an overlap in sound as both the monitors and sub try to reproduce the lowest octave or so of the sound. Generally this is considered a bad thing, as they won't [I]necessarily[/I] have the same frequency and phase response so the tone and output level [I]may[/I] be worse doing this than just using the main monitors on their own. It also doesn't take any of the workload off the main monitors, which would be one of the benefits of using the sub in the first place. So, you probably want to look for either an interface with a built in crossover allowing you to properly separate the parts of the spectrum going to your monitors & sub, or a sub/monitor combination that has an appropriate crossover built in. [/QUOTE]
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