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<blockquote data-quote="Per SÃ¸vik" data-source="post: 114916" data-attributes="member: 1285">Re: X32 DiscussionThe advertizing blurb doesn&#039;t actually say anything that definitely separates the design from the X32 except for the obvious externals, the faders and preamps. Those are the bits that the Midas guy at NAMM was focusing on and making a big deal of.The Cirrus Logic CS5368 converter that sits inside the X32 (and presumably for now at least, the M32) is a &quot;114 dB, 192 kHz, 8-Channel A/D Converter&quot;. The capability when integrated in a system depends mainly on what communication rates can be achieved between the converter and the rest of the system, the actual data rate depending on both the design of the data path and how much resources are dedicated at the processing end. While the main chips themselves are capable of supporting 192 KHz, decisions early in the design process might limit the actual available options. The two ADSP-21371 DSPs are perfectly capable of taking 32 channels at 192 KHz and outputting 16 channels at 192 KHz without breaking a sweat, but they also have to communicate with each other, with the expansion card, the two AES50 interfaces etc.Then of course it is the question of having the processing power to deal with a higher sample rate. I don&#039;t know if the X32 is running at 200 or 266 MHz, if it is the former, maybe turning up the clock speed is an option, I don&#039;t know. Some compromises have to be made to turn the sample rate up, the limitations of the X32 architecture will surely limit the M32 as well, as a complete redesign is surely a long way away and will only be undertaken if and when the whole family needs an overhaul.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Per SÃ¸vik, post: 114916, member: 1285"] Re: X32 Discussion The advertizing blurb doesn't actually say anything that definitely separates the design from the X32 except for the obvious externals, the faders and preamps. Those are the bits that the Midas guy at NAMM was focusing on and making a big deal of. The Cirrus Logic CS5368 converter that sits inside the X32 (and presumably for now at least, the M32) is a "114 dB, 192 kHz, 8-Channel A/D Converter". The capability when integrated in a system depends mainly on what communication rates can be achieved between the converter and the rest of the system, the actual data rate depending on both the design of the data path and how much resources are dedicated at the processing end. While the main chips themselves are capable of supporting 192 KHz, decisions early in the design process might limit the actual available options. The two [SIZE=2][COLOR=#555555]ADSP-21371 DSPs are perfectly capable of taking 32 channels at 192 KHz and outputting 16 channels at 192 KHz without breaking a sweat, but they also have to communicate with each other, with the expansion card, the two AES50 interfaces etc.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][COLOR=#555555]Then of course it is the question of having the processing power to deal with a higher sample rate. I don't know if the X32 is running at 200 or 266 MHz, if it is the former, maybe turning up the clock speed is an option, I don't know. Some compromises have to be made to turn the sample rate up, the limitations of the X32 architecture will surely limit the M32 as well, as a complete redesign is surely a long way away and will only be undertaken if and when the whole family needs an overhaul.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]

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