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"Optical Out" - Is that ADAT or SPDIF?


Brian
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My piano has it labeled as "Optical Out". I don't know if that's ADAT or SPDIF. How do I check? I can't buy an AD/DA Converter without knowing what format my piano is using. ADAT and SPDIF uses the same cable, but they're entirely different protocols.

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The way they mention in the manual that it's for CD or MD recorders leads me to believe that it's SPDIF.

ADAT carries 8 mono channels; if they would've pictured a harddisk recorder and mention the separate tracks specifically, it could've been ADAT.

There's not a big chance of breaking anything; I believe ADAT signals to an SPDIF device simply makes it do nothing as opposed to horrible loud squeals or something. Then again, that's why you have sacrificial earbud headphones.

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