Apogee Ensemble Thunderbolt - Clocking with External Equipment; Configure Ensemble as Clock Master

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Apogee Ensemble Thunderbolt | User’s Guide
Clocking with External Equipment
When connecting digital audio cables between Ensemble and another digital audio device, a clocking
relationship must also be set� Whether connecting two or more devices, one must be set as the clock master,
and all other devices must be set as clock slaves�
Congure Ensemble as Clock Master
1� Open Apogee Control and click the System button to reveal the System Sidebar�
2� Click the Clock Source dropdown button and choose “Internal”�
3� When Ensemble is using its internal clock, the front panel output display will show “INT”�
• Clock signal is sent to all of Ensemble’s digital audio outputs and BNC Word Clock
output.
4� Connect a digital audio cable (optical or coaxial) out of Ensemble and into the external equipment�
Or connect a BNC Word Clock cable from the OUT of Ensemble to the IN of the external equipment�
5� Make the appropriate settings on the External equipment to set it as a slave�
• The sample rate must match on both devices. Though the slave device may automatically switch to the
appropriate sample rate, this may not always occur and the sample rate will need to be set manually.