Can I use my own mic preamps with the Digital X Bus?
Absolutely! The Digital X Bus will work just as well with Mic/Line cards as it will with any other I/O cards. Therefore, you can take your external mic preamp of any shape and size and connect it to either the analog or digital I/O option cards – whichever format supports your mic preamp. For Onyx enthusiasts who want to have that Onyx “sound,” a great solution would be to purchase a couple of the Onyx 800Rs and connect them to Digital I/O Cards using the ADAT format. And, by purchasing the less expensive Digital Cards instead of Mic/Line 8 cards, you can save some money to help shoulder the cost of those external preamps (in case you don’t already own them). NOTE: Don’t forget that if you use an external digital device with the Digital X Bus, you will need to establish synchronization between them through either Word Clock (BNC) or the sample clock reference signal that travels along with the digital audio. See your external digital device’s product documentation for more information
