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MADI

A multichannel digital-audio interface standardized for carrying many channels over coaxial or optical connections.

Also known as: Multichannel Audio Digital Interface, AES10

Reviewed

Setup

  • Channel count depends on sample rate and mode; clocking, cable type and length, redundancy, frame format, and device settings must match at both ends.

Venue contexts

  • Theatre, concerts, festivals, broadcast, and corporate events, as applicable

Signal flow

  • Confirm the source, patch, transport, control, and destination for the system involved.

In practice

Channel count depends on sample rate and mode; clocking, cable type and length, redundancy, frame format, and device settings must match at both ends.

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