Question

Hi I have a studio 68 /Studio One artist and wanted to add two extra channels for recording via SPDIF.  So I purchased a DBX 386 and the right cables and am able to monitor/record on SPDIF in Left/Right but the recordings have these very annoying pops/clicks regardless of recording level.  I have done some research and it seems I may need to sync the master clock/word clock to the DBX but how do I do that?  Do I need another piece of hardware to make this happen?

Answer 1

The Presonus Studio 6|8 does not have workclock connections. Typically this would mean using the S/PDIF output to clock your dbx 386... but alas, the 386 does not have S/PDIF input. This means you'll need to make the 386 the master clock. In Universal Control, choose the clock source as S/PDIF and your pops and clicks should subside.