Question

I have been happily running a Quantum 2626 with two mic pres connected by ADAT and BNC for a few years.  That gives me 24 mic/line ins and 8 aux outs.  But since aux outs 1/2 are also mains on the 2626 I really only have 3 stereo monitor mixes available (S1 will only let you configure a stereo cue mix, not a mono). I want to add a few more.  So my plan would be to buy a second Quantum and connect it directly to my Mac Mini via Thunderbolt 3 (I am not currently using the second T3 port on the Mac Mini).  The Presonus docs encourage a BNC connection for wordclock, so I would put the second 2626 in the BNC chain.

Question: All of the Presonus manuals and videos show aggregating 1-3 Quantums (TB2) with one 2626.  I have yet to find any example of stacking (aggregating) two (or up to four, conceptually) 2626s.  Has anyone done that?  Is there some reason why that would not work properly?  I would expect that it would, and I would then see 32 Mic/Line Ins and 16 Aux Outs in S1 once the units are aggregated in UC and wordclock is properly slaved.  I am a bit spooked that there is no mention of this (as far as I can tell).  Does anyone know if this works?  Thanks.

Answer 1

Hello,

In section 5 in the 2626 manual "Aggregating Devices" it states...

If aggregating two Quantum 2626 interfaces, connect each directly to the computer

Once both are connected it seems like it is possible following the OS audio setup instructions.

I may try this myself in the near future.

Matt