I need to buy a 96-channel audio recorder, something to go between 96 1/4" analog plugs (inpout) and 96 synchronous .wav files. I found the Klark Teknik DN 9696 96-channel audio recorder, but that requires an AE550 optical data input, and I can only find rackmount boxes with 8 analog input channels into a single AE550 data stream, meaning I'd have to buy 12 rack-mount boxes just for the digitizers.
Would anybody have a lead on a solid 96-channel audio recorder? (Alesis no longer makes the venerable HD24 24-channel recorder.)
Thanks in advance
This is a strange post that really belongs in a pro audio forum.
It would have been very helpful to know what you want to do and why you need to record 64 channels.
Since you give such little data I can only make general comments.
Generally up to only 64 channels is supported by recording software, such as Pro Tools and others.
With 96 channels signal to noise will be a big concern.
So this would require keeping everything digital until the final playback DAC.
To do this requires the adoption of the new AES 42 standard.
So you would need all digital mic, or other digital sources, linked by AES 42 compatible optical cables.
You will need a custom digital mixer, such as one provided by Rupert Neve. They can be custom specked to unlimited channels.
I'm pretty sure that there is no computer based software above 64 channels at present, but I could be wrong about that.
That means that to record 96 channels from your digital mixer this
Klark Teknik is likely you only option.
Do do this will represent an outlay of many millions.
One last word of advice: - Don't even think of doing this analog!
