But the dual input pairs would make it equally possible to, for example, change swiftly between two different analogue mastering chains.Īs a young sound engineer, I received my education in the broadcast world, which makes me very picky when it comes to metering - I’ve used lots of high-end converters over the years, and the level metering on the AD+ is one of the most informative and fluent systems I’ve encountered. For instance, in my own studio, I have two vocal recording chains hooked up to the first input pair, and the stereo output from my analogue summing mixer feeding the second. This simple, yet brilliant facility allows you to hook up, say, two instrument recording channels to the first stereo input, and analogue stereo-bus processing on the other. Next is the Calibration section, and pressing the Select button sets the maximum input level (to +18, +20 or +22 dBu), making it easy to incorporate the converter in pretty much any existing setup.Īnother convenience is that the Analog Input section offers the possibility of switching between two different stereo inputs.
When you press the Word Clock button for five seconds the AD+ goes into master-clock mode, whereby the device ignores any incoming word clock signal. The third option is to slave the AD+ to the external word-clock input. Again, it can be used as a master clock for other connected equipment in this mode.
This default mode can be defeated by holding the clock button for three seconds, after which the AD+ sample rate is only set by the front-panel button. When using the USB connection, the AD+ sets its internal clock according to the DAW settings that are detected - it can serve as a master clock for other equipment in this mode, but the clock rate is set by the DAW. When the sample rate is stable, the Lock LED changes from red to green. Leftmost is a button for changing the sample rate - pushing it switches between the usual sample rates from 44.1 up to 192 kHz. The front panel of the Convert-AD+ (I’ll call it the AD+) consists of a couple of different sections, and it’s all very intuitive. So, having been impressed by every piece of Dangerous gear I’ve used to date, I was keen to see if their first A-D converter was worth the wait. But until the new Convert-AD+, they’d not offered an A-D converter. Their monitor controllers have featured high-quality D-A converters for some time, and standalone D-A converters were released more recently. Was it worth the wait?ĭangerous Music have been making highly respected, mastering-grade outboard gear for almost two decades. Fifteen years after releasing their first D-A converter, Dangerous have brought out their first A-D.