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Multichannel digital audio interface

The ADAT Lightpipe, officially the ADAT Optical Interface, is a standard for the transfer of digital audio between equipment. It was originally developed by Alesis but has since become widely accepted, with many third party hardware manufacturers including Lightpipe interfaces on their equipment. The protocol has become so popular that the term ADAT is now often used to refer to the transfer standard rather than to the Alesis Digital Audio Tape itself. Wikipedia →

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  1. Cables and interface
  2. Data transfer
  3. Advantages
  4. Use in ADAT systems
  5. Lightpipe bitstream
  6. Competing protocols

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