With a LynxTWO/L22, the I/O from a single LS-AES is immediately available with the Lynx Mixer in its default state. Simply choose Record 5-8 as a signal source from your recording application to record signals from these ports.

When using two LS-AES cards with a LynxTWO or L22, you must manually configure Lynx record devices to route the inputs from the second LS-AES card. As described above, Record 5-8 is already assigned to inputs from one LS-AES, but it is important to realize that ANY record devices can be routed from any physical input. Inputs should be assigned in a manner consistent with your working conditions. For this example, we will presume that you are using the default channel assignments, so that LS-AES #1 inputs are already pre-assigned to Record 5-8. We will need to assign inputs from LS-AES #2 to Record 1-4.

Physical inputs are routed to Lynx record devices from the Lynx Record/Play Mixer. Click the Input Source Selection button at the top of a channel strip for a menu of input sources. There are two sets of LStream inputs available here, both of which have 16 channels of input. LS-AES cards can be jumpered to be accessed from either LStream 1 or LStream 2. When using two LS-AES cards, one must be set to Address 0 (LStream 1) or Address 1 (LStream 2). In this case, only the 1st 8 channels of each LStream device will be linked to physical inputs on the LS-AES. In other words, with two LS-AES cards, one card will be accessed via LStream 1, 1-8, and the other from LStream 2, 1-8.

For a real world example, let’s say that you want to record audio from LS-AES #2 input 2 (for this example, the LS-AES would be jumpered for Address 0/LStream 1). From the Lynx Record/Play Mixer, click the Left Input Source Selection button at the top of the Record/Play 2 channel strip. Choose “LStream 1” > “LS-AES Digital In 2 Left” as the input source for the left channel, and “LS-AES Digital In 2 Right” for the right channel.

In this state, selecting Record 2 as the source in your recording software will allow you to record audio from LS-AES #2 In 2.

It is advisable to maintain the same channel arrangement that is used for outputs with inputs. For instance, when using the default configuration on the LynxTWO where Play 5 routes to LS-AES #1 Out 1, it is ideal to assign Record 5 to receive signals from LS-AES #1 In 1. This will minimize confusion when selecting record and play devices within an audio application.