Any benefit to Fairlight Audio Interface vs. other Audio Int

I'm currently using one MOTU M6 and two MOTU UltraLites. I'm thinking of moving to a single unit such as the Fairlight Audio Interface (for use in Resolve) and I have a Fairlight console/mixer.

Any benefits in Fairlight Audio Interface over MOTU units? MOTU has worked well with very low noise/latency in Resolve but I was wondering if there is perhaps something more Fairlight audio interface offers?

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/ ... rface.html

Cheers, Rob.

The Fairlight Audio Interface with Audio Accelerator card is required for chasing incoming LTC, Machine Control, GPIO, and Tri-Sync or Blackburst. Wordclock is also available if required.

Thanks for the response.

What would the GPIO be used for?
Does it offer genlock?

Cheers, Rob.

GPIO could be used, for example, for tally lights.

hmmm ... audio interface to tie in tally light(s) on a camera ... seems a little odd. But I could see use for audio (music) content triggers? So more of a live production environment and not post.

Tally lights may be used for ADR and dubbing recording status, “On Air” or recording signs or even camera tallies for active sources if that is required.

On some Audio Production Consoles GPIOs can be used for fader starts, source muting, Audio Follows Video, et cetera.

Interesting ... could GPIO be used to replace light controllers like EMU VST + ENTTEC? Is the data on some sort of can bus (serial) or something else?

Cheers, Rob.

No, GPIO isn't going to replace any controller that's more sophisticated than on/off. GPIO is primarily simple contact closure. With a GPO (output) the relay is in the device. With a GPI (input) the relay is external. You'd use the GPO to trigger an on air (tally) light and use the GPI as a switch to control a function (maybe channel/group mute) via an external input. GPIO is not going to replace any external controller more complex than a light switch. I believe the interface only has a single GPI and a single GPO.

Good Luck