I had a look at the latest Windows drivers for the 8338, or at least the readme files and noticed that the latest drivers mention something to the effect of...
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Rich Hanson
richard@xxxxxx.xxxx.x...
Oct 4, 1999 8:11 pm
I know there is a Linux driver for the 8338, but does anyone know if the driver yet supports the switching of the SPDIF input? -- Rich Hanson (at home) Yawn at...
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Tom Browne
tbrowne@xxxxxxx.xxxxx...
Oct 24, 1999 12:26 pm
Anyone else tried them? I just put them on, and the S/PDIF control from the volume mixer has vanished! ARRGGHH! I'm getting the Audio Rack in case they've...
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Tom Browne
tbrowne@xxxxxxx.xxxxx...
Oct 24, 1999 12:34 pm
To followup my own message... YES, you do need to get the new audio rack... that's where the S/PDIF controls are now. It's quite cool - they've added a ...
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Adrian Casper
castaway@xxxxxx.xx.xxx
Oct 24, 1999 12:55 pm
Hi, Grrr. Tom. you beat me to the mailing list announcement!!! :-) ... rack... ... a ... The new Windows 95/98 Audiorack is indeed a cool development.. and...
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Benyhe Gabor
benyheg@xxxxxxx.xxx
Oct 24, 1999 6:45 am
Hi all. I have alredy tried the new driver stuff downloaded from C-MEDIA with a 8338 card, and with a mainboard which had the 8738 integrated on board. The...
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Tom Browne
tbrowne@xxxxxxx.xxxxx...
Oct 24, 1999 4:30 pm
Hiya, ... Sorry. :) ... kill ... That's rather neat... but it's hardly a big deal to hit the rec button to do track marks yourself, IMO. I've just taken about...
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Tom Browne
tbrowne@xxxxxxx.xxxxx...
Oct 27, 1999 4:41 pm
Very, very interesting. I just used my JE510 deck as an ADC, feeding the optical out into the SCMS stripper, and into the 8338. Recorded some empty space...
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detlef@xxxxxxx.xxx
Oct 28, 1999 4:07 pm
Date sent: 28 Sep 1999 17:27:32 -0000 To: cmi833X@onelist.com From: rafal@... Send reply to: cmi833X@onelist.com ...
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Joe Scroggins
jscroggins@xxxxxx.xxxx
Oct 28, 1999 5:13 pm
... Preferably in the US? Thanks for letting us know about this card.<< I was able to obtain one from the CM Excel Company. As I understand it, they are not...
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Tom Browne
tbrowne@xxxxxxx.xxxxx...
Oct 28, 1999 9:11 pm
Here's something bizarre. On outputting 16-bit data, SCMS is disabled, according to my DacMagic. However, output some 24-bit packed, and SCMS appears to be...
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Stuart Gerber
stuart@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Oct 29, 1999 4:42 pm
Well the MD-Mate is not suppose to be ready till December but the AV-511 (md-mate minus the optical board) is 15 dolars plus 8 S&H on suredeals.com .....
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Stuart Gerber
stuart@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Oct 29, 1999 4:42 pm
does that new option in the mixer for av510/11 for spdif in loopback mean the 8738 chip boards will make the spdif out plug turn into a spdif in plug when that...
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Adrian Casper
castaway@xxxxxx.xx.xxx
Oct 29, 1999 5:45 pm
Hi, ... plug ... With the loopback option selected, digital audio passes internally through the card from S/PDIF-in back to S/PDIF out. Interesting to know...
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Tom Browne
tbrowne@xxxxxxx.xxxxx...
Oct 29, 1999 9:57 pm
It might kill the SCMS... but I'm lacking a BNC -> phono converter to test that. I tested MD deck -> Opt out -> SCMS stripper, 8338 in -> DACMagic... Er......
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Tom Browne
tbrowne@xxxxxxx.xxxxx...
Oct 29, 1999 10:19 pm
Just tried DAT -> 8338 -> DM in loopback mode as well. This also suffers from some pretty nasty pops and crackles. The DAT stuff I was looping through was...
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Iain Girdwood
iaing@xxxxxxxxxx.xx.xxx
Oct 29, 1999 11:15 pm
Erm.......I think you may find that loopback is generally used for testing only. As the output is being routed back to the input, internally, it should let you...
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Tom Browne
tbrowne@xxxxxxx.xxxxx...
Oct 29, 1999 11:35 pm
Are you sure? The checkbox is marked "bypass" so I assumed it just fed the input to output... ? - Tom. ... From: Iain Girdwood <iaing@...> To:...
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Iain Girdwood
iaing@xxxxxxxxxx.xx.xxx
Oct 29, 1999 11:48 pm
No, Tom.......not sure at all.......but 'loopback' testing is quite common in other areas (principally communications devices) and behaves as I described, it's...
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Tom Browne
tbrowne@xxxxxxx.xxxxx...
Oct 30, 1999 12:14 am
Hmm... if there was an internal loopback going on, wouldn't the DM not lose lock when I turned the external source to the 8338 off? It does... Turned off the...
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Adrian Casper
castaway@xxxxxx.xx.xxx
Oct 30, 1999 3:15 pm
Hi! ... the ... Yep, For loopback - maybe they mean't to say "loopthrough". The feature on this card is simply the relaying of SPDIF input to output via the...
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Robin Pywell
robin_pywell@xxxxxxx....
Oct 30, 1999 4:35 pm
Those of you that desperate to kill SCMS should look at the dejitter circuit in November issue of Electronics World. Cheers,Robin ... From: Adrian Casper To:...
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Tom Browne
tbrowne@xxxxxxx.xxxxx...
Oct 30, 1999 5:06 pm
You should be able to kill SCMS very easily... just use the enclosed util for "loopthrough" instead of the option in the mixer - the only problem is that it'll...
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Rich Hanson
richard@xxxxxx.xxxx.x...
Nov 4, 1999 9:51 pm
New drivers - great, they work, shame about the SPDIF controls' relocation. This question may have been asked and answered already, but I lost a lot of mail...
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Benyhe Gabor
benyheg@xxxxxxx.xxx
Nov 8, 1999 12:19 am
Hi all, Maybe, there will be nothing new for you in my letter, sorry. Anyway, at last I could buy an AV511 which I have the following results with: (MD-MATE...
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Tom Browne
tbrowne@xxxxxxx.xxxxx...
Nov 8, 1999 2:26 am
Hiya, Just out of curiosity, have you tested the analogue capability on the 8738? I seem to remember C-Media saying something about the 8338 not sounding as ...
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Ryuichiro ARAKI
raraki@xxxxxxxxxxx.xx...
Nov 18, 1999 6:21 am
Hi, I'm new to this list. I've tried C-Media's new drivers/apps and found that: 1) http://www.cmedia.com.tw/8x38/W9x/38w9x184.zip is claimed for use with ...
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Adrian Casper
castaway@xxxxxx.xx.xxx
Dec 16, 1999 8:06 pm
Well, I was mad enough to try running both cards in the same machine... and am happy to say that they don't seem to mind each other (much). This gets me around...
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Tom Browne
tbrowne@xxxxxxx.xxxxx...
Dec 17, 1999 1:07 am
I've been using the Vortex2 and 8338 together for a long time. Ooh... must be about 4 or 5 months now. No problems as such. RecordIt may not find the desired...
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Tom Browne
tbrowne@xxxxxxx.xxxxx...
Jan 5, 2000 12:53 am
Anyone checked them out yet? The new NT drivers seem to now have S/PDIF support, and the Win9x drivers claim MMX and EAX support. - Tom....
