Hi all, Just to let you know, someone a while ago said they had problems with their nightingale dropping samples during a digital recording. I tested mine a...
Duncan Martin
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Sep 11, 2000 8:15 pm
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Hi, Very much depends on how much money you want to spend, how many inputs/outputs you need, whether you need 24/96, etc, etc... - Tom. ...
Tom Browne
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Sep 11, 2000 9:39 pm
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Sorry, but the DMX is pure crap... no working drivers developed, hands away from it, I'm a big Terratec enemy.... got my MD-Mate which is way better :-) ... ...
Thomas Lubitsch
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Sep 11, 2000 11:16 pm
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[various snipping and post combining going on] [one post] ... 1 analogue in & out. digital in/out nice but non-essential. 24/96 not really necessary, I doubt...
Duncan Martin
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Sep 12, 2000 6:31 pm
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Hi all, I would like to know if the AV510 card can be used to capture non-audio 24-bit data blocks from the SPDIF input using a DirectSoundCapture buffer, ...
Laurent Bousis
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Sep 18, 2000 6:58 pm
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This will probably be a case of suck it and see. Why bother using DirectSound anyway? If you want low latency, use the ASIO drivers... - Tom. ...
Tom Browne
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Sep 18, 2000 7:25 pm
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Thanks for answering so quickly. I am not really familiar with ASIO, but I will download an SDK from steinberg.net tomorrow. In the meantime, do you think I...
Laurent Bousis
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Sep 18, 2000 8:16 pm
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I'm afraid the exact S/PDIF data stream contents will not be available using ASIO - it works via. buffers, just like DSound. I know - my digxo code uses it!...
Tom Browne
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Sep 18, 2000 8:24 pm
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... available using ... Do you mean I can't be certain the 24-bit PCM samples from the SPDIF payload will be identical to the PCM samples that will be sent to...
laurent.bousis@...
Sep 19, 2000 7:21 am
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Since the 8338 and 8738 offer 1:1 S/PDIF, the PCM data _should_ be identical. These chips are far too cheap to include an SRC... - Tom. ...
Tom Browne
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Sep 19, 2000 6:26 pm
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Hi. I just signed up on this mailing list after spotting an ad for a AV51A and MD_MATE sound card for $50US and $80US at MicroCenter in California. About a...
Mark B
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Oct 1, 2000 10:20 pm
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I think the best thing for me to do is to buy and try the soundcard (AV51A). Looking at the picture in the ad, for $80, I believe I get the sound card and a...
M B
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Oct 2, 2000 5:46 pm
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... the md-mate (and other cmi based cards) are fine for digital work, and make a much better job of it then the Live! will. The Live!, like lots of cards,...
Duncan Martin
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Oct 2, 2000 7:27 pm
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... the md-mate (and other cmi based cards) are fine for digital work, and make a much better job of it then the Live! will. The Live!, like lots of cards,...
Duncan Martin
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Oct 2, 2000 7:31 pm
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Sorry about the dupe post, it didn't need saying twice. Duncan...
Duncan Martin
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Oct 2, 2000 7:33 pm
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Hi, I own Zoltrix Nightingale, which I was able to get to work in my old machine, with my old Cirrus video card. I then upgraded my PC to CeleronII 600@855,...
mast@...
Oct 14, 2000 10:27 am
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... Not quite, as there are additional bits in the data stream, such as the synchronisation bits. ... Digital to digital, this should not make any difference,...
Rich Hanson
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Oct 14, 2000 2:22 pm
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... which document on S/PDIF are you reading? ... well, digital to digital, if 44735 samples are sent instead of 44100 where should the extra 635 go? Are you...
Madis Kaal
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Oct 14, 2000 2:34 pm
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... I'm going from memory - there are three synchronisation pulses, rather than actual data bits at the start of each frame, which may account for the apparent...
Rich Hanson
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Oct 14, 2000 9:29 pm
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... those 32 bits include only 24 bits for data, the rest is sync pulses that you talk about. I actually measured individual bits with a scope, so it actually...
Madis Kaal
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Oct 14, 2000 10:11 pm
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... Actually sync pulses (the high-low-high-low-high-low pulses) plus non-audio data (copy protection, pre-emphasis, etc). ... Okay, fair enough - I told you I...
Rich Hanson
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Oct 15, 2000 8:57 am
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... Quite so... in record mode, the C-Media should be using the PLL to use the clock of the incoming signal. IIRC, I've never actually tested the 8738 for 1:1...
Tom Browne
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Oct 15, 2000 11:39 am
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... Actually I think what Madis Kaal was original querying was more on the lines of 'is this enough to cause distortion?' which I don't think it is - I'm just...
Rich Hanson
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Oct 15, 2000 6:41 pm
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After installing latest motherboard drivers (and accompanying swearing) the static-like noise is seems to be gone. So all of you suffering with SOYO...
Madis Kaal
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Oct 24, 2000 7:57 am
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Hi All, I have had a quick look out there and also in here and can't find anywhere I can download W98 drivers for an Audio Excel AV510. Does anyone know where...
MichaelC
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Oct 27, 2000 2:30 am
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... www.cmedia.com.tw - download the CMI8338 drivers; I'm sure there are Win98 versions there. -- Rich Hanson http://www.plompy.co.uk ...
Rich Hanson
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Oct 27, 2000 8:02 am
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This uses the CMI 8738 and I have the S/PDIF external bracket option which offers coax and TOSLINK connections. In the Windows control panel you are able to...
gworsham@...
Nov 6, 2000 8:21 pm
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Put the Sony MD deck in monitor mode, and try recording with that between the 8738 and the Delta 66, if you haven't already... - Tom. ... From:...
Tom Browne
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Nov 6, 2000 10:30 pm
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Since I don't have a 6 foot TOSLINK cable, this is gonna be kind of difficult... what did you have in mind? That is to say, what aspect of the problem will...
gworsham@...
Nov 7, 2000 5:48 am
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Hi, The MD deck may have a better chance of keeping lock, so putting it between the two may solve the problem... leave it on 5V... this always seems to work ...