Re: MD: Soundblaster Live! 1024 Player anyone ?
IF so a cmopany called opcode (www.opcode.com) produce a device called the DATPort which is a digital input/ouput device. This may be the ideal solution for you - no MIDI, XLR, COAX or anything other than 1 input and 1 output. Looks interesting, but unfortunately has no optical connectors. And at $250 I'd rather buy a new soundcard, since I need a new one anyway. Thanks for the tip though ! there is one called the SONICport Optical which does only it is sold at AU$899 Christopher Spalding Genius, generally excellent and gifted person. __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Soundblaster Live! 1024 Player anyone ?
Christopher Spalding wrote: OK, while we're on the topic, i have a crappy SB PCI 64V, is there a really cheap way i can get an optical output from it or do i have to buy a whole new card? You could tap into the digital data stream going to the input pins on the DAC. This is usually a standard format 16 bit stereo data stream which can be encoded with something like an S/PDIF encoder (CS8210 ?) chip. You would then feed this to a Toslink connector and viol - one digital MD output. The problem is that doing this would probably cost you more than to buy even a cheap card with S/PDIF output on board, so you'd be better off replacing the card. PS, there is a "digital/analogue" output setting in the software - what does this do? I've seen similar software bundled with other sound cards. I *think* it's because the card has no dedicated drivers and uses generic ones for that chip set. Some systems have a digital output, and some don't, so they put an option to enable / disable that output into the software. If your card doesn't have the facility then obviously it wont do anything. -- Magic Location : Portsmouth, England, UK Homepage : http://www.mattnet.freeserve.co.uk EMail : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] "A book judged by it's cover makes for a very shallow read." - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Soundblaster Live! 1024 Player anyone ?
IF so a cmopany called opcode (www.opcode.com) produce a device called the DATPort which is a digital input/ouput device. This may be the ideal solution for you - no MIDI, XLR, COAX or anything other than 1 input and 1 output. Looks interesting, but unfortunately has no optical connectors. And at $250 I'd rather buy a new soundcard, since I need a new one anyway. Thanks for the tip though ! Regards, Alexander -- | Alexander Dietrich | Norderstedt, Germany | | e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Soundblaster Live! 1024 Player anyone ?
Alexander Dietrich wrote: Output is 48kHz only, as with all Creative digital-output sound cards. Your MD has a sample rate converter though so don't worry. Yeah, but that still means another loss in quality. It's probably not much, but if you take it to the extreme, Analog - Wav - MP3 - Upsampling - Atrac is a lot of conversion. Selecting different frequency rates on sound cards just does the same as the converter on the MD. The only difference is it is on the card at the output stage as opposed to the input stage on the MD. The mixer on the cards mix at 48kHz - having selectable output just runs this through a sample rate converter on the card after mixing - no different to taking the 48kHz output and plugging into the MD. 3. Is there a possibility to add a digital input to the card ? No. I think that's why they call it the "1024 Player". Hmm, I thought that was because it's targeted at gamers, I assume you own this card and know for sure ? No, I borrowed one and decided not to get one because it had no facility to add digital input. Having the option of digital input for later is critical for me, though. Right now it seems like getting a standard Live! Value plus a digital I/O board would be the better choice ? Yes it would, although if digital input is so critical to you because you demand that much sound quality, I would advise you to stop fussing with "cheap 'n' cheerful" cards and go for a professional grade sound card. -- Magic Location : Portsmouth, England, UK Homepage : http://www.mattnet.freeserve.co.uk EMail : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] "A book judged by it's cover makes for a very shallow read." - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Soundblaster Live! 1024 Player anyone ?
Case wrote: Creative makes an add on card that has both optical in and out (TOSLINK) it's about $50 and it works with both live and live value.. Yes, but the SBLive! sound system isn't that great because to get 0dB from the output you have to overdrive the mixer which results in distortion. The signal is pulled down to about -6dB before the mixer stage so that adding bass, treble and 3D effects will not cause clipping on the output. Unfortunately id you turn all these off (which you will want to do to get an accurate recording onto MD) the output will peak at -6dB. The new drivers for SBLive! allow you to push the signal to 0dB by overdriving the input stages on the mixer, which is why the SBLive! sound isn't that great at high volume. -- Magic Location : Portsmouth, England, UK Homepage : http://www.mattnet.freeserve.co.uk EMail : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] "A book judged by it's cover makes for a very shallow read." - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Soundblaster Live! 1024 Player anyone ?
Alexander Dietrich wrote: 1. Is the digital port a coax or TOSLink one ? 3.5mm miniplug - same as on a portable MD unit. 2. Are there any restrictions on the sample rate of the port, like the "48 KHz only" bug in the current Terratec DMX drivers ? Output is 48kHz only, as with all Creative digital-output sound cards. Your MD has a sample rate converter though so don't worry. 3. Is there a possibility to add a digital input to the card ? No. I think that's why they call it the "1024 Player". 4. Do the beta Linux drivers work for this card too ? I have no idea, sorry. I would think not at the moment, the card is still very new. -- Magic Location : Portsmouth, England, UK Homepage : http://www.mattnet.freeserve.co.uk EMail : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] "A book judged by it's cover makes for a very shallow read." - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Soundblaster Live! 1024 Player anyone ?
3.5mm miniplug - same as on a portable MD unit. Oh great, I'd have to buy another cable then, but at least it's not coaxial. Output is 48kHz only, as with all Creative digital-output sound cards. Your MD has a sample rate converter though so don't worry. Yeah, but that still means another loss in quality. It's probably not much, but if you take it to the extreme, Analog - Wav - MP3 - Upsampling - Atrac is a lot of conversion. 3. Is there a possibility to add a digital input to the card ? No. I think that's why they call it the "1024 Player". Hmm, I thought that was because it's targeted at gamers, I assume you own this card and know for sure ? Having the option of digital input for later is critical for me, though. Right now it seems like getting a standard Live! Value plus a digital I/O board would be the better choice ? Regards, Alexander -- | Alexander Dietrich | Norderstedt, Germany | | e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
