Emu XL-7 & MP-7 User's Group

Hello all,
     Are you sure this is a signal strength issue?  It sounds like it 
might be a grounding issue if you can just touch it and it goes away. 
Exactly what my radio used to do before I properly grounded it. Just 
a thought.  Never hurts to check...

            Best,
                   Flibfree ^=.=^


--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "diveintomercury" <diveintomercury@y...> 
wrote:
> On my Waveterminal card I can select the digital clock source, and 
> i've set it to receive from the MP7. The signal is still crackly 
> however. I think this is a signal strength related issue rather 
than 
> a format/compatability issue given that i can solve the crackles 
> problem simply by using my finger on the metal rim to boost the 
> strength...
> 
> --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "Stu" <routerman@z...> wrote:
> > Is there any way to set the clock source on either of your 
> soundcards? I get
> > lots of crackles when my MP-7 is plugged into my E-MU Ultra 
sampler 
> but I
> > don't have the clock source set to the SPDIF input. Setting the 
> clock source
> > to SPDIF gets rid of the crackles.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > 
> > Stu
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: diveintomercury [mailto:diveintomercury@y...]
> > Sent: 27 September 2003 02:06
> > To: xl7@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [xl7] Weak SPDIF signal
> > 
> > 
> > I'm having extreme difficulty with the SPDIF output on my MP7. It
> > would seem that the digital signal is very weak coming out of the
> > box. At first I thought it may have been a cable quality issue, 
but
> > after purchasing a very high quality cable, the problem continued.
> > I'm getting a lot of crackles in the signal. I have two soundcards
> > with SPDIF input which i've been attempting to use, a Waveterminal
> > 192L and an Audiophile USB. I've had difficulty with both, 
although
> > the Waveterminal seems slightly more tolerant. I notice that if i
> > press my finger on the metal section of the digital jack while
> > plugged into the MP7 the charge from my body boosts the signal so 
it
> > is crystal clear... Is there any other way i can boost the power 
of
> > the signal using the MP7 itself or a third party device?
> > 
> > 
> > 
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