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

Thanx, I'll try that!  Still no luck, and Echo can't figure it out either!

rEalm





"tommy_trance" <tommy_trance@...>
02/07/02 06:11 PM
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        Subject:        [xl7] Re: Digital out problems.........is it working yet?


I got my spdif to work.  I am using a Mia card by Echo and had to 
set the outs to Mia's Virtual 3/4 instead of 1/2.  No more static. 
It sounds really clean via spdif.



--- In xl7@y..., erik_magrini@B... wrote:
> Hey all, ran into a problem trying to use my XL-7's S/PDIF port 
this 
> weekend.  I'm sure it's not Emu related, but was wondering if 
anyone had 
> any ideas that might help me out.  Basically, I had recorded all 
of my 
> MIDI for a new track into Cubase, and next I needed to transfer 
all of the 
> tracks as audio into Cubase.  On my last track where I did this, I 
> completely forgot about the SPDIF port on the back of the XL-7 
(one of the 
> reasons I got it too, doh!) so I did all the transferring via the 
analog 
> outs.  This time I wanted to keep it all as clean as possible, so 
I 
> attempted to use the digital out.  I hooked the XL-7 up to my 
Layla24 via 
> a Monster Cable digital cable I had previously used to transfer 
samples to 
> my Akai S3000Xl from a CD player.  After changing  all the right 
settings 
> for my Layla to be working via SPDIf, I set about trying to record 
the 
> audio into Cubase.
> 
> The problem, was that although I could hear my XL-7's audio, there 
was 
> alot of digital noise randomly interlaced with it too.  It was 
that 
> annoying crackling variety that would max out my inputs everytime 
it 
> cracked, and basically made using the digital outs impossible as I 
> couldn't get a clean signal for the life of me. I thought it might 
be a 
> bad cable, so I swapped it with a regular RCA cable (non-digital, 
I know 
> not ideal) I knew was good.  The same thing happened only the 
crackling 
> was much worse.  So I'm guessing it might be a bad cable, and I 
ordered a 
> new one this AM.  Anyone got any other ideas on what it might be? 
I know 
> someone used the XL-7 with an Echo Mia ok, anyone used it 
successfully 
> this way with a Layla24?
> 
> rEalm



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