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

Aaron, 
I now have the setup you detailed below.  However, I have also 
discovered what was causing the problems and it has nothing to do 
with the XL7, but is potentially very worrying.

The exact error I am getting on my mixer is:

Error!
Data Error D in A

... not the Clock Error (which I get all the time when I reset my PC 
etc).  I discovered that when I turn on the lamp beside my desk 
(which I just installed so I could read the 2.0 manual addendum 
while playing with OS2.0) and raise the dimmer control I get the 
error above!!!  Could this be because I am overloading my power 
sockets??  I have also noticed that if I get a static shock from any 
of my gear I sometimes get the error above too.  Is this normally a 
symptom of poor shielding, ground loop, too much drain on my power 
outlets .... anyone have any ideas?  I am living in an apartment and 
there are only 2 power outlets near my work area.  I have 5 surge 
protector strips connected to these with quite a lot of gear.  The 
exact list is below.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
grimley.

PC and monitor
Mackie HR824 monitors
2 x Tascam TMD-1000 mixers
Behringer MX802A mixer
Steinberg Midex8
XL7
Virus b
Korg Karma
Korg MS2000R
Korg EA1, ER-1 and ES-1
Kaoss Pad2
Yamaha EX5
Numark TT200 (with ground going to Kaoss pad)
Roland Juno 106
Digitech Vocalist WS EX
Midiman thru box
ZIP drive
... and the bloody lamp.


--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, Aaron Eppolito <synthesis77@y...> wrote:
> > Oh... and I also get a digital input error on my 
> > Tascam which I nver used to see before.
> 
> I have a TM-D1000 as well, and it's terrible at syncing to 
S/PDIF.  It
> gives me the "Clock Error!  Fs -> Internal" message all the time.  
I
> have it slaved to a Roland S/PDIF out.  It's so bad for me that I 
leave
> the mixer showing the clock selection page all the time so I can 
hit
> Enter quick to restore sync to Digital In A.
> 
> In your case, you should have the following setup:
> 
> Mixer A: XL-7 connected to Digital In A.  Clock source: Digital In 
A.
> 
> Mixer A: RCA cable connected from Word Clock out to...
> Mixer B: ...Work Clock in.  Clock source: Word Clock in
> 
> Soundscape: Clock source: T/DIF In
> 
> Make sure you try different cables for the S/PDIF routing.  They 
always
> say use very high-quality shielded RCA cables, but sometimes crappy
> ones have worked better for me.  Try a bunch, and see which works 
best.
> 
> --- erik_magrini@B... wrote:
> > The XL-7 will automatically sync to any SPDIF once there is a 
proper
> > cable connected and a clock signal present.
> 
> I'm sure rEalm meant that something ELSE will automatically sync 
to the
> XL-7 once a cable is connected, as the XL-7 cannot slave to 
external
> clock.
> 
> > Someone once sent me a way to boost the digital output (though 
this
> > is in violation of FCC rules), sadly I cannot find it anymore!!
> 
> There's some capacitor that you could remove, but I don't know 
what it
> is, and it would CERTAINLY violate FCC!  =)
> 
> -Aaron
> 
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