S/PDIF in

MusicBloke · Apr 17, 2007, 09:51 AM

I know this has been talked about a lot but no-one has yet covered the point specifically, so here goes.

I have a guitar preamp (Yamaha AG Stomp) with a coax S/PDIF output. The line level outputs work fine on my Audigy 2ZS but i'd like to go fully digital if I can.

I connected the output from the preamp to the CD S/PDIF input and it worked, but quietly. However, my sequencer software (Reaper) won't recognise this connection as an input so I can't use it.

So I linked up the peamp to pins 5 and 6 on the AUD_EXT header and linked pins 25 and 35 to fake a LiveDrive. But nothing comes through.

All the connections are good (tested with a meter) and the software and Audigy control panel all set to S/PDIF input.

Anyone got any suggestions?

Thanks in anticipation for your help.

**dj_stick** · Apr 17, 2007, 11:03 AM

ok well the reason it doesn't work is most probably because the AUD_EXT does not support standard SPDIF operating levels, on the CD_SPDIF header does

your software WILL be able to recognise this input if you select it as the record source in the creative mixer

MusicBloke · Apr 17, 2007, 12:59 PM

Thanks - will try again.

Incidentally, can the standard S/PDIF signal be converted to match the AUD_EXT requirements? I've seen converters from S/PDIF to TTL - would this be it?

**dj_stick** · Apr 17, 2007, 01:08 PM

yeah that will work, as the AUD_EXT header requires TTL level

MusicBloke · Apr 17, 2007, 06:12 PM

dj_stick - many thanks for your help, really appreciate it.

**dj_stick** · Apr 18, 2007, 12:51 AM

no problem, hey did you have a link for one of those level converters? i had no idea such things were sold

Apr 17, 2007, 09:51 AM	#1
MusicBloke DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	S/PDIF in I know this has been talked about a lot but no-one has yet covered the point specifically, so here goes. I have a guitar preamp (Yamaha AG Stomp) with a coax S/PDIF output. The line level outputs work fine on my Audigy 2ZS but i'd like to go fully digital if I can. I connected the output from the preamp to the CD S/PDIF input and it worked, but quietly. However, my sequencer software (Reaper) won't recognise this connection as an input so I can't use it. So I linked up the peamp to pins 5 and 6 on the AUD_EXT header and linked pins 25 and 35 to fake a LiveDrive. But nothing comes through. All the connections are good (tested with a meter) and the software and Audigy control panel all set to S/PDIF input. Anyone got any suggestions? Thanks in anticipation for your help.

Apr 17, 2007, 12:59 PM	Thread Starter #3
MusicBloke DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Thanks - will try again. Incidentally, can the standard S/PDIF signal be converted to match the AUD_EXT requirements? I've seen converters from S/PDIF to TTL - would this be it?

Apr 17, 2007, 06:12 PM	Thread Starter #5
MusicBloke DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	dj_stick - many thanks for your help, really appreciate it.