SP-DIF problem

Dekkie · Feb 26, 2007, 02:15 AM

Hi all!

Question:
I have 2 PC's, one with an Audigy card, from which I connected the SP-DIF output to the other PC's card, a Creamware Scope Home.
I play music from the Audigy's PC and record on the other one.
I don't know what has happened, but lately the following is happening: the Audigy's PC seems to give an SP-DIF 'pulse' or something every few minutes -in any case, the SP-DIF icon appears on screen- and for a few seconds the other PC won't record. Even when I am playing music on it (Cubase SX, keyboard) the sound mutes for a few secs.
I can't seem to find why the SP-DIF icon appears every few minutes and more importantly, how to stop it.
Anybody any thoughts....?

Thanks!
Hans

Doug W · Feb 26, 2007, 02:51 AM

I don't know if this is it-but I remembered another post with a similar problem:
Try

Right Clicking the kX manager->Settings->OSD Notifications->Uncheck SPDIF Activity

http://www.hardwareheaven.com/general-...ht-corner.html

Dekkie · Feb 26, 2007, 11:47 AM

Thanks, but that's not it...

JGSF · Feb 26, 2007, 12:20 PM

Are the sample rates in both devices the same?

Dekkie · Feb 26, 2007, 01:20 PM

Yes. It's the same as when you check the SP-DIF bypass mode. Icon pops up and audio is muted for a few secs. It's enough to drive you crazy.....

JGSF · Feb 26, 2007, 02:30 PM

I was asking because on saturday I was recording my friend's boss gt-8 into the audigy's spdif in (using waveHQ), and I had to give up and record the analog signal, because I couldn't get any digital signal into it. That same icon just kept appearing and disappearing all the time... And all the other cards got messed up too, I couldn't get any signal from any card while that gt-8 was connected to the spdif in of that audigy and using waveHQ. Strange...

However, recording spdif in at 48khz/16-bit worked well.

Does anybody know what happens if I pass to the p16v a spdif signal different than 96khz?

Maddogg6 · Feb 26, 2007, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Does anybody know what happens if I pass to the p16v a spdif signal different than 96khz?

Yes - it seems there is no sample rate conversions when I do this.

Feb 26, 2007, 02:15 AM	#1
Dekkie DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	SP-DIF problem Hi all! Question: I have 2 PC's, one with an Audigy card, from which I connected the SP-DIF output to the other PC's card, a Creamware Scope Home. I play music from the Audigy's PC and record on the other one. I don't know what has happened, but lately the following is happening: the Audigy's PC seems to give an SP-DIF 'pulse' or something every few minutes -in any case, the SP-DIF icon appears on screen- and for a few seconds the other PC won't record. Even when I am playing music on it (Cubase SX, keyboard) the sound mutes for a few secs. I can't seem to find why the SP-DIF icon appears every few minutes and more importantly, how to stop it. Anybody any thoughts....? Thanks! Hans

Feb 26, 2007, 02:51 AM	#2
Doug W HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Montevideo, MN USA Posts: 973 Rep Power: 0	I don't know if this is it-but I remembered another post with a similar problem: Try Right Clicking the kX manager->Settings->OSD Notifications->Uncheck SPDIF Activity http://www.hardwareheaven.com/general-...ht-corner.html

Feb 26, 2007, 11:47 AM	Thread Starter #3
Dekkie DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	Thanks, but that's not it...

Feb 26, 2007, 12:20 PM	#4
JGSF HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 452 Rep Power: 0	Are the sample rates in both devices the same?

Feb 26, 2007, 01:20 PM	Thread Starter #5
Dekkie DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	Yes. It's the same as when you check the SP-DIF bypass mode. Icon pops up and audio is muted for a few secs. It's enough to drive you crazy.....

Feb 26, 2007, 02:30 PM	#6
JGSF HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 452 Rep Power: 0	I was asking because on saturday I was recording my friend's boss gt-8 into the audigy's spdif in (using waveHQ), and I had to give up and record the analog signal, because I couldn't get any digital signal into it. That same icon just kept appearing and disappearing all the time... And all the other cards got messed up too, I couldn't get any signal from any card while that gt-8 was connected to the spdif in of that audigy and using waveHQ. Strange... However, recording spdif in at 48khz/16-bit worked well. Does anybody know what happens if I pass to the p16v a spdif signal different than 96khz?