KX, SB Live & Seperate inputs

smugdoug · Jul 30, 2003, 06:47 PM

I think I've just seen the answer to my question in the KX signal flow diagram but I'd like to post it incase I'm wrong:

All input channels are mixed down to two channels for any sort of recording,
its impossible to record more than two isolated channels simultaneously.

Is that right?
I'm hoping to be proved wrong but I thought my live drive would give me more input channels to use with PD. I'm wishing I'd looked into it a bit further now

Cheers folks,
Dougie

Daniel Drummond · Jul 30, 2003, 07:16 PM

That's right if you're only considering the AC97 part or the sb live. But, if you use a live drive, you get 2 extra anlalog mono inputs plus 1 digital input. If you use live drive II or IR you get 4 extra mono inputs plus 1 digital input. In the card itself you have a digital input also. And notice that the analog inputs on live drive's have a much lower noise floor than the inputs in the card itself. Also, if you consider the virtual ASIO inputs, you could route up to 16 different signal to them (wet, dry, wave, soundfonts etc...)

smugdoug · Aug 2, 2003, 07:36 PM

Cheers, I can see I was getting a bit ahead of myself. Not really used asio before, but its suddenly solving all my worries.

Cheers mate,
Dougie

Jul 30, 2003, 06:47 PM	#1
smugdoug DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	KX, SB Live & Seperate inputs I think I've just seen the answer to my question in the KX signal flow diagram but I'd like to post it incase I'm wrong: All input channels are mixed down to two channels for any sort of recording, its impossible to record more than two isolated channels simultaneously. Is that right? I'm hoping to be proved wrong but I thought my live drive would give me more input channels to use with PD. I'm wishing I'd looked into it a bit further now Cheers folks, Dougie

Jul 30, 2003, 07:16 PM	#2
Daniel Drummond DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Brazil Posts: 1,137 Rep Power: 0	That's right if you're only considering the AC97 part or the sb live. But, if you use a live drive, you get 2 extra anlalog mono inputs plus 1 digital input. If you use live drive II or IR you get 4 extra mono inputs plus 1 digital input. In the card itself you have a digital input also. And notice that the analog inputs on live drive's have a much lower noise floor than the inputs in the card itself. Also, if you consider the virtual ASIO inputs, you could route up to 16 different signal to them (wet, dry, wave, soundfonts etc...) __________________ www.palcomp3.com.br/ed

Aug 2, 2003, 07:36 PM	Thread Starter #3
smugdoug DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Cheers, I can see I was getting a bit ahead of myself. Not really used asio before, but its suddenly solving all my worries. Cheers mate, Dougie