SPDIF Input

[IraSeigel]

I'm trying to do what Craig is doing and use Foobar to play some tracks. When you choose the SPDIF inputs, do the channel's input meters show any input? I can hear the tracks in Solo and in the outputs, but I don't see any input meter deflection.

[905shmick]

s/pdif inputs within SAC will show meter data.

[Butch Bos]

I use it like that all the time
The meters work just fine for me
Could it be the windows mixer set to low either foobar or master ?

Butch

[IraSeigel]

s/pdif inputs within SAC will show meter data.

I"m using Foobar to play a track. I've assigned the outputs in Foobar to the SPDIF inputs of my Digiface. I've assigned the input of the SAC input strip to the SPDIF output of the Digiface. I believe Craig (and others?) is calling this a "loopback"?

With that setup, should I be seeing input meter deflection in SAC? I'm not. I'm hearing the track fine, and it solos as expected. There's just no visual indicator that there's a track playing, which would be helpful.

EDIT: I don't have it patched correctly. I'm not hearing the track thru SAC, so obviously I don't understand the Loopback concept yet. Sorry. I'll search the forum. I'm sure there's a "how-to" that somebody's posted.

[Larry Burger]

Does the audio card SPDIF need to be master sync in the card control panel?

[airickess]

I"m using Foobar to play a track. I've assigned the outputs in Foobar to the SPDIF inputs of my Digiface. I've assigned the input of the SAC input strip to the SPDIF output of the Digiface. I believe Craig (and others?) is calling this a "loopback"?

With that setup, should I be seeing input meter deflection in SAC? I'm not. I'm hearing the track fine, and it solos as expected. There's just no visual indicator that there's a track playing, which would be helpful.

EDIT: I don't have it patched correctly. I'm not hearing the track thru SAC, so obviously I don't understand the Loopback concept yet. Sorry. I'll search the forum. I'm sure there's a "how-to" that somebody's posted.

The channel input should be assigned to the SPDIF input, not output.

Have you physically connected the SPDIF output to the SPDIF input via a cable? That needs to happen.
Have you made the SPDIF output the system default so that Foobar uses it?
Have you assigned the SPDIF input to a channel?

[IraSeigel]

The channel input should be assigned to the SPDIF input, not output.

Have you physically connected the SPDIF output to the SPDIF input via a cable? That needs to happen.
Have you made the SPDIF output the system default so that Foobar uses it?
Have you assigned the SPDIF input to a channel?

Thanks for this advice.
Using an RME device and its Totalmix software, you don't need to run an actual cable. You can route the input virtually, using the Totalmix software, which, after reading the Digiface manual, I now know how to do. (page 65 I believe)

I was mistakenly using the SPDIF inputs for both Foobar and SAC Solo. I didn't realize that. When I routed Foobar to the Digiface inputs 23&24, and assigned the SAC Solo to use the Digiface SPDIF, it worked as you'd expect it to.

[airickess]

Thanks for this advice.
Using an RME device and its Totalmix software, you don't need to run an actual cable. You can route the input virtually, using the Totalmix software, which, after reading the Digiface manual, I now know how to do. (page 65 I believe)

I was mistakenly using the SPDIF inputs for both Foobar and SAC Solo. I didn't realize that. When I routed Foobar to the Digiface inputs 23&24, and assigned the SAC Solo to use the Digiface SPDIF, it worked as you'd expect it to.

Good to know. I'm a recent owner of an HDSP 9652 card and any little tips like this are welcomed.

[gdougherty]

I'm not sure how you route that in totalmix. Has anything changed recently? My understanding of totalmix was that you can mix both inputs and virtual software outputs to each of the physical output channels but that you can't go the other way around. How do you virtually route an out back to an input?

EDIT: I'll RTFM.

[IraSeigel]

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EDIT: I'll RTFM.

In the Digiface manual, it's Chapter 30.5