lau@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >> I would like to record directly from my DAT recorder (48 kHz) via SPDIF. >> As a greenhorn in harddisk recording I expect that there should be a way >> to get an exact copy of the data on the tape with no input level / mixer >> and no DA-AD conversion in between?! >> >> Unfortunately so far I did not succeed in recording from the SPDIF-input >> at all. I am just able to route the DAT signal to the analog line out by >> setting its volume using alsamixer. But the SPDIF-in does not appear in >> other mixers like kmix and the signal is not available in recording >> programs like audacity or krecord. :-( >> >> I am using: >> >> - SuSE 8.2 / kernel 2.4.20 / i86 >> - alsa 0.9.0 >> - emu10k1 >> - Soundblaster live! rev. 4 Joern Nettingsmeier wrote: > i don't have an spdif source, so i can't test, but it used to work on my > sblive when i set the capture flag in alsamixer on "IEC958 Coaxial" > *and* the "capture" channel. Yes, you are right, this works (and is not possible using alsamixergui) - thank you! *But* it definitely results in a DA-AD conversion because - I can record in arbitrary sampling rates without problems - When I stop the tape the input level remains about -70 dB Is this a particular weakness of the SB live? What card supports exact recording from SPDIF-in? Ciao, HippiE
