On Wed, 2006-07-12 at 23:48 +0100, Rob Jackson wrote: > Could anyone please give me a step-by-step guide to setting up my > m-audio 2496 to capture from the S/PDIF? I am trying to record into > either Audacity or Ardour, but cannot 'find' any sound. i don't know this device well at all, but under ALSA it is almost certainly a separate subdevice from the main audio i/o. check the output of "aplay -l" ALSA represents most distinct i/o sections of an audio interface as its own subdevice, since its typically clocked independently of the rest of the card.