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emu 1212 s/pdif not working

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Topic emu 1212 s/pdif not working
Im trying to record some stuff, so i have a roland vs-840 with a mic atached and im using a radioshack PCM digital audio cable from the rolands digital coax out to the s/pdif in on the card. problem is patchmix is not getting a reading so no sound coming in. this used to work with a red and white mono cable then just suddenly stopped working so i figured it was the cable and replaced it, but still... Please any help would be appreciated
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The one on top is the Audiodock that comes with the 1820m. The 1212m has 3 cards, the 1010 pci card and the 0202 card which contains the analog I/O, as well as the aforementioned sync card. You should have 3 cards installed all-in-all with only the larger 1010 card occupying a pci slot; the other 2 smaller cards can occupy any open backplane slot. The 1/4" sockets on the sync card were meant for audio SMPTE timecode while the BNC connectors are for word clock.
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I just remembered. Do you have the s/pdif connected in this screen?



Click on either the MIX or MON box in the row that says PCI Card S/PDIF.
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its on this:
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What is Strip 11? You inserted a Send to Physical Out (S/PDIF) yet you are also feeding the main output signal from the MON bus.
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no idea, i dont know one bit about that haha
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Hehe... mind showing a screenshot of your entire patchmix? I should be able to deduce the sends based on your outputs screenshot.
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yup no problem... think i got it all
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Well, you don't have the sync card connected and you're apparently not using the analog I/O. I also noticed that the Locked indicator in the Sync area isn't lit. All the connections seem to pan out but I can't understand why it's not working, which brings me back to the probability of the sync card being needed. (That sync card usually comes with the 1212m, IIRC.)

Save your present session and do a Restore Defaults (right click on the Emu icon in the system tray.) You will be required to reboot your machine. Reload your saved session after booting and check for spdif again. The Restore Defaults operation has been known to clear things up with the Emu cards.
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relly wierd, after restoring defaults i plugged my turtable mixer into the left 1/4 inch from the mixers red and white mono coaxials and patchmix is getting that signal, but still no s/pdif
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Emu has an S/PDIF loopback test so you can check whether the coax and optical connections are working. Look for the loopback test here.
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heres what i got


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Sorry for the delay - typhoon knocked out my dsl.

I think I was right about the sync card. You can check for the sync card here.
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thats wierd... so i need to buy that now?
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I always thought the sync card was part of the 1212m package.

Personally, I don't understand why it should be required for s/pdif transfers but I'm speaking from experience with my 1820m - I couldn't get s/pdif to function properly without the sync card.
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yeah, who knows maybe it is but since i got it as a used custom built like i said i couldnt be sure... i cant find anywhere were they only sell the sync card, you know any?
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%1$s a écrit yeah, who knows maybe it is but since i got it as a used custom built like i said i couldnt be sure... i cant find anywhere were they only sell the sync card, you know any?


Emu's the only place I know of where you can get a sync card new but you could also check ebay or craigslist.
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alright, i eamiled thei customer support too, so ill post back when i have news... alright well thanks for all the help!
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Remix and Ktic, I am having the same exact issue. I even downloaded the tool that tests the spdif signal. However, I am pretty sure that my 1212m came with the sync card!? I've read through all of your posts and tried everything that Remix has done, without luck. I am at the same point, LOL! What I am trying to do is plug my Fender CyberTwinSE into my spdif port.

There is one difference however. I get a signal through the PatchMIX and I can hear my amp through my computer speakers... so it seems as though it works, but when I go into CUBASE SX3 or any other music program for that matter, it does not see any SPDIF input.

Any help is greatly appreciated! THanks!
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%1$s a écrit There is one difference however. I get a signal through the PatchMIX and I can hear my amp through my computer speakers... so it seems as though it works, but when I go into CUBASE SX3 or any other music program for that matter, it does not see any SPDIF input.


You need to insert a send into the s/pdif strip (or any strip for that matter) for audio to pass thru into the application. The sends are virtual patchcords that 'send' audio to where you want it to go. You can have as much as 16 asio sends going to an asio app such as Cubase, unlike a wave send (which services WDM apps, btw) of which you only have 1. Go over to the Production Forums if you have more questions about the Emu; this forum is unfortunately being invaded by spammers.
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Thanks for your help. That solved the issue! I will head over to those forums however, because I am getting a crackling noise when I play my guitar =(