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Subject:digital transfers Posted by: CamTuffCity Date:12/23/2003 3:03:58 PM I'm trying to digitally transfer audio from a DAT player to Sound Forge 6.0 on the computer. I bought a digital coaxial cable with RCA-RCA ends, but it doesn't seem to work; the music doesn't come through. Do I need to change settings, or am I using the wrong cable? Thanks -Cameron
Subject:RE: digital transfers Reply by: Rednroll Date:12/23/2003 3:30:24 PM Maybe this is obvious, but you didn't mention if your soundcard has a digital input? If you've got the spdif digital out of the DAT player connected to the Digital IN of your sound card, then you'll need to make sure in sound Forge that you have the digital input selected for recording. You'll also want to set the word clock of your sound card to external, to ensure you don't get any pops and clicks. Also, what DAT player do you have? Some DAT players have both AES and Spdif outputs and only allow one to be active at a time.
Subject:RE: digital transfers Reply by: Geoff_Wood Date:12/24/2003 12:58:00 AM Also, assuming you are using a digital input, depending on your soundcard driver you may not actually hear the digital audio while recording, but you should see the meters responding with the 'Monitor" box ticked. geoff

Subject:digital transfers

Posted by: CamTuffCity

Date:12/23/2003 3:03:58 PM

I'm trying to digitally transfer audio from a DAT player to Sound Forge 6.0 on the computer. I bought a digital coaxial cable with RCA-RCA ends, but it doesn't seem to work; the music doesn't come through. Do I need to change settings, or am I using the wrong cable?
Thanks
-Cameron

Subject:RE: digital transfers

Reply by: Rednroll

Date:12/23/2003 3:30:24 PM

Maybe this is obvious, but you didn't mention if your soundcard has a digital input? If you've got the spdif digital out of the DAT player connected to the Digital IN of your sound card, then you'll need to make sure in sound Forge that you have the digital input selected for recording. You'll also want to set the word clock of your sound card to external, to ensure you don't get any pops and clicks. Also, what DAT player do you have? Some DAT players have both AES and Spdif outputs and only allow one to be active at a time.

Subject:RE: digital transfers

Reply by: Geoff_Wood

Date:12/24/2003 12:58:00 AM

Also, assuming you are using a digital input, depending on your soundcard driver you may not actually *hear* the digital audio while recording, but you should see the meters responding with the 'Monitor" box ticked.

geoff