Christopher Spalding wrote:
> OK, while we're on the topic, i have a crappy SB PCI 64V, is there a really
> cheap way i can get an optical output from it or do i have to buy a whole
> new card?
You could tap into the digital data stream going to the input pins on the DAC.
This is usually a standard format 16 bit stereo data stream which can be encoded
with something like an S/PDIF encoder (CS8210 ?) chip. You would then feed this
to a Toslink connector and viol - one digital MD output. The problem is that
doing this would probably cost you more than to buy even a cheap card with
S/PDIF output on board, so you'd be better off replacing the card.
> PS, there is a "digital/analogue" output setting in the software - what does
> this do?
I've seen similar software bundled with other sound cards. I *think* it's
because the card has no dedicated drivers and uses generic ones for that chip
set. Some systems have a digital output, and some don't, so they put an option
to enable / disable that output into the software. If your card doesn't have the
facility then obviously it wont do anything.
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