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DannyGavin Just Startin'
DannyGavin
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Mar 15, 2010 6:31 PM

Spdif Questions......

I have a pod X3 Live, pod XT pro and bass pod xt pro and want to set them up for recording on my PC running a M-Audio delta 1010LT soundcard. I would like to be able to record all simultaneously in Cubase 5. What would be the best way to do this so that all remain in sync, USB or SPDIF? Is it possible to daisychain spdif and then sync externally and if not how do i sync multiple units via USB. If both are possible which would give the best audio quality?

Tags: recording, pod_x3_live, podxt_pro, bass_podxt_pro
  • mimungr Gear Head
    mimungr
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    Mar 16, 2010 6:17 AM (in response to DannyGavin)
    Re: Spdif Questions......

    The Delta 1010LT only has a single S/PDIF input, so you clearly can't use that.

     

    With USB, you can only load one ASIO driver at a time, so you wouldn't be able to use the Line 6 ASIO drivers. You'd have to use something like asio4all to wrap the Line 6 WDM drivers for each device. This should work, but I've never personally tried it, so maybe there's a gotcha I don't know about. You'd lose the ability to record dry (since Line 6 doesn't expose the dry signal through WDM), and you wouldn't be able to use your Delta 1010LT at the same time (since it's also subject to the one ASIO driver at a time restriction).

     

    In my opinion, your best bet with your current gear is to just go analog.

  • Brion_Kean Just Startin'
    Brion_Kean
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    Dec 27, 2007
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    Feb 13, 2011 4:03 AM (in response to DannyGavin)
    Re: Spdif Questions......

    I have a sim question, with an M-Audio Delta 1010, trying to sync analog ins coming to the breakout box with SPDIF coming in from a POD HD500

    • Brion_Kean Just Startin'
      Brion_Kean
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      Dec 27, 2007
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      Feb 13, 2011 4:15 AM (in response to Brion_Kean)
      Re: Spdif Questions......

      We did the last setup last night before the recording this morning.

       

      7 drum mics going into a mixer > the Delta1010 breakout box, 1 bass DI also going to same card

       

      another bass DI, and the guitar scratch going thru POD-hd500 > spdif > Delta1010.

       

      I had something set to "professional" instead of "consumer" in the M-Audio drivers, which was not good.

      the tracks from the POD were a not-hot-MESS. (my fault).

       

      the POD sends "consumer" according to the M-Audio, which is really just "regular spdif". their "professional" mode is AES/EBU designed to be sent along an XLR cable, probably the genesis of what L6 calls L6 link.

       

      IE, L6-AES/EBU-link.

       

      As for your question, try running A>D going to the Delta ins, and run dry or something along the SPDIF to see what you get?

       

      I still don't have the answer for you, in terms of what to sync to - I think you choose sync to SPDIF in *in the M-Audio control panel software*.

       

      Definitely choose CONSUMER not PROFESSIONAL, in regard to the SPDIF / M-Audio control panel setting.

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