VG-99- Digital Output

Started by ericar123, February 18, 2016, 07:23:09 AM

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ericar123

Hi
Does anyone use the Digital output(RCA jack) on the VG99?
I have an M-Audio card that has an S/PDIF RCA jack on it.
Will this work and give me better quality sound into my computer?
Is there anything involved with setup other than connection?
I did try this years ago and couldn't get any sound.

Thanks for any help

Elantric

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ericar123

Thanks,
I did a search on digital output and didn't find much.
The spdif search did.

Brak(E)man

Quote from: ericar123 on February 18, 2016, 07:23:09 AM
Hi
Does anyone use the Digital output(RCA jack) on the VG99?
I have an M-Audio card that has an S/PDIF RCA jack on it.
Will this work and give me better quality sound into my computer?
Is there anything involved with setup other than connection?
I did try this years ago and couldn't get any sound.

Thanks for any help

It should give the same sound quality as the USB audio depending on your sound cards specs ,
better than the analoge inputs for sure.
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Quote from: ericar123 on February 18, 2016, 07:23:09 AM
Hi
Does anyone use the Digital output(RCA jack) on the VG99?
I have an M-Audio card that has an S/PDIF RCA jack on it.
Will this work and give me better quality sound into my computer?
Is there anything involved with setup other than connection?
I did try this years ago and couldn't get any sound.

I use it occasionally. Normally I go thru a D/A converter. There are a couple things to setup like the other outputs - source (COSM GTR A/B, PU, CH A/B, Mixer, ...) and level.

scratch17

There is a minor issue with the SPDIF output in my studio. The VG-99 sample rate is 44.1 khz. I run most of my projects at 96 khz so the VG-99 sample rate conversion is not an even multiple of the project. So I currently use the analog outputs.

I could use a sample rate of 88.2 khz. My UAD Apollo interfaces can accept a 44.1 rate and revlock it to 88.2.

At some point I want to get a Mutec MC-4. It can convert SPDIF to ADAT or AES/EBu from any standard sample rate to any higher one. My Kemper also has the same issue.

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ericar123

I've never had good luck trying the USB input. It has never worked right for me.
I use USB for the editor only.