[linux-audio-user] A Newbie's New System?

[D R Holsbeck]

My RME HDSP syncs up just fine with our Mackie SDR, using adat. Many
hours of transfers and 0 glitches. And I am picky about the audio
quality.

On Mon, 2002-09-16 at 08:37, Mark Knecht wrote:
> Steve,
>    Good inputs. Thanks.
> 
>    In my normal (non-Ardour so far!) setup, I use PTLE as a sync master on
> one PC sending sync to the RME via ADAT on a second PC. It works
> wonderfully. I don't think I've ever heard a click, so I don't think it's
> fundamentally impossible to sync over ADAT, although that doesn't mean it
> works under Linux yet.
> 
>    In this case I'll be happy with the AP2496 syncing to the RME, or the RME
> syncing to the AP2496. I know the RME can do that under Windows, so I'll
> have to learn how to turn on that feature under Linux. No rush, but I hope
> to discover that sometime this week.
> 
> Cheers,
> Mark
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-audio-user-admin at music.columbia.edu
> [mailto:linux-audio-user-admin at music.columbia.edu]On Behalf Of Steve
> Harris
> Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 1:18 AM
> To: linux-audio-user at music.columbia.edu
> Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] A Newbie's New System?
> 
> 
> On Sun, Sep 15, 2002 at 12:56:11 -0700, Mark Knecht wrote:
> > Steve,
> >    'Word Clock' has a pretty specific meaning. (At least to me) Isn't that
> > specifically when you use an external word clock generator and drive the
> > coaxial type inputs?
> >
> >    Under Windows I can 'sync' two cards over s/pdif to ensure that they
> run
> > at the rate set by whichever is master. My goal is only to accomplish this
> > using Linux.
> 
> Sorry, that was sloppy writing on my part, I meant sample accurate sync,
> not "Word Clock", though its important to distinguish between sync-able
> spdif ports (as in the Hammerfall and korg1212) and non syncable (as in
> the SB Live/Extigy etc.). Of course, only one of your cards has to be able
> to sync to spdif.
> 
> I've heard reports of problems using SPDIF or ADAT as a sync sounce, but
> I've never experienced them myself.
> 
> - Steve
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