Ciao All.
I need to run a digital out from a transformer balanced Rosetta AES line out, to an Akai MPC S/PDIF input.
The normal Rosetta S/PDIF is taken up.
Does anyone know if it's ok (and good enough) to do the converter lead thing or do I have to get all hardcore about it?
I found a diagram on the Rane site, it converts from 100 to 75 ohms and attenuates the level to 0.5v for S/PDIF.
It's a few resistors so I like it very much.
Cheers
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AES to S/PDIF on the cheap.
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Re: AES to S/PDIF on the cheap.
i bought some little "barrel" converter things.
i think they were around 50 bucks
from someone like.... i cat remember.... but rapco? or art, or some similar standard cheap brand like that.
worked just fine for me!
i think they were around 50 bucks
from someone like.... i cat remember.... but rapco? or art, or some similar standard cheap brand like that.
worked just fine for me!
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Re: AES to S/PDIF on the cheap.
Whilst you can use transformers etc to make a passive converter,this will only work properly if the Rosetta outputs balanced s/pdif or the akai accepts unbalanced AES. These are different protocols with different information in the headers. Passively converting will work most of the time,but you will get glitches.
Spend a little more and do it properly and avoid the pain later .
Spend a little more and do it properly and avoid the pain later .
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Re: AES to S/PDIF on the cheap.
Maybe I'm just super ghetto about things like this, but I've always just used an XLR to RCA short lead with pins 1 and 3 tied together on the RCA end.
I've done this a lot and never had it not work.
I've done this a lot and never had it not work.
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Re: AES to S/PDIF on the cheap.
And here was I thinking no-one had replied.
Didn't think to check the thread on the site itself.
Thanks all for the info.
Didn't think to check the thread on the site itself.
Thanks all for the info.
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