Can i record digitally to a MD from S.B Live

05-12-2001, 04:51 | posts: n/a

Just wondering if its possible to record digitally from a sound blaster live card to a MD. All i know of is my MD has an optical cable and i dont' think that works with a sound card.

05-12-2001, 15:04 | posts: n/a

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by LemonTea: 
Just wondering if its possible to record digitally from a sound blaster live card to a MD. All i know of is my MD has an optical cable and i dont' think that works with a sound card.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> 
maybe if you could feed the soundcard and md player to a digital receiver. i'm pretty sure my pioneer vsx d608 could do that?

Magnet · 05-12-2001, 19:52 | posts: 123 | Location: San Francisco

Yes. Creative sells a digital input/output daughter card ($20US) that will do the job nicely. 
 
BM

Ice Cold · 05-13-2001, 19:06 | posts: 6,371 | Location: belgium

to magnet , your WRONG (i love those words) the Platinum version already has the Live-Drive ,and on the Live-Drive is the digital (optical) line

05-13-2001, 19:39 | posts: n/a

There isn't an option for the yellow out jack? (the 5.1 card thingy) 
 
hmm mine has a selector for it with digital out as an option for it. 
 
Mess with drivers; it should be there

Magnet · 05-14-2001, 06:49 | posts: 123 | Location: San Francisco

But not *optical* digital out. And to Ice, no, not wrong. <IMG SRC="smileys/wink.gif"> We assume too much. LemonDude, do you already have a Live!? If you do, then the little I/O card is a good option. If not, then strive to get a Platinum, or a Game Theatre XP. 
 
<A HREF="http://www.soundblaster.com/accessories/optical-io/" TARGET=_blank>http://www.soundblaster.com/accessories/optical-io/</A> 
 
I am wrong on the price -> $59.99 retail. I had one not too long ago and it did cost $20. LiveDrive is a shocking $129.99! 
 
BM 
 
This message was edited by Magnet on 14 May 2001 01:04 AM This message was edited by Magnet on 14 May 2001 01:07 AM

05-15-2001, 10:18 | posts: n/a

Well i have two live cards, a new generation live! Value which has 5 jacks, including that 5th yellow digital out. Nope... that thing doesn't work, i went to surround mixer and clicked on 'digital out only'... MD still can't pick up any digital signals 
 
Then i have the first generation Live! card which comes with that Digital I/O card (version 1)... 
 
Ok, on my Digital I/O card, there are 5 thingies... one digital din, 2 midi, and the two s/p dif things. 
 
OK... how about i take a pic and show you what this optical cable which came with my MD looks like 
Just in case you can't make out what the jack looks like, its the typical 1/8 size, except only the tip (about 2mm) is metal, the rest is coated in plastic. 
 <A HREF="http://images.fairmarketnetwork.com.au/images/site514/members/468401-Optical.jpg" TARGET=_blank>http://images.fairmarketnetwork.com.au/images/site514/members/468401-Optical.jpg</A> 
 
Man... think i'm just gonna sell this piece of crudness... Oh, just one more question, if i connect my cd-rom to soundcard via s/p dif cable but my speakers are connected through analog cables, will the sound quality still improve?

Magnet · 05-18-2001, 06:50 | posts: 123 | Location: San Francisco

Um, yea. I replied to your post earlier about s/pdif with CD's and Live! (...a long story short: eh, maybe...). But to reiterate you need an *optical* input/output. Get a flashlight and shine it into one end of the optical cable; look at the other end. You should see light from the flashlight. S/PDIF is made from copper wires and optical cables are made from glass fibre (or maybe plastic, i dunno), and of course copper won't pass a single photon. 
 
The Digital I/O '2' card specifically states that it supports optical fibre cables. That is the way to go. Also, SoundCardCentral (stealing my lines, too, dangit!) posted a review about the Zoltrix 'Nightengale' Sound Card which comes with such a daughtercard. For a mind numbing $40. 
 
<A HREF="http://www.soundcardcentral.com/reviews/soundcards/zoltrix/page1.htm" TARGET=_blank>http://www.soundcardcentral.com/reviews/soundcards/zoltrix/page1.htm</A> 
 
Hm. Maybe I'd buy the MD from you... does it record? 
 
BM This message was edited by Magnet on 18 May 2001 01:10 AM

05-18-2001, 15:44 | posts: n/a

ok... thanks for all the effort, guess i'm just a dud. stuff dis <IMG SRC="smileys/tongue.gif"> 
 
time to get rid of that live card, is there much difference between the first generation live and the current ones? apart from the 5.1 ability now. 
 
MD records, but unless you so happen to live in Aus, i don't think i'd sell the MD to you

Magnet · 05-20-2001, 10:19 | posts: 123 | Location: San Francisco

Aparently none. Besides the software bundle. 
 
BM

Hilbert Hagedoorn · 05-20-2001, 11:46 | posts: 16,989 | Location: Guru3D testlab

SB Platinum Live Drive II and above (the new 5.1) actually do have an optical in and output my friends. I know, I tested and used them all <IMG SRC="smileys/smile.gif"> 
 
<IMG SRC="http://www.guru3d.com/review/creative/platinum51/Mvc-003g.jpg"> This message was edited by Hilbert Hagedoorn on 20 May 2001 06:04 AM

Magnet · 05-20-2001, 23:54 | posts: 123 | Location: San Francisco

Mmm, hmm, now that does look tasty! <IMG SRC="smileys/tongue.gif"> 
 
BM

Ice Cold · 05-25-2001, 15:09 | posts: 6,371 | Location: belgium

seein' that makes me forget all competition