by Zahush76 » Sat Jun 15, 2013 2:44 am
John Bowen wrote:Zahush76,
So, there are 2 types of S/PDIF connectors. The red and white you see on your box are often called 'RCA connectors'. the other type is with optical connectors, usually called TOSLINK (for Toshiba Link), and these send the digital signal via light, and are often thought to be better than the RCA wire connectors...but both will transmit high quality digital data. So, what Jimmy is pointing out is that you will need to purchase a small box that converts optical TOSLINK output to RCA output; then you can use the Solaris S/PDIF with your interface. (The TOSLINK connectors, also known as EIAJ optical, are rectangular jacks also known as JIS F05 connectors.)
The DI and DO jacks you have are also JIS F05 connectors, but because it states 'ADAT/TOS' next to the connectors, I'm assuming these DI and DO are for ADAT light pipe signals, which are not compatible with S/PDIF signals. See this quote from Wikipedia:
"Other terms are sometimes used for technology similar to TOSLINK, such as ADAT Lightpipe or simply ADAT Optical. These are most often seen in the professional music/audio industry. While the ADAT Lightpipe format uses the same JIS F05 connectors as TOSLINK, the ADAT Lightpipe data format is not compatible with S/PDIF."
Because the S/PDIF standard is included in the SHARC dsp that we use in Solaris, that is the digital interface we chose.
Ok,still a bit confused. I understand i got to get something like this, right?
What confuses me a bit is the fact that it has one optical input - but two rca outputs (red & white). Does this mean i'm sending one cable from the Solaris to the converter box, and two rca cables from the converter to my interface?
Also, the rca output on the pic above says "left\right" - while the RCA input on my interface says DI\DO (digital in & out). These are different functions. Am i suppose to consider them as sort of stereo left right - or digital in and out...?
As to the comment from lotus-eater...you can get the Solaris to output 96kHz output if you slave it from a 96kHz Master clock. Just connect a 96kHz signal to the S/PDIF Input on the Solaris, and there you have it!
I can set my projects in cubase to 96khz & 32 bit float. I see that it changes the sample rate on my interface. Is the Solaris supposed to output 96khz all by it self - just from connecting it with the configuration mentioned above (spdif to converter to rca)? Or is there another connection needed? Maybe additional settings? In other words - what do i have to do in order to slave it to my cubase's sample rate (or to the interface which is slaved to cubase?)?
p.s.
What's the difference (if any) between saying that the audio output of the Solaris is (or could be 96khz) - and between saying that all the internal proccessing (including modulation speeds etc) is done in 96khz? Are these the same thing? Related\connected?
If the Solaris is slaved to, say, cubase which is set to 44khz - will all the internal proccessing in the Solaris suddenly turn to 44khz?
[quote="John Bowen"]Zahush76,
So, there are 2 types of S/PDIF connectors. The red and white you see on your box are often called 'RCA connectors'. the other type is with optical connectors, usually called TOSLINK (for Toshiba Link), and these send the digital signal via light, and are often thought to be better than the RCA wire connectors...but both will transmit high quality digital data. So, what Jimmy is pointing out is that you will need to purchase a small box that converts optical TOSLINK output to RCA output; then you can use the Solaris S/PDIF with your interface. (The TOSLINK connectors, also known as EIAJ optical, are rectangular jacks also known as JIS F05 connectors.)
The DI and DO jacks you have are also JIS F05 connectors, but because it states 'ADAT/TOS' next to the connectors, I'm assuming these DI and DO are for ADAT light pipe signals, which are not compatible with S/PDIF signals. See this quote from Wikipedia:
"Other terms are sometimes used for technology similar to TOSLINK, such as ADAT Lightpipe or simply ADAT Optical. These are most often seen in the professional music/audio industry. While the ADAT Lightpipe format uses the same JIS F05 connectors as TOSLINK, the ADAT Lightpipe data format is not compatible with S/PDIF."
Because the S/PDIF standard is included in the SHARC dsp that we use in Solaris, that is the digital interface we chose.
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Ok,still a bit confused. I understand i got to get something like this, right?
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What confuses me a bit is the fact that it has one optical input - but two rca outputs (red & white). Does this mean i'm sending one cable from the Solaris to the converter box, and two rca cables from the converter to my interface?
Also, the rca output on the pic above says "left\right" - while the RCA input on my interface says DI\DO (digital in & out). These are different functions. Am i suppose to consider them as sort of stereo left right - or digital in and out...?
[quote]As to the comment from lotus-eater...you can get the Solaris to output 96kHz output if you slave it from a 96kHz Master clock. Just connect a 96kHz signal to the S/PDIF Input on the Solaris, and there you have it![/quote]
I can set my projects in cubase to 96khz & 32 bit float. I see that it changes the sample rate on my interface. Is the Solaris supposed to output 96khz all by it self - just from connecting it with the configuration mentioned above (spdif to converter to rca)? Or is there another connection needed? Maybe additional settings? In other words - what do i have to do in order to slave it to my cubase's sample rate (or to the interface which is slaved to cubase?)?
p.s.
What's the difference (if any) between saying that the audio output of the Solaris is (or could be 96khz) - and between saying that all the internal proccessing (including modulation speeds etc) is done in 96khz? Are these the same thing? Related\connected?
If the Solaris is slaved to, say, cubase which is set to 44khz - will all the internal proccessing in the Solaris suddenly turn to 44khz?