AES routing issue in 12.8?
 

Trying to make a 2 ch mix onto a stereo audio track, using AES input and outputs. I see the Input signal going to my RME Raydat card mixer... but it never shows on the track input. I have also tried this in an old version of Nuendo 3.2, and their AES is routed to the exact same chans that PT says it is... and it works like a dream. I have selected the DEFAULT i/o settings in PT and even though I see that it is being routed to the same chans that Nuendo was... it just doesn't show up on the track when on input or record. Seeing that it worked with another program, I know it's NOT the RME Raydat interface card. Also, I am taking a stereo digital signal directly from my Sony DMX r100 console, directly into the AES XLR input of the card so there is nothing else in the way. I also checked my PC and when I play iTunes or youtube... it is playing back through the AES of my audio card just fine. I am beginning to think that this may be a "BUG" inside 12.8? Anyone else here run into this issue of the AES input routing not coming together? It has to be this. I'm going to try and go to the next version of PT and see if it corrects itself. Any comments? Thanks.

Re: AES routing issue in 12.8?
 

A few things,

You mention playing back Itunes through it. You are un selecting the interface in the Control Panel > Sounds as the Default Windows playback device when you go to Pro Tools? It will not work period if it is set as the default. (This is likely the issue)

You have verified the interface is selected in the Playback engine?

You are record arming or hitting the input monitoring button on the track?

You have the I/O configured correctly for PT in the RME software

Re: AES routing issue in 12.8?
 

Yes, also set to their default... and Nuendo worked with the same ins and outs that PT says it has assigned to AES (ch 33/34.
In PT i/o settings it tells me that my Hammerfall card is my device, listed at top, right above, optical. All the setings, routings are set to factory default... just to give it the benefit of the doubt. Only AES input is not happening, everything else works as it should.

I still think it's a bug. I have checked all the routings between the card and PT and everything "looks"... the way it is suppose to be. Nuendo assignment for AES is the same as PT... and it works, and PT doesn't. All other chans work accept AES input in PT. I could assign AES out to a stereo mix and no problem there... only problem is getting signal to AES input... in PT 12.8 .
I am stumped!

Re: AES routing issue in 12.8?
 

It is not going to work on 33-34. Pro Tools will only recognize up to 32 on native systems. You would have to fix that in the RME software.

Re: AES routing issue in 12.8?
 

Well I've tried everything else even updated now to 12.8.3 and still can't make it work. I know there are 32 chans but I thought that AES and spdif was beside this, so you could be right.... Any way I can mult 33/34 to say... 31/32, would that work? I have to be able to use the AES in & out from the Raydat interface card. thanks

Re: AES routing issue in 12.8?
 

There is nothing recognized beyond 32 inputs or outputs, there is no exceptions. You can change the routing inputs and outputs to any interface in the totalmix software for RME.

Re: AES routing issue in 12.8?
 

Ok thanks so much. I'm not sure how to do this... to be able to receive a mixed digital signal through the AES input of the Raydat card. I'll need to call their tech support.