002R wont recognize SPDIF from G5...

[rjd2]

hi folks, hoping someone may have some help for me. specs:

i am running PTLE 7 on powermac G5, 002R, apogee rosetta 800.

i recently got another powermac G5 to run my sample libraries from; i have connected its optical out to an optical/coaxial converter, and have that going to SPDIF IN on the 002R.

in session, i have changed the "hardwareptical" setting to SPDIF. and yet, when i assign tracks to "input:SPDIF L(or R)", i get no signal at the input.

i have the source comps hardware settings changed to OPTICAL OUT, and im sure its sending signal.

what am i doing wrong? thanks for the help!

[dj_grimmace]

Does the 002r not have an optical input? Why are you converting the optical signal to spdif? Also, does your spdif converter take adat optical, or only toslink?

[rjd2]

the 002R DOES have optical input, but i currently have it linked to the rosetta 800. i need a way to record from the auxiliary G5 w/o rearranging optical plugs in my rack every time, thus, i bought an optical to coaxial converter.

i am not sure if its adat, or toslink....ill try to find out from manufacturer.

so it at least sounds like ive got things plugged in correctly, and the session set up properly? thanks for help!

[rjd2]

so apparently it IS toslink. am i to assume thats not what i need? great...

EDIT: would this give me a SPDIF output?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Asus-SPDIF-Out-C...d=p3286.c0.m14

[getz76]

That add-on card is for an ASUS motherboard. Doubt it would work with your G5.

Toslink is just a connect, not a protocol. I believe the output on Mac G5 is S/PDIF.

A quick google yields THIS.

[getz76]

Something like this would be in order; Monoprice. I have no idea if those work, though.