> Yes there is a pro/ consumer setting for Coaxial. Check the options in the RME Settings panel.
Great - this is what I'll check this evening.
> The other thing you'll need to do is run a clock signal back to the Motif to achieve digital sync (RME master, Motif slave). Lack of sync may be causing your odd peaking issue. It's
much better to use the FF as the master digital clock rather than the
Motif.
On more than one occasion, whether it is my Motif or my Proteus 2000, when I set the interface as Master, I get randomish distortion artifacts while playing. Those artifacts go away once set the instrument as master. I'd agree that I'd prefer to use the clock in the RME - but in my experience, the sound has been cleaner when I let the instrument be its own master clock and set the RME to slave.
But I will try a few more vavriants of this tonite and see what I find. Thanks for the suggestions.
-Luther
--- On Wed, 1/21/09, Paul Najar <jaminajar@mac.com> wrote:
From: Paul Najar <jaminajar@...>
Subject: Re: [Logic_Cafe] Coaxial SPDIF in
To: Logic_Cafe@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2009, 3:46 PM
On 22/01/2009, at 3:07 AM, luther baker wrote:
> I recently bought run Logic Express 8.0.2. I popped 4GB into my 20"
> iMac and found that my RME FireFace800 works just fine via the
> firewire 800 port.
>
> But I am having one anomaly. I have a Yamaha XS6 with coaxial
> digital out. When I connect via the RME to Logic - it all works -
> but the signal generally peaks at about 1/4 of the meter.
>
> Is that normal? Is their a PRO/CONSUMER switch for coaxial
> digital :) I don't have any control over the volumne when I take
> digital out - so there isn't much else I can do other than go analog
> on.
>
> Thoughts?
Yes there is a pro/ consumer setting for Coaxial. Check the options in
the RME Settings panel. The other thing you'll need to do is run a
clock signal back to the Motif to achieve digital sync (RME master,
Motif slave). Lack of sync may be causing your odd peaking issue. It's
much better to use the FF as the master digital clock rather than the
Motif.
>
> On another note, will I get a warmer, better sound going out of the
> DA converters on the Motif ... and into the AD converters on the
> RME? I've considered a purchase like the API A2D ... which would do
> just that but it would SPDIF into my RME again and if this is normal
> when using the coaxial SPDIF - then I'd be right back where I started.
Going digital all the way from the Motif to Logic will preserve the
most accurate recording of the Motif's sounds - no doubt. But he API
preamp you mention is a very nice piece of gear and while going
through it to record the Motif won't result in as accurate recording
it could very easily impart some desirable coloration to the sound. If
you've got plenty of money it could be fun and you could record other
things through it as well if you needed that.
Kind regards
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Paul Najar
Jaminajar Music Production
www.jaminajar. com
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Re: [Logic_Cafe] Coaxial SPDIF in
2009-01-21 by luther baker