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OT? Digital Noise

This may be OT but since it does involve a Repeater and there are so 
many knowledgeable people here I thought I'd give it a shot.

It seems that recently my recordings from the SPDIF out of my Repeater 
have included a fair amount of digital noise coming along for the ride 
basically ruining the recordings.  I may be able to get this fixed under 
warranty but I'm reluctant to be without the Repeater for the time of 
the fix since I'm not positive that the SPDIF on the Repeater is 
actually the culprit.

The reason I think it may be the Repeater is this; when I use analog ins 
to a breakout box, no noise (at least in a few trial recordings so far).

The reasons I think (hope) it may not be the Repeater is that I don't 
know how to test the sound card (the SPDIF in) and my computer is filled 
with a whole host of other (familialy) necessary software that may be 
dragging things down.  I have tried turning off the extraneous programs 
when I record but I still get the noise intermittently.

I have a Sony Vaio PII, 300 mhz with a M-Audio Delta sound card.  I sort 
of fell into digital recording with the gift of this card and so I'm not 
entirely up on all the ins and outs of troubleshooting in this case.

Thanks for any suggestions or condolences you may have to offer.

Kevin
-- 
How amazing, how amazing!
Hard to comprehend that
Nonsentient beings expound Dharma.
It simply cannot be heard with the ear,
But when sound is heard with the eye,
Then it is understood.
- Tung-shan (807-869)

Sound and Vision:    http://www.minds-eye.org