Re: OT MAC G5 digital audio in, a question...

[Michael Firman <maf@mlswebworks.com>]

M-Audio makes a little device called a Co3 that does SPDIF optical
to coax (actually it does all direction of all three connection types:
Coax, TOS-Link, and AES/EBU)

On Friday, October 3, 2003, at 11:40  AM, bruno kleinefeld wrote:

> ciao a tutti
>
>
> just a question to a small problem
>
> I've noticed that on the new G5 Mac there's a digital audio input;
>
> This most probably means that if I use a machine
> that has a digital audio out I could bypass an audio interface and
> bringing the digital signal to any audio software in the computer
> by the internal soundmanager
>
>
> It seems very useful and could even help to save some money... but
> the digital in on the G5 is optical and, at least on the audio processors I have,
> digital out are often (if not only) SPDIF.
>
> I think Apple should have been takin' care of that...
>
> Does anybody know if there's a way to connect something with a digital audio SPDIF out with a computer that has a digital audio in optical?
>
> Seams a bit OT but think to your repetear...
>
> thanks
>
> ciao
>
> b:k
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