specify a rate for itself internally and can share this signal via the digital interfaces with other
devices being used for recording.
If a valid S/PDIF signal is being applied to a digital input, its sample rate will be displayed in
the Aureon ControlPanel, and the SoundSystem can and should be set to this external sample
rate (
External
). If you forget this step, audible errors such as dropouts and clicks may occur
during recording—and already when monitoring the signal.
Naturally, you should also pay attention to the settings of your periphery in the reverse situa-
tion (synchronizing an external device with the Aureon). In that case, set the Aureon Control-
Panel to “Internal”, as it also would be when you are not using external digital devices. If the
devices are to be permanently connected to one another in both directions, you must decide
which device will provide the clock signal.
The digital interfaces of the Aureon 5.1 Sky support all bit resolutions between 8 and 24 bits,
as well as all sample rates between 8 and 96 kHz. 192 kHz can even be used in Windows XP
with Service Pack 1. Please note that not all devices can process sample rates higher than 48
kHz. For example, if you would like to transfer a signal recorded at 96 kHz to a MiniDisc
player, you will need to convert the file(s) to 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz first. You can use the included
WaveLab 2.0 Lite for this.
S/PDIF Out.
The Aureon ControlPanel lets you choose from a variety of sources for digital audio output.
The following source settings are available in the “S/PDIF Source” field:
Digital In
sends the signal applied to the
digital input
directly to the digital output without
losses.
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Analog In
sends the signal of the analog source you have selected in the “Record” win-
dow.
Wave Playback
delivers the signal output of an
audio application
directly to the digital
output. This setting is necessary to transfer audio data or raw data such as an AC-3 or DTS
stream. The audio signal is “bit-true”.
In addition, the following parameters can be selected in all three positions:
Copyright
adds a copy-protection ID to the signal or filters it out when deactivating copy
protection. This function sets the so-called “copy protection bit” which ensures that
no
digital copies can be made of the signal.
Non-Audio sets a flag in the data stream as a signal to the recipient that it is receiving raw
data. Activate the “Non-Audio” mode when transferring AC3 or DTS streams from a soft-
ware DVD player - such as the included Cyberlink PowerDVD - to an external audio device
for further processing.
SPDIF Input.
DigIN Monitor
lets you monitor the signal applied to the digital input using the front
speakers.
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Opt. Input
selects the external optical digital input as the digital input source.
