Re: [linux-audio-user] Recording ADAT inputs on RME hammerfall 9636/52

On 6/22/06, Stephen Cameron <smcameron@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
> --- Stephen Cameron <smcameron@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
> >
> > Mark Krecht wrote:
> >
> > [snip]
> > > BTW - You can always take the ADAT cable and connected it from the
> > > output back to an input, send audio out and then see if you can record
> > > audio coming back in. It's a simple test to make sure the
> > > Alsa/Hammerfall set up is actually working. If that fails the problem
> > > is in your Linux setup, or the ADAT cables. If it works then it's
> > > either in the mixer or an interface problem where the mixer and the
> > > Hammerfall are not somehow compatible. (Or how you've configured your
> > > mixer I suppose....
> >
> > Oh, now that's a good idea. I can probably do the same
> > on the AW as well. Thanks.
> >
> > I found jackbitscope here, btw:
> > http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~njl98r/code/ladspa/bitscope/
> > Thanks for that...
> >
> > I'll post what I find out tonight.
>
> Well, something came up and I wasn't able to try out as much
> as I wanted to last night, but I did try the loopback test
> with the AW4416 talking to itself over 50 foot ADAT cable,
> and that worked. At least I know it's possible to use the
> cables under some circumstance.
>
> -- steve

Well, that's a good test as it says the ADAT interface for the mixer
is working.

Now you do the same tests with the Hammerfall until you have that
functioning. At that point (hopefully) you'll reattach the Hammerfall
to the mixer and get better results.

good luck,
Mark
Received on Fri Jun 23 00:15:03 2006