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Hello all. I've been running various audio sources thru my TI's wonderful filters and FX then into my PC via an audiophile 2496 card. Works a treat when I use an analog out but when I attempt to go via spdif to spare my audio a D/A conversion, I don't get a signal. I asumed I just needed to change the output assign in the Common page but it is not available as an option. I had it in my head that pluging into the spdif out automaticaly bypassed the analog outs but I may have made that up from a list of possibilities in my own head
Is this evidence that my soundcard is not picking up the spdif out? It works fine the other way, running audio from the card via spdif into the virus, so is this a problem with my soundcard??
I hope I'm overlooking something glaringly obvious but I'm stumped at the moment!

There seems to be a number of post's online claiming the virus cannot be synced to an external spdif source! Can anyone confirm this?

Yeah I'm definetely not getting the virus to sync with my maudio 24/96. Just a sustained 'clock problem at spdif input' message. Very bummed
I need to phone synthesizer service about the horrific noises coming out the unit anyway so I can add that to my list of woes.

Ok, Maudio tech suggested installing an older driver for the audiophile, but this had exactly the same result. The set-up works with Virus clock as master but not as slave.
My next step would be to try the virus with another spdif clock source but as I don't have one, I'm snookered.

I also just found out it will cost me almost a weeks wages to get the unit shipped to Germany (with insurance) for service. Then after you add the cost of shipping it back and the service charges, I don't think I can actually afford it given that after shelling out money I don't have, I still won't be able to sync it to my soudcard
Now I'm left with a synth I can't use that cost me a relative arm and leg And of course I won't be able to sell it as it doesn't work

Sorry for the moan, I seen a CS-80 on ebay and the irony of the situation pushed me over the edge

Quoted from "Ace17"

AFAIK it cannot accept an spdif input signal without being slaved to it.

This would seem to me to be a quite ridiculous state of affairs. I can't remember reading that in the manual but thanks for bringing it to my attention, will have a gander.

Quoted from "Marc"

where do you live and where did you buy your virus. and why do you want to send it in?

marc

I'm in the Uk. The retailer I got my TI from is no longer in business (Sound Control). The one I have was actually the second unit I got from them as the first had internal damage. I bought it almost exactly 3 years ago as I had a number of really decent gigs about that time and needed a decent synth. I had noticed some very strange noises (distortion, white noise, clicks, sneezing etc) as soon as I started using. As these were relativley sporadic and I was desperate to honour the work I had at the time, I persevered with this for a bit. But subsequent experimentation with the external inputs and vocoder functions indicated there was something seriously wrong with the unit.

I'm raging at myself for not getting this sorted then but I've had a 2 year break from music due to ill-health and it really has been a couple of years from hell so synths have not been far up on my list of priorities.