Old 09-30-2017, 03:09 AM   #1
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Hello. This is my first post so be gentle with me
I've read the FAQ and plenty of other threads but it doesn't look like this has been asked before, so here goes.
As the heading suggests I'm using an M-Audio 2496 with windows 10 and Reaper 5.
Is there any way I can use the two S/PDIF inputs as well as the analogue inputs?
I currently use the analogue inputs as these are the only ones Reaper can 'see'. I can use both sets of inputs in Windows using the Delta mixer software but Reaper is blind to the digital in.
Does anyone have any ideas please? This would save me binning the card and buying a 4-input gizmo.
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Old 09-30-2017, 08:36 AM   #2
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first thing to understand is that the two S/PDIF RCA female jacks are not the same. One is a STEREO digital INPUT....the other is a STEREO digital OUTPUT which in turn means that a S/PDIF (digital)cable must be used. My use of the 2496 S/pdif stereo output is to listen back through a set of Edirol MA-10D powered bookshelf speakers which have a digital input jack. In my use of the 2496 INPUT S/pdif it is receiving DIGITAL signal from an outboard hardware unit which is a Beringher Ultramatch Pro whose job is to convert analog to digital then sent along to the 2496 s/pdif. Analog instruments(drum mics,guitar,bass) go into a Mackie 8bus 24 channel mixer of which I use two separate stereo analog output pairs. One pair (from the drum mic subgroup) goes to the Beringher converter and the other analog stereo pair connect to the 2496 analog inputs L+R accordingly. The drawback is that I can only record 4 tracks with this setup usually guitar track 1,bass track 2,and drums (premixed) on 3+4. This is my workaround to get the xtra 2 tracks for recording with the 2496 soundcard. Overdubs and the use of MIDI are in the workflow. Also the S/pdif and analog settings in Reaper must be set up properly as well as the M-Audio 2496 mixer and hardware settings.Hope this gets you going a bit, maybe another 2496 user can chime in with their use of this decent soundcard
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Old 09-30-2017, 10:36 AM   #3
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Preferences/Audio/Device

Can you change "Enable Inputs" - "Last" from 2 to 4 here?
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Old 09-30-2017, 03:07 PM   #4
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Thanks for the input - yes I do realise there's an 'in' and and 'out'.
I bought a D/A Convertor and it works fine, allowing me to access an extra stereo pair (or two mono ins). I'm using 75 Ohm digital cable. I don't use the S/PDIF out at all.
I can see both the analogue (Delta Line 1&2) and the digital (stereo S/PDIF) responding in the M-Audio mixer and in Windows but Reaper will only recognise the analogue pair.
I've since been told that Reaper will only recognise one interface at a time and that it probably sees this as two interfaces, however that does not explain why Reaper does not even 'see' the SP/DIF when everything else does.
I wanted to use the S/PDIF (Coax Digital) as an extra pair of inputs so that I could record FOUR simultaneously instead of the present two. But it looks like I'll have to bin the 2496 and buy a USB interface with 4 or more inputs.
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Old 09-30-2017, 05:54 PM   #5
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SP/DIF only supports 48 kHz in some cases. You're not trying to record at 96 or so?
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Old 10-01-2017, 01:35 AM   #6
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Prefs>Audio Device

Driver - M Audio ASIO
Inputs - First = Line 1 Last = S/PDIF2

I haven't uninstalled mine, yet. Just checked, S/PDIF shows up in the options here.
When I arm a track, the inputs are an option, even at 96k.

You're not using ASIO4ALL, by any chance? DON'T!!!
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Old 10-01-2017, 04:20 AM   #7
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Yes, I'm recordong at 96K

And yes, I think I'm using ASIO4ALL, what's the alternative?

Thanks again.
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Old 10-01-2017, 05:41 AM   #8
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Quote:
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Yes, I'm recordong at 96K

And yes, I think I'm using ASIO4ALL, what's the alternative?

Thanks again.
The alternative to using ASIO4ALL is not using ASIO4ALL.

The last version of the M Audio driver (v6.0.8) works fine on it's own in Win 10. I ran it in 'compatibility mode', but there are guys on here who use it, as is.

I got rid of ASIO4ALL a long time ago, as I found it it caused more problems than it fixed.
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Old 10-01-2017, 05:43 AM   #9
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EDIT: Beaten to it!

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And yes, I think I'm using ASIO4ALL, what's the alternative?
As posted already:

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Prefs>Audio Device

Driver - M Audio ASIO
Inputs - First = Line 1 Last = S/PDIF2
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