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Anyone know a cheap S/PDIF input box for a mac laptop?
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 11:51 am
by ken
Hey All,
I'm helping my house mate transfer her DATs to her mac laptop. Her Sony Portable DAT has a 7 pin to SPDIF connector and I can't seem to find a cheap and simple Sdpif to USB/Firewire box. Any ideas?
Ken
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 1:29 pm
by Billy's Little Trip
My Firebox has a 10 pin, do they work different than a 7 pin?
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 2:13 pm
by obscurity
As long as you don't care about latency, the
Alesis IO|2 should do the job pretty cheaply.
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 2:23 pm
by ken
Thanks. The firebox has SPDIF ins. It is kind of my first choice, but certainly one of the more expensive options.
Ken
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 2:43 pm
by jb
Billy, do you like that Firebox thingy? How does that 9-pin SPDIF connect to an RCA-type SPDIF cable? Is there some kinda adapter thingy?
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 3:04 pm
by Spud
I was wondering the same about Ken's unit... what is the form factor of the SPDIF that you are trying to plug into something?
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 3:37 pm
by ken
The Firebox has a breakout cable with midi and spdif on it.
The DAT player has a Sony 7 pin connector that goes to an SPDIF RCA type connector.
Ken
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:50 pm
by Billy's Little Trip
jb wrote:Billy, do you like that Firebox thingy? How does that 9-pin SPDIF connect to an RCA-type SPDIF cable? Is there some kinda adapter thingy?
I really like it, but I can't answer your question, because I haven't crossed that bridge yet. I love the two front ins and the mic pre amps, because they are about all I use. Adam and Mark are Pre Sonus user as well, they might be able to answer your questions better.
