How do I setup inputs with s/pdif to use virus as FX

[screwfunk]

Ok I did some searching around and tried diffrent things and still am having trouble. I was pretty thourough. I read the manual and searched this and other sites. Here is my problem. My configuration is like this. I have a m-audio 24/192 I am running both USB and s/pdif from the virus. I would like to set it up so that I can take an audio track in SX3 and route it out to the TI and back into cubase for recording. I mainly want to use the filter (kick ass filters). I have tried to set up a new buss for the spdif both out and in. I set up my audio track to go out to the spdif, then I set up a seperate track and have the input setup from the output of the TI spdif. I am using the M-audio as my asio. The TI is the master clock as well. Is there a better way to set this up. Could sombody step me though this. I have exausted all of my resources. I would love to be able to do this with the S/pdif. Also is there a way to do this with the VC. Am I wasting my time with S/pdif and should I just go analog. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Sorry for so many questions at once but im sure somebody has an answer. BTW, kick ass forum.

Screwfunk

[Drammy]

Thanks Screwfunk,

Welcome to Infekted.org!

There shouldn't be any problem doing this with S/PDIF. If no-one has answered your question by this evening I will have a look and get back to you. I'd be guessing whilst I'm here at work...

Have you got any other equipment that has S/PDIF connections? If so I would recommend setting Cubase up to work with that to make sure you get sound back and forth and then you can look at the virus.

I am sure it is doable with VC - if I remember correctly its all about setting the inputs and outputs properly using the common tab.


I'll get back to you later.
Drammy

[screwfunk]

Thanx mang,

I do not have any other s/pdif stuff I can test with right now. Ill keep messing around until I get somthing from you. Thanks for looking out.

Screwfunk

[Drammy]

OK,

I set it up using 1/4 inch jacks instead of S/PDIF (I don't know where my S/PDIF cables even are any more).

Set-up an audio channel in Cubase. Route the output of that audio channel to one of the outputs on your soundcard (obviously ensure your VST connections have been set-up properly so that you see all your Soundcard's outputs in the output dropdown for the Audio channel.

The next bit depends on how your Soundcard is set-up (personally I mute the inputs on the Soundcard mixer and use Cubase to control them instead). So I created an Audio track in Cubase and set it so monitoring is on (the little speaker on the horizontal channel display or object inspector). I then set its input to be the port on the soundcard that is connected to the Virus output I am going to use.

I started up the Virus TI instance via the VST instruments window and selected Part 1. To save time I went to the patch browser and selected the categories drop-down (OS2.0 only) in VC and then chose input. I then selected an input patch. Still in VC I went into the FX tab and selected the input as static (I am not sure what dynamic is - perhaps it is for S/PDIF). I then set the output to be the output connected to my soundcard port that I selected earlier.

I then placed audio in the first audi channel and pressed play.

If you follow these steps and then replace for an S/PDIF cable and reslect the input and output options for each of the different channels then you should be able to get it working.


Hope this a) makes sense and b) helps...

Drammy