Topic: Audigy Soundblaster resample via firewire?

[Tony B]

....man, I suck at the search function. Does the Audigy SoundBlaster resample incoming data when it's coming in via firewire (like, from say, a JB3)?

If so, how bad is it? Something recorded 20 bit would come out....how?

Danke

TB

[Sean Gallemore]

good question

[Tony B]

hey! I'm honestly curious(maybe you weren't being sarcastic...if so I'll smootch you  ). I always though it was just with the SPDIF-in that stuff got resampled.

[Ed.]

i'm almost positive that anything being transferred via firewire, usb, or cat 5/ethernet isn't resampled.

i'm also pretty sure only spdif and optical digital connections are the only things that can be resampled when they're transferred.  i could be wrong tho.

[John Kelly]

....man, I suck at the search function. Does the Audigy SoundBlaster resample incoming data when it's coming in via firewire (like, from say, a JB3)?

If so, how bad is it? Something recorded 20 bit would come out....how?

Danke

TB

I'm not sure I understand the question.  You mean transmitting audio from a device to the SB over firewire, which then goes to the computer?  Why not just skip the SB and use the firewire port on the PC?

Or did I completely misunderstand?

[Ed.]

my audigy soundcard has a firewire port on it.  i'm guessing thats why he's asking the question.

[Tony B]

You got it ed. That's why I'm asking.

[John Kelly]

my audigy soundcard has a firewire port on it.  i'm guessing thats why he's asking the question.

Yeah, but this isn't an audio input, it's a data connection, right?

[Tony B]

correct. So, I'm hearing that it's a bit-perfect transfer (which makes me a bit happier, since I won't need to change soundcards until I pay my SBM-1 off)....

[John Kelly]

But if you're going over firewire it's just a data transfer.  You can't resample data...

[Tony B]

   well, see....that's a good thing. I'm glad for that. Yeah for data transfer... :afro:

[John Kelly]

I dunno why that confused me so much, but it did.  Only audio is resampled, it's just a straight copy of data.

[blu666z]

I thought if you were going DAT > 7pin/coax > SB > PC it would be resampled.  SPDIF is just data but its getting resampled.  Am I missing the boat?

-Kevin

[Tony B]

In my case, you are. I'd be going JB3->Firewire.