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Title: DR-680 AES-Spdif problem
Post by: yltfan on April 10, 2015, 04:09:37 PM

I tried using my new AES-Spdif cable last night, but could not get it to work. Is there anything special I need to do to get the 680 to take the AES signal? I kept getting the DIN unlock message, but I'm pretty certain the sampling rate was correct.

I don't have any problems with a standard spdif cable.

Title: Re: DR-680 AES-Spdif problem
Post by: F.O.Bean on April 13, 2015, 09:27:37 PM

I'm pretty sure I've heard of problems running digi in>680 before. Were you using the UA5?

Title: Re: DR-680 AES-Spdif problem
Post by: flipp on April 14, 2015, 12:55:53 AM

another thread about the DR-680 not taking an AES signal (http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=172619.0)

maybe the link jonStoppable posted canshed a little light on the problem

Title: Re: DR-680 AES-Spdif problem
Post by: sos on April 17, 2015, 10:31:15 AM

Has anyone here had any similar experiences with MixPre-D > DR-680 combo?

Title: Re: DR-680 AES-Spdif problem
Post by: yltfan on April 17, 2015, 12:30:37 PM

Quote from: F.O.Bean on April 13, 2015, 09:27:37 PM

I'm pretty sure I've heard of problems running digi in>680 before. Were you using the UA5?

No. AES from board>spdif in on 680

Title: Re: DR-680 AES-Spdif problem
Post by: jbell on April 17, 2015, 12:56:19 PM

I've had this work with Mixpre-D and a friends 680!  We ran it at 24/49 didn't try other sample rates.  With the R-44 the Mixpre-d will only pass 24/96 signal.

Quote from: sos on April 17, 2015, 10:31:15 AM

Has anyone here had any similar experiences with MixPre-D > DR-680 combo?

Title: Re: DR-680 AES-Spdif problem
Post by: sos on April 17, 2015, 01:21:12 PM

Quote from: jbell on April 17, 2015, 12:56:19 PM

I've had this work with Mixpre-D and a friends 680!  We ran it at 24/49 didn't try other sample rates.  With the R-44 the Mixpre-d will only pass 24/96 signal.

Great. What kind of cable?

Title: Re: DR-680 AES-Spdif problem
Post by: DigiGal on April 17, 2015, 02:17:14 PM

The Trashcan manual lists their DR680 digiIN as IEC60958-3 (S/PDIF) or AES3-2003/ IEC60958-4 (AES/EBU) automatically determined with supported recording and playback formats BWF: 16/24-bit, 44.1/48/96/192 kHz WAV: 16/24-bit, 44.1/48/96/192 kHz.

The Sound Devices manual lists their MixPre-D digiOUT as AES3 and S/PDIF compatible [24 bit only at 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, or 96 kHz]

Title: Re: DR-680 AES-Spdif problem
Post by: tubems on April 25, 2015, 09:49:09 AM

The digigal cable fixed all my 680 aes in issues.  I could run 24/96 into it from a minime, though not the spdif, once I switched to it

Title: Re: DR-680 AES-Spdif problem
Post by: sos on May 03, 2015, 02:06:40 PM

The new v. 1.30 firmware may address issues people have been having...

"During AES/EBU input, when the Cbit sampling
frequency information was "Not Indicate" the unit
would become unlocked and unable to receive. This
has been fixed. However, proper operation cannot be
guaranteed when the input signal sampling frequency
differs from the setting of this unit"

http://tascam.com/content/downloads/products/43/e_dr-680_rn_vd.pdf