Topic: DAT to PC transfer audacity error code 9999

[emalvido]

I was going to transfer this DAT master tapes, they are in 48khz

PCM-M1>POC-DA12P>icusbaudio7d>DELL G3 running win 10

I get this message in audacity, error code 9999

This card accepts 48khz IN ?
Something Im Missing?
Do I have to get other USB external that can do the job?
Thanks

[EnglishSkylarking]

I have no experience transferring DATs, but I think I can answer your questions purely based on the technical abilities of your equipment...

It looks like 1) you're trying to keep the signal chain digital from the M1 to your Dell G3 and 2) you're trying to do that optically using that 7-pin cable from the M1 into the 7D USB audio interface's optical input, and 3) from the 7D into your Dell G3 straight over the USB connection. I'm assuming that 3rd part because the G3 doesn't have an optical port.

I think the problem is that last part of expecting the 7D to take the optical input and send it to your PC over USB.

After having a look at Startech's page for the 7D and the little video on the same page I'm pretty sure that the optical-in is just a passthrough, meaning the internals of the 7D don't do anything to convert the light signal from the optical-in to an electrical one that's usable over USB, it just "passes it through" to the neighboring optical-out port. I guess that could be useful for synching your G3's output and another external optical device together before sending both out to another optical receiver, but that's also not something I have any experience with. Anyway, that the 7D doesn't actually convert the optical signal to an electrical one is probably why you're receiving that error in Audacity when asking it to record from the 7D's USB connection- Audacity is erroring out when trying to record from the 7D because it's not detecting any input from it, and the 7D's not sending anything from its optical-in to your G3 over USB because it can't.

So, I think you do need to modify your chain slightly. You could use the M1's analog line-out that you could connect to the 7D's line-in that that would make it to your PC over the USB connection, but that does introduce a digital>analog>digital series of conversions. You should be able to use one of these little optical-in to USB adapters to connect the M1 directly to your G3 with that 7-pin cable to keep it all digital. I don't think the price/cheapness is necessarily a worry since that little adapter limited to a max of 16/48 stereo, and that's all you need for your M1 DATs. Someone with more (any) experience transferring DATs could chime-in as to whether or not that kind of adapter would be fine in terms of quality.

[morst]

After having a look at Startech's page for the 7D and the little video on the same page I'm pretty sure that the optical-in is just a passthrough, meaning the internals of the 7D don't do anything to convert the light signal from the optical-in to an electrical one that's usable over USB, it just "passes it through" to the neighboring optical-out port. I guess that could be useful for synching your G3's output and another external optical device together before sending both out to another optical receiver, but that's also not something I have any experience with. Anyway, that the 7D doesn't actually convert the optical signal to an electrical one is probably why you're receiving that error in Audacity when asking it to record from the 7D's USB connection- Audacity is erroring out when trying to record from the 7D because it's not detecting any input from it, and the 7D's not sending anything from its optical-in to your G3 over USB because it can't.

Looking at the manual, page 12 says digital audio optical input only passes to the digital output, doesn't say anything about USB regarding digital inputs.

S/PDIF IN
•
Connect a Toslink Cable to the S/PDIF IN Port on the Audio
Adapter and the other end to the digital optical output port
on an Audio Device.
Notes: The audio signal only passes through to the
S/PDIF OUT.

https://www.startech.com/en-us/cards-adapters/icusbaudio7d
https://sgcdn.startech.com/005329/media/sets/ICUSBAUDIO7D_Manual/ICUSBAUDIO7D__Usermanual.pdf

[EnglishSkylarking]

Oops I flew right past manual.  That confirms why it doesn't work for emalvido's situation anyway.

[morst]

that $21 "Cubilux" adaptor you linked to looks like it will do the trick instead.
Wonder if it resamples audio?

[emalvido]

Hello:
So, ordered the cubilux adaptor, plugged it on de dell G3 running windows 10 and..... got the very same error message, tried in other laptop, an HP running WIN11, on that one, the error does not appears but there is no audio signal, changed sample rates, tried other USB ports, both computers recognized the adaptor, so, the next test.
lets try the good old desktop PC running Win XP, no internet conection, jut has Audacity, plugged the cubilux to the USB port, Win XP recognized it, nothing to download and.......there you go! worked perfectly, flawless signal, right speed, I didnt moved anything, nothing, not even sample rates.
My next test is with a 12 year old Samsung laptop running Linux mint
I´ll keep you posted

[capnhook]

It's good form to have a Win XP machine alive and doing work

Congrats emalvido and hope that you find more solutions with other setups

 

[EnglishSkylarking]

Hello:
So, ordered the cubilux adaptor, plugged it on de dell G3 running windows 10 and..... got the very same error message, tried in other laptop, an HP running WIN11, on that one, the error does not appears but there is no audio signal, changed sample rates, tried other USB ports, both computers recognized the adaptor, so, the next test.
lets try the good old desktop PC running Win XP, no internet conection, jut has Audacity, plugged the cubilux to the USB port, Win XP recognized it, nothing to download and.......there you go! worked perfectly, flawless signal, right speed, I didnt moved anything, nothing, not even sample rates.
My next test is with a 12 year old Samsung laptop running Linux mint
I´ll keep you posted

That's fantastic that you found a solution with that little adapter! Though, I wonder why you had problems on Windows 11 and 10...?