From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Zenaan Harkness Subject: [Fwd: Re: Syncing rme9652 with yamaha 01v] Date: 11 Oct 2002 09:16:00 +1100 Sender: alsa-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <1034288160.500.107.camel@zen8100a> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Errors-To: alsa-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: To: alsa-devel@lists.sourceforge.net List-Id: alsa-devel@alsa-project.org Forwarde as requested. Sorry if it gets through twice or not at all... zen -----Forwarded Message----- > From: Paul Davis > To: Zenaan Harkness > Cc: alsa-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Alsa-devel] Syncing rme9652 with yamaha 01v > Date: 10 Oct 2002 09:17:04 -0400 > > [ > please forward this response to alsa-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; > i can't send mail there at this time. > ] > > >I want to know how to set the sync options in the rme9652 (the manual > >says it "can be configured to use the following clock sources: external > >input signal (AutoSync), internal clock (Master), or external word clock > >signal (Wordclock). > > all such configuration is done just like with any other ALSA device: > using the control API via one of text-based tools such as alsactl or > amixer. a typical sequence with alsactl: > > % alsactl -f foo store name-of-your-rme9652-card > % your-favorite-editor foo > ... edit file ... > % alsactl -f foo restore name-of-your-rme9652-card > > while in your favorite editor, look for this block: > > control.7 { > comment.access 'read write' > comment.type ENUMERATED > comment.item.0 AutoSync > comment.item.1 Master > comment.item.2 'Word Clock' > iface PCM > name 'Sync Mode' > value AutoSync > } > > and change the "value" field to your preferred choice (see below). > > it can be quicker to do this with amixer: > > % amixer -D name-of-your-9652-card cset iface=PCM,name='Sync Mode' 'Master' > > see man amixer for more details on this. i generally use alsactl > myself. > > >The main problem is sync error - the desk has two options - auto, and > >external (ADAT) - choosing either results in ongoing sync pops and > >dropouts, etc. > > you need the rme9652 set to "Master". repeat after me: any digital > audio system must have one and only sample clock source. since the > desk can't be a master (apparently), then the rme9652 must be. > > >Should aconnectgui help me? > > no. it has nothing to do with this - its related to use of the ALSA sequencer. > > --p > -- Mr Zenaan Harkness, Manager, VIDC Phone: +678 25 151 Fax: +678 25 178 Mobile: +678 45 179 Please respect the confidentiality of this email. ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf