Tascam TM-D1000/Spdif/Stereo out

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I am using a Tascam TM-D1000 and a :-( Sound Blaster Audigy2 Platinum

I have them connected via spdif and when i pan right in my virtual mixer, it goes silent, if left or center it plays fine. I do not have true stereo, and believe it's something to do with the spdif and the mixers configuration.

If anyone is using this Tascam TM-D1000 and is either aware of what my problem may be or knows of some nice literature on this particular piece of hardware it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance

Mo
 
How do you have the audigy connected to the mixer? Audigy digital out to mixer and then mixer digital out to audigy?
 
I use spdif to the mixer, and then group out back to the audigy (analog)

I dont really use any inputs on the mixer cept for the mic's

I dont really leverage the mixer the way I should cuz i dont know too much (i dont have manuals) about its onboard effects and such, also I primarly use software synths with midi controllers


Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
 
I assume that the spdif back to the audigy would be preferable?

Is it possible that this would resolve my problem?

Thank you for your reply
 
Yes, it might be a little better to go digital back to the audigy.

The TM-D1000 allows you to assign the spdif inputs to channels. It's likely that either only 1 channel of the spdif input is assigned or that both left and right channels are assigned to only 1 channel.

Any chance you have the manual? I forgot how to do the assigning. You have to go through a few menus to get to the option.

When I had a TM-d1000, I would assign the digital inputs to channels 9 and 10 and of course, 1-8 were analog and the rest of the channels I didn't use. You have to tell the mixer which to use since you might need to control the digital input. I believe that you can assign the digital input to any channel that you want.
 
Sleepy, I really appreciate your responding to my posts.

I am familar with assigning the inputs to different tracks.

Are you saying that I need to assign the spdif input to two different tracks?

How will it know L from R? should I pan them to either side and/or group the two tracks?


Also, I guess using analog group back to the computer for recording vocals is pretty novice? Should i be using spdif back?


Thanks
 
Yes, since spdif is two channels you need to assign two channels to it. So then you'll have the left and right channels.

Ch1-8 input
Ch1: digital input A

That's how the menu will end up looking. Then of course you'd need to assign Channel 2 also. Or whatever channels you're using.

If you have the manual it's on page 14/15. Then you'd pan the first channel left and the other right for stereo sound.

I never bothered to look at how to assign groups to digital outs or if it was possible. But it would be a little bit better. You usually want to avoid conversions. So going from the audigy to the tm-d and back to the audigy in digital you will avoid adding additional noise and conversions. Analog out of the TM-D and then back to the audigy gives you a digital to analog conversion and then an analog to digital conversion. Those are two conversions that are not necessary and that are likely to slightly degrade your sound.
 
Thanks sleepy!

So Spdif channel 1 is left, and channel 2 is right?
 
Right, that's how you'll usually be working with things.

When I have to plug in different sets of keyboards into my console I will usually put the left channel of the keyboard in an odd channel and the right channel in an even channel. Personally, having that as a formality helps me with not getting confused with things.
 
Sleepy!!

Thanks man! Ive got it all sorted, thanks to you. It appears that my faders (digital?) are starting to die, or act very strange at the least. but WOW do my mixes sound better :-P

Thanks again for all your help.

Mo
 
No problem, glad you got things going. If you're comfortable with electronics you can open up the TM-D1000 and check to make sure that the solder linking the faders to the PCB is not coming off. Or you can assign the digital input to a different set of channels if you have other channels free.

Or the faders might need cleaning, which I'm not too familiar with cleaning faders.
 
I got a buddy i trust alot more with the electronics. I am a networking and software kinda guy. But thanks for the info. Ill certainly take a look but i wont really move anything around in there. I did end up moving them to different channels. I only had one assigned initially tho, so your advice was on point.

Thanks again,

Mo
 
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