828 MK3 Cue Mix route Main Out to Optical Tos or ADAT

[MC242]

Hallo, like described in the topic I have an 828 MK3 Hybrid interface and I would like to assign the Main Out to the Optical Toslink Output 1-2 or 3-4, or Adat 1-2 etc...
I already tried in the MOTU Audio Setup without any success.
I can only get audio out of the Optical Outs when I assign an output directly in my daw e.g. Ableton Live. Then it works without a problem.

What am I doing wrong?

Please help!

Thank you and best wishes from Germany!

[RodneySauer]

Have you tried routing it with CueMix?

[terrybritton]

If your S/PDIF is free, use a COAX cable to loop the output back to the input and send your audio to it. Now the output will be available in Cuemix to send from the S/PDIF slider out to any device you want. (Cuemix only allows mixing and redirecting of external inputs, not internal ones such as those coming from a DAW or from your system sounds. This trick converts an internal input to an external one.)

The same is true of doing a loop-back of audio ports, but people usually have those used up, while the S/PDIF port sits idle.

Be careful not to create a feedback loop by sending the S/PDIF back to itself in Cuemix, of course.

Terry

[EDIT: I just noticed you actually specified wanting to direct the port called "Main Out" to the ADAT. I did not answer to that desire, but hopefully this may still be useful as a workaround for something you are doing. Sorry - still very early in the morning here and no coffee yet.]

[MC242]

RodneySauer, I have tried it but it seems that it's not possible. Actually this is possible with RME's Totalmix and Focusrite's MixControl. Anyway... terrybritton has an interesting workaround.

[MC242]

terrybritton, thank you for this workaround. I read it somewhere else already but I couldn't believe you can't do this with the CueMix software. I can't imagine that it's so hard to implement as many other manufacturers like RME and Focusrite have it in their respective mix software.
But as long as my SPDIF port is free (it is not always unfortunately) this will work. But I hope I don't destroy anything if I accidentally forget to mute or turn down the input monitoring of the SPDIF.

[terrybritton]

terrybritton, thank you for this workaround. I read it somewhere else already but I couldn't believe you can't do this with the CueMix software. I can't imagine that it's so hard to implement as many other manufacturers like RME and Focusrite have it in their respective mix software.
But as long as my SPDIF port is free (it is not always unfortunately) this will work. But I hope I don't destroy anything if I accidentally forget to mute or turn down the input monitoring of the SPDIF.

I have mistakenly turned on the S/PDIF and sent it back to itself, and aside from a disturbing noise, it did no perceivable harm. It only took doing it twice to cure me from doing it again for a lifetime, though!

Terry