Playing Optical Sound from PS3 through Motu 828x

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harperpeck
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Playing Optical Sound from PS3 through Motu 828x

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Hey everyone,

I was wondering if anyone knew how I could use the optical port in my Motu 828x to play the sound from my PS3 through my monitor speakers. I tried just plugging it in and playing around with some settings, but I couldn't get it to work. I have the Motu plugged into my MacBook Pro as well if that helps
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Re: Playing Optical Sound from PS3 through Motu 828x

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harperpeck wrote:Hey everyone,

I was wondering if anyone knew how I could use the optical port in my Motu 828x to play the sound from my PS3 through my monitor speakers. I tried just plugging it in and playing around with some settings, but I couldn't get it to work
The PS3 supports DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) connector 2 channel and 5.1
http://manuals.playstation.net/document ... utput.html

According to many forums, this works over S/PDIF
http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=4551

Specs for the 828x:

Digital I/O 16 channels of ADAT optical at 1x sample rates
8 channels of SMUX optical at 2x sample rates
2-channel TOSlink (optical S/PDIF) up to 96 kHz
2-channel RCA S/PDIF up to 96 kHz


The manual should tell you how to set your 828x to see your PS3. If it won't work, I'd create a Tech Link at MOTU.com.
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