5.1 Surround Sound from DVD Player to 828 mk3?
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 11:12 pm
Hello,
Is it possible to get the Apple DVD Player app to send 5.1 audio to the Motu 828mk3?
I have a TOSlink running from a newish Mac Mini into the 828 but Audio MIDI Setup for "Built-in Output" has only options for 2 channels (albeit "Source: Digital Out"). There's also "Encoded Digital Audio" but I assume that's for receivers specifically designed to decode some kind of multi-channel encoded streams.
If I select the 828 as the output device I get audio from whatever app including DVD Player but of course that's just over Firewire. When playing audio I can unplug the TOSlink, see it glowing red and yet the audio still plays without interruption.
So is it not possible? The 828 I'm trying is just a demo unit. I was going to get a Traveler if it worked but this seems like an Apple issue.
Can the ADAT out of a Mac Mini send multiple channels?
Pls advise,
Mike
Is it possible to get the Apple DVD Player app to send 5.1 audio to the Motu 828mk3?
I have a TOSlink running from a newish Mac Mini into the 828 but Audio MIDI Setup for "Built-in Output" has only options for 2 channels (albeit "Source: Digital Out"). There's also "Encoded Digital Audio" but I assume that's for receivers specifically designed to decode some kind of multi-channel encoded streams.
If I select the 828 as the output device I get audio from whatever app including DVD Player but of course that's just over Firewire. When playing audio I can unplug the TOSlink, see it glowing red and yet the audio still plays without interruption.
So is it not possible? The 828 I'm trying is just a demo unit. I was going to get a Traveler if it worked but this seems like an Apple issue.
Can the ADAT out of a Mac Mini send multiple channels?
Pls advise,
Mike