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How to mix S/PDIF input and PCM Out (to hear PCM and S/PDIF simultaneously) in Linux?

In alsamixer I can select either PCM Out or IEC958 In (that's my S/PDIF input) but not both. Is there a solution? Note: I need stereo sound, so selecting IEC958 In for one channel, and PCM Out for ...
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How to play MP4 file with AAC 5.1 through S/PDIF

I have a laptop with Windows 7 x64 and a Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 Pro. I connect the HDMI output of the notebook to my LCD-TV and the external soundcard to my home-theater receiver through an ...
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Audio quality via S/PDIF

Are there sound quality differences in adapters that provide an S/PDIF interface? Assuming the digital audio signal is converted by the attached amplifier and not by the soundcard, so only the used ...
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Optical SPDIF audio from motherboard not working with receiver

I hope someone can help; I can't get my SPDIF optical out working through my receiver and all the responses I can see on the web assume you have a sound card, while I settled for the (seemingly high ...
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Anyway to display speaker output volumes on an LCD display?

I use a 6.1 system at home, outputting from my HTPC via optical (SPDIF). I also have an antec fusion case, and I wanted to know if there was a way to display the speakers EQ levels on the LCD ...
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How do I get SPDIF Digital Line In to a Laptop

I want to update my "mix-down" setup for audio recording, and I'm unclear what equipment I need. I currently have a Roland VS-1880 multitrack recorder. It offers an RCA SPDIF digital out. I ran ...
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Dolby Digital Live (DDL) on Asus Rampage II Gene (Creative X-Fi Extreme)

I have an Asus Rampage II Gene motherboard which has X-Fi extreme built in. I can get it to work with Windows 7 ok using the Creative drivers, however when I try and install the DDL/DTS add on pack ...
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SPDIF passthrough not working in Windows 7

I'm running Windows 7 on a computer with an Audigy Platinum eX sound card connected to a surround receiver via optical cabling. Sound works fine when listening to non-surround audio sources, such as ...
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Audio default randomly switches to output that doesn't have anything plugged into it

I have 2 audio devices on my computer: an S/PDIF output and headphones. The headphones are the device i want it to output through, but it will randomly decide to set my default audio device to the ...
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Motherboard audio to analog (RCA red/white)

I'm building a NES PC casemod and want to use the RCA jacks in the case for the audio connection. I'm using the Intel D945GCLF2 which has motherboard pins for front-panel audio as well as S/PDIF ...
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Is S/PDIF worth using?

I have a surround sound system that accepts a coaxial S/PDIF input but I want to replace it with something new. 90% of the motherboards I have used in the past 4 years had a coaxial S/PDIF output. ...