Multiple M-Audio Delta 1010 interfaces

[TS]

I have just gou a second M-Audio Delta 1010 interface.

Using the supplied software/driver, I can set each interface to route any
inputs to any outputs on that interface. Is it possible to route the inputs
of one interface to the outputs of the other card.

I assume that this is straightforward using audio software (Cubase SX in my
case). But I was wondering if it can be done using the supplies driver?

TIA

TS

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> Is it possible to route the inputs of one interface to the outputs of the other card.
> I assume that this is straightforward using audio software (Cubase SX in my
> case). But I was wondering if it can be done using the supplies driver?

It might be harder than you think. If the cards do not share the same
clock, there will be synchronization issues.

[Arny Krueger]

> wrote in message
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>> Is it possible to route the inputs of one interface to
>> the outputs of the other card. I assume that this is
>> straightforward using audio software (Cubase SX in my
>> case). But I was wondering if it can be done using the
>> supplies driver?

I seriously doubt it. However, it could be done with some inexpensive
cables.

> It might be harder than you think. If the cards do not
> share the same clock, there will be synchronization
> issues.

If you have multiple 1010 cards, getting the clocks synchronized is pretty
straight-forward, and explained in the supplied doc.

[David Grant]

>
> If you have multiple 1010 cards, getting the clocks synchronized is pretty
> straight-forward, and explained in the supplied doc.

Hahaha. It might be now, but I remember a few years back before I sold mine
when it was impossible (due to crap drivers).



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[Arny Krueger]

"David Grant" > wrote in message


>> If you have multiple 1010 cards, getting the clocks
>> synchronized is pretty straight-forward, and explained
>> in the supplied doc.

> Hahaha. It might be now, but I remember a few years back
> before I sold mine when it was impossible (due to crap
> drivers).

The hardware facilities for synching the Delta card clocks has always been
there and requires no driver support. But how to do it wasn't documented at
first.

[TS]

I have synced the clocks. The detta 1010 allows you to send a clock on the
s/pdif out and to read it from the spdif in


> wrote in message
ps.com...
>> Is it possible to route the inputs of one interface to the outputs of the
>> other card.
>> I assume that this is straightforward using audio software (Cubase SX in
>> my
>> case). But I was wondering if it can be done using the supplies driver?
>
> It might be harder than you think. If the cards do not share the same
> clock, there will be synchronization issues.
>

[TS]

>
> The hardware facilities for synching the Delta card clocks has always been
> there and requires no driver support. But how to do it wasn't documented
> at first.
>

I have conected the spdif out from one card to the spdif in of the other
card. Set the first card to use the internal crystal and the second card
to use the spdif.
In the console, it sayd that the second card is receiving the clock OK.

Have I got this right?

[Arny Krueger]

"TS" > wrote in message


>> The hardware facilities for synching the Delta card
>> clocks has always been there and requires no driver
>> support. But how to do it wasn't documented at first.
>>
>
> I have conected the spdif out from one card to the spdif
> in of the other card. Set the first card to use the
> internal crystal and the second card to use the spdif.
> In the console, it says that the second card is receiving
> the clock OK.

> Have I got this right?

You do, so far.

Also note the following from page 25 of the 1010 manual:

"The selection “Multi-card Sync” will remain grayed out until a second Delta
PCI card (of which
there are a variety) is installed in the system. When you wish to
synchronize two (or more, up
to four) Delta cards, select Multi-card Sync on the second and successive
cards. Then, select
S/PDIF as your master clock, and connect the S/PDIF output of the first card
to the S/PDIF input
of the second card, etc. This ensures that when the application goes into
record or playback, it
waits until all audio ports are open before it commences with recording or
playback of audio."

[TS]

"Arny Krueger" > wrote in message
. ..
> "TS" > wrote in message
>
>
>>> The hardware facilities for synching the Delta card
>>> clocks has always been there and requires no driver
>>> support. But how to do it wasn't documented at first.
>>>
>>
>> I have conected the spdif out from one card to the spdif
>> in of the other card. Set the first card to use the
>> internal crystal and the second card to use the spdif.
>> In the console, it says that the second card is receiving
>> the clock OK.
>
>> Have I got this right?
>
> You do, so far.
>
> Also note the following from page 25 of the 1010 manual:
>
> "The selection "Multi-card Sync" will remain grayed out until a second
> Delta PCI card (of which
> there are a variety) is installed in the system. When you wish to
> synchronize two (or more, up
> to four) Delta cards, select Multi-card Sync on the second and successive
> cards. Then, select
> S/PDIF as your master clock, and connect the S/PDIF output of the first
> card to the S/PDIF input
> of the second card, etc. This ensures that when the application goes into
> record or playback, it
> waits until all audio ports are open before it commences with recording or
> playback of audio."
>
Thanks Arny.

My manual says to set the "Single In-Sync" setting. Is this the same? It
seems that this does as you mention - that all channels are synced for rec
and p/b.

[Arny Krueger]

"TS" > wrote in message

> "Arny Krueger" > wrote in message
> . ..
>> "TS" > wrote in message
>>
>>
>>>> The hardware facilities for synching the Delta card
>>>> clocks has always been there and requires no driver
>>>> support. But how to do it wasn't documented at first.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I have conected the spdif out from one card to the spdif
>>> in of the other card. Set the first card to use the
>>> internal crystal and the second card to use the spdif.
>>> In the console, it says that the second card is
>>> receiving the clock OK.
>>
>>> Have I got this right?
>>
>> You do, so far.
>>
>> Also note the following from page 25 of the 1010 manual:
>>
>> "The selection "Multi-card Sync" will remain grayed out
>> until a second Delta PCI card (of which
>> there are a variety) is installed in the system. When
>> you wish to synchronize two (or more, up
>> to four) Delta cards, select Multi-card Sync on the
>> second and successive cards. Then, select
>> S/PDIF as your master clock, and connect the S/PDIF
>> output of the first card to the S/PDIF input
>> of the second card, etc. This ensures that when the
>> application goes into record or playback, it
>> waits until all audio ports are open before it commences
>> with recording or playback of audio."

> Thanks Arny.

> My manual says to set the "Single In-Sync" setting.

IME, that is the right setting for the card that acts as the master clock
source. I believe that the driver defaults to this when you install it. So
read the instructions above to say to leave the setting for the master card
set to the single-card default, and then select Multi-Card Sync on the
slave(s).

> Is this the same?

No.

> It seems that this does as you mention - that all channels are synced for
> rec and p/b.

That's what you want, right?