Digital Audio in Game

Hi guys, have a question:
Have "big" difference within Digital and ****ogic Audio in game?
(I know that the differece is impressi've in the movie but i dont know in gaming)

Regards, since salio the new drivers eh treated of installing it without success since it gives mistake, I imagine that I have to desintalar " SB Audigy Series Support Pack 5.0 (05/01/2014) " and to do everything from zero? But I want to know if new drivers improves the sound these or those of the packaging are better?

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Digital audio in games

I have a macmini pluged into my philips tv and use the digital audio out
The tv only works on 32000Hz and every time i run a game it changes the settings to 48000Hz and i get no sound
if i go back to the desktop and manually change the sound back to 32000Hz the the sound is ok in the game for that session but if i quit and run the game again then the sound is put back to 48000Hz
This is the case for all games.

Please help me out guys, I'm sure someone can at least suggest what I can try to fix this. I want to enjoy doom3 and farcry at their fullest potential. Thanks

Using Digital Audio In to play game console audio?

I was hoping this would work, but not sure it will. So far, it doesn't.
I have my Mac Pro connected to a set of 5.1 Klipsch speakers via Griffin's Firewave device.
I wanted to pass the audio from my Xbox 360 to the Mac Pro (via Toslink out from Xbox to digital audio in on Mac Pro) and have the audio output from the Mac pick it up and send it through the Firewave device to the speakers.
I have the connection made between Xbox and Mac Pro, and have set by Audio Input to Built-in Digital Input, but cannot hear the Xbox audio. I couldn't find any sort of "passthrough" feature in either Apple's or the Firewave's software.
I was hoping this would work because I have a similar setup on my PC laptop and it works great: I have another Xbox 360's digital output connected to the optical digital input on a Creative Labs PCMCIA soundcard, and it's able to pass the audio through to the 5.1 speakers I have connected to the laptop.
When the Xbox is powered on, the Digital Input sound meter in System Preferences remains constant at a near-spiked level, so it appears to be getting SOME kind of sigal from the Xbox, but I guess it doesn't know what to do with it from there.
Any way I can get this working? Alternatively, can I use the RCA stereo audio line out from the Xbox and use a Y-adapter to plug those via mini-stereo into the Mac's Built-in Line In?

When I run AudioHijack Pro and route the audio from digital-in, it works fine. Also, viewing the input page on the sound preference pane, the input level shows activity so I know sound is working. However, I can only route audio using audio hijack pro.

Digital audio problems on Satellite A300 (PSAGCA-06M01N)

Hey,
Only a few weeks ago I noticed my laptop is advertised with Digital audio. I looked through the Windows sound options, it told me it was in the front jack. After a lil' googleing I discovered mini-Toslink (3.5mm optical).
I bought a cable, plugged it in, doesn't work.
Made sure drivers were installed, everything seems to be fine there.
Tested the cable in my friends computer, cable works.
So now I don't know where to go from here?
To me it seems as though the jack or plug inside is broken, because when I plug a normal headphone plug into the port it pops a message stating something just got plugged in, it however does not do this with the optical cable.
Has anyone got there HD Audio working on any similar Toshiba? Or does anyone have any ideas as to why It may not be working?
Thanks for any help!

I assume you are using the right cable;
Check this:
+No digital audio out on my Headphone - S/P-DIF jack+
http://aps2.toshiba-tro.de/kb0/TSD57013M000UR01.htm
If you are using the right cable then you should try to update the Realtek sound driver.
The newest one can be downloaded from the Realtek page directly.
You should also go to device manager and should update the Intel high definition audio it should be placed in sound, video, and game controllers
Additionally update the Microsoft UAA Bus driver for high definition audio.
Let windows search for the updates automatically. Should work
Then reboot the unit and check the digital output again

OS9.2 freezes as soon as desktop loads on my Digital Audio

Recently, a couple of my friends have been giving away their G4 PowerMacs due to their age. Since I've never really had much experience with Macs, (I'm more of a linux/windows guy myself) I decided to take these machines off of their hands, in an effort to further my knowledge about computing history, and to potentially increase my productivity by not making it so darn tempting to play video games.
The machine in question is my G4 Digital Audio. The only specs that I'm aware of are that it has a 733 mhz processor and 512 mb of RAM. There is no Airport card installed and the internal battery (the one keeping the clock on) is dead. I wanted to turn this into a dedicated OS9 machine, so one my pals let me borrow his OS9.2 install disk, which let me succesfully reformat the hard drive and install the operating system. Everything was succesfull until I restarted the mahcine, where it would freeze as soon as the desktop fully loads. The system wouldn't completely freeze up, I was capable of moving the mouse around, but I cannot click on anything and the system clock is frozen. I was able to restart it with extensions, narrowing it down to a problem with one (or more) of the extensions or something wrong with the internal battery.
I'll try to narrow down which extension(s) cause the problem, but if I can't manage to solve the problem I have no idea what else could cause this to happen. Could the dead battery have anything to do with this?
Thanks in advance for any help, it is greatly appreciated.

It would be a good thing to replace the internal battery; a too-weak or dead one can cause booting irregularities. You can get a replacement at places like Radio Shack for about US$18, cheaper on-line.
You say you used a loaned OS 9.2 install CD. If you mean a gray or bue-label OS 9.2 Software Install CD, that disk would not be valid for a G4 DA model; it may not have been able to install the software that is needed by the hardware on your model.
The G4 DA models came with a model-specific version of OS 9.1 (a retail OS 9.1 Install CD is not adequate), but can also use a retail (white label) OS 9.2.1 Install CD.
Will it boot successfully with Extensions Off? To try that, restart or boot, immediately press the Shift key, keep that held down until you get the message "Extensions Off". Althugh this allows the machine to boot, since most extensions are disabled (off) it presents a very limited system - no internet, no printing, etc. However, it is one way to check the hardware, and can verify that a problem may be caused by an extension conflict.
Freezing at the point that the desktop loads can be caused by several things other than an extension conflict.
Something in the Startup Items folder could be causing that. You can access that when booted with Extensions Off; you'll find that folder in the System Folder.
The Desktop file could be mangled. To replace that, start up holding the Shift key down, When you get the Extensions Off message, relese the Shift key and press both the Command and Option keys, keep them held down until you get a splash screen asking if you want to rebuild the desktop. OK that, and after that process has completed do a normal restart.
When you reformatted the hard drive, did you set the format as Mac OS Extended?

Best low buck video upgrade for Digital Audio

I just purchases a Digital Audio G4/733 with the original GeForce 2 AGP video card. If I want a better video card for online games (for my kids), what would be some good choices (for no more than $50- $60 used- don't mind eBay).
How would a used GeForce 4 or Radeon 7500 stack up against the GeForce 2? I'd like ot try to avoid flashing a PC card if possible (unless someone else already has done it and tested it in a Mac).
Alternatively I have waht I think is a GeForce 6200 lying around that I couldn't get to work in my PC. Since I have nothing to lose with this card- has anyone flashed one of these to Mac and used with 4X AGP?
Thankd, Steve

As a co-author of 6200 ROM I can speak highly of the cards, but they aren't really in same league as 9800.
Core Image is a great thing, frees up CPU from drawing much of desktop & goings on there.
8500 was good in it's day but is leaving your CPU doing work that a 9800 would be more than happy to do.
Flashing a 9800 can be done in a Mac provided you have a PCI card to "see" from.
PC versions sell for as little as $15 on EBay and using the reduced 9800 ROM from STrangedogs / Macelite you have a guaranteed card. Just be sure to get a PC 9800 that matches the standard image of a 9800 Pro. (128 Megs RAM on a 256 bit bus, red card with 60's looking silver fan)
The 6200 is an IDEAL card for Cube.

IPad digital audio output

I just realized that we can get the digital audio output from iPad 2 by connecting the camera connection kit, via the USB cable to a digital converter. The sound quality is unbelievable good. That's mean we can save the money of not buying any dock e.g. Wadia 170i.

Hey Mitch, I have a related question that it looks like you may be able to help me with.
I would like to use an Ipad (not purchased yet) to connect with an external audio solution.
So I need to run out through the Lightning Digitial AV converter to get the digital audio to my external DAC. Then I run Optical out to my amp.
My goal is to be able to watch Videos on the iPad while listening to the audio through external speakers.
It currently appears that when you connect the iPad via the Lightning Digital AV converter and attempt to watch a Video, that the video and audio signal gets sent to the external reciever and the iPad screen goes blank and becomes a "remote control" but no longer displays the video. I noticed that this is only with video because the iPad screen does not go blank for games or browsing.
Are you aware of an app....or any other solution that allows my solution to work?
To date, I have tried this solution with multiple tablets and the only one that it works on (that actually mirrors Video) while exporting digital audio is the Kindle Fire HD.
I can't believe this is an original idea and am shocked that Apple doesn't enable you to leave the video on the iPad screen while also sending the video and audio signal to an external source.
Thanks

Digital Audio w/Logitech Z-5500

Try as I might, I can't seem to get any digital audio out of the Mac Mini to my Logitech Z-5500 speaker system. I don't have the same problem with analog audio, just digital. It is my understanding that the combination of digital out directly from the Mini and the decoding built-in the Logitech should work ... maybe I am being a bit optimistic.
My current configuration is that I have the Mini connected directly to the Z-5500 control panel with a TOSLINK cable with the appropriate 3.5 mm adapter which I got from the Apple Store.
Here's what I tried so far with no success:
o Played several store-purchased DVDs, with known Digital Dolby and/or DTS audio tracks via Apple's DVD Player. I have also verified that the DVD Player was configured to use the "Digital Out - Built-in Output" setting for Audio output. The Z-5500 control panel shows a "No Digital Data" message. (To verify that the DVDs were good, I also played them from a Vista PC that was connected to the same Z-5500 speakers -- no problem.)
o Played music/movie sources from iTunes, knowing that I would be exercising QuickTime for audio output. Knowing that QT doesn't support digital natively, I have installed Perian. Within Perian, I have tried all the Audio Output options (Stereo, Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Pro Logic II, & Multi-Channel). Still getting the "No Digital Data" message.
o Next I tried reconfiguring the Audio Output setting in Audio MIDI Setup. I verified the Source was set for Digital Out, and tried each of the Format combinations that were available. Still getting the "No Digital Data" message.
o Finally, I tried the com.cod3r.a52codec.plist "hack," creating a new variable named "attemptPassthrough" and setting is value to "1." Same message.
So, I must be missing something and can certainly appreciate any words of wisdom from anyone with similar experiences with the Mini and the Z-5500.
Thanks in advance.

No problems. Any/all advice is truly appreciated.
So the PC can play audio through those speakers? That's a clue. Can you see the settings that PC is using to talk?
Yes, the PC can play any audio source (games, DVDs, Media Player, etc.) digitally to these speakers. The primary difference that I can think of is the PC employs a Creative Xi-Fi Fatal1ty Platinum PCI card which is Dolby Digital Live capable for encoding whereas I am using the encoder(s) (DVD player, Perian, etc.) on the Mini.
Did you look at the "Configure Speakers" button in Audio Midi Setup to verify that it is configured for multi-channel output?
Hmm, you may be onto something here. Yes, I did check to see that the Audio Output was set for Encoded Digital, but I didn't confirm multi-channel under Configure Speakers. Selecting this option and going to the Multichannel tab will only allow me to select "Stereo." All the other selections are grayed-out. In addition, when I do select "Encoded Digital" for Audio Output Format, both the Default & System Output windows display "Unknown device" instead of "Built-in Output."
Are those cables Apple branded? Something about the length of the mini-plug on some brands IIRC.
I believe so. I did get them directly from the online Apple Store. They're approximately 3' in length and off-white in color. Part number on the Packing List was given as: TL955LL/A and their description was: XTREMEMAC TOSLINK OPTICAL AUDIOACCS
Thanks again!

Digital Audio not working on Satellite A505 S6012

My digital audio stopped working suddenly. I use HDMI to send the video out of my laptop to my projector. I had been successfully using, for over a year, a digital audio cable in the headphone (SP/DIF) jack to output the sound to my home receiver. The default audio set in the control panel is Realtek Digital Audio.
If I set the output to speakers and plug headphones in the jack, I get sound. If I set the output to Realtek Digital Audio and plug the digital audio cable in, I get no sound. I've tried new cables, changing the input to a different conection on my receiver, reinstalling the Realtek driver, and, as a last resort, completely recovering my laptop to the factory setting. Digital Audio still does not work.
Any suggestions? This is the main way we watch movies in my home.

hi, have you try out srs audio program it nice!
can u help me if u have make for yourself a recovery dvd of S505 S6012 because to mine i didnt do it and it gives me a lot of problems.
if you have please i would like to have it.
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Is there Digital Audio Output on the Macbook Pro

I am about to buy a 15" Mac Book Pro. I would like to know if the headphone out put jack also passes a digital audio signal?

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How to connect a APExpress to a digital audio console

I have a Yamaha M7CL digital audio console that has an Ethernet connection. I want to control the desk wirelessly using the APExpress. I know how to do it with a Linksys or Netgear router. With those I need to plucg into one of the 4 LAN ports. Not the WAN. And it works great. Since the APEx has only one port (LAN or WAN?) How can I make it work. The console has Network settings that can be changed but I think my issue is that the port on the APE is looking for internet. I'm not interested in using this set up to surf the web I only trying to connect the 2 and wirelessly connect with my laptop. With all the different settings I have no idea where to begin. Can anyone give me a clue. Thanks.

Hello steviee7. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
In order for the AirPort Express Base Station's (AX) Ethernet port to perform as a "LAN" port so that the Yamaha can access the network/Internet, it would need to be reconfigured as one of the following:
For both the 802.11b/g and 802.11n versions of the AX:
o As as relay or remote base station in a Wireless Distribution System (WDS).
For the 802.11n version only:
o As an extender of a wireless network created by another 802.11n AirPort or Time Capsule.
o As a wireless Ethernet bridge (ProxySTA).

Digital Audio output for W series - Alternatives

There's a thread talking about the displayport does not have audio-output. Its true and some people get victimized by ill-trained sales people who think their displayport is standard. There's no literature on Lenovo website warning users about the audio issue either - such thread is closed with the fact that (some) other manufacturers in the same period does have have audio either and Lenovo think they should be in the same boat.
Let's not go into the blamish again, but discuss what we can do with existing options with alternative digital audio out and line-in that the W series really really missed.
We have (1) mini-dock and (2) USB soundcard listed as options
I currently use a USB DAC (digital to analog) system and it do really good in terms of stereo music enjoyment. However my particular system does not have digital manupilated sound like 3-D surround or multi-channel output and not suprisely, laptop USB generally produce greater latency than desktop USB ports.
Besides USB, we have 1394 and express card 34 as expansion options.
What's your setup for digital audio out? Anyone know any internal soundcard that fits the slots of Wireless USB/Turbo memory PCI ports that all W-series have?

Other alternatives include
I know on mackbooks I've seen firewire used as an input for a Weiss Dac if you're into two channel audio. Do any reiceivers take firewire as an input for hometheater? Has anyone tested Firewire outputs on their W series? I'm told that firewire is sometimes preferable to USB, I'm not sure why this would be, can USB support passthrough of DTS encoded signals?
In the case that firewire works and you Do not have a firewire source, maybe something like this would be of value It converts firewire to digital coaxial s/pdif and allows passthrough of DTS and AC3.
http://www.m-audio.com/images/global/manuals/FireWire-Audiophile_Manual.pdf
As I'm into audio the critical thing here (and what you're paying for when you purchase blue-ray, is maintaining the digital information from the disk in an unconverted form. You want a direct bit pass through, and you want as little jitter introduced to the signal as possible. You most certainly don't want the sound card getting in the way, Digtital to Analog converting and then reverse packaging it up and putting it out over the soundcard digital out. My problem is I'm not familiar enough with computer audio to know how exactly the sounds is transmitted from your blue ray drive to the digital interface you've chosen.
Anyone know why USB digital out would not be a prefered method?
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I'm using MAM-A blank CD-R for digital audio and I would like to know which speed do I set to so I can get the best sound?Thanks Joe

When making new digital audio cd's which burn speed is best used with MAM-A 74min/650mb digital audio CD-R's?Thanks Joe

In theory, the slowest speed should result in the most accurate duplication (best sound). This will take much longer than if you were to use use faster speeds and whether that in practical terms is necessary is debatable. Remember, the quality of the disc will be no better than the source material.
Ciao.
PS: You may wish to experiment by making disks at different speeds and listen to them if can detect difference between them.

I recently (Jan 2012) acquired a MacBook Pro (MBP) running 10.7.4 and an AirPort Express. I also have an old PPC G4 tower (Digital Audio model) running 10.4.11. The OS software on both machines is totally up to date. AirPort Utility on the G4 is 5.4.2

I recently (Jan 2012) acquired a MacBook Pro (MBP) running 10.7.4 and an AirPort Express. I also have an old PPC G4 tower (Digital Audio model) running 10.4.11. The OS software on both machines is totally up to date. AirPort Utility on the G4 is 5.4.2 and on 6.0 on the MBP. I bought a used AirPort card for the G4, I believe it is 802.11b compatible, and the wireless data rate is specified at 11 Mbps. Being a newbie to wireless, it took me many days to get these two machines to link up. This network is not connected to the internet, and there no other networks in the vicinity.
My last problem to solve is the very slow file transfer speeds between the two machines. The transfer time seems to vary depending on which machine I use to initiate the transfer, and which direction the transfer is going. For example: If I initiate the transfer from the G4 and send a 5.4MB file to the MBP it takes 1:32 (min:sec), while the same file going from the MBP to the G4 takes 27 seconds. On the other hand if the transfer is initiated on the MBP, going from the MBP to the G4 takes 2:56, while going from the G4 to the MBP takes 1:59. I realize that these times are not actual wireless transfer times but includes the entire transfer process.
Both machines and the AirPort Express are within a 4-foot radius. Both machines are set to radio channel 2. The AirPort Express is set for 802.11n(802.11b/g compatible) with WPA/WPA2 Personal wireless security.
Any help would be appreciated.
CEU2

BDAqua,
Thanks for the response.
Apple has used the term "Digital Audio" to identify this machine. System Profiler has the following information:
Machine Name:          Power Mac G4
Machine Model:          PowerMac3,5
CPU Type:          PowerPC G4 (2.1)
Number Of CPUs:          1
CPU Speed:          800 MHz
L2 Cache (per CPU):          256 KB
Memory:          768 MB
Bus Speed:          133 MHz
Boot ROM Version:          4.3.3f2
Serial Number:          XBxxxxxMK9
Sales Order Number:
Yes, I could connect them by ethernet if all I wanted to do was transfer files, but I would like to network them so I could use wireless internet. The machines are not always so close together, I did that to simplify the testing. With the very slow transfer speeds I am reluctant to move ahead with the internet step.
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The Mother of All G4 Digital Audio Project?

Alright, my apologies right from the get-go: I'm new to this user-friendly and intuitive world of Macs. So if this post is long-winded and excessive, please excuse my bad manners and blame it on living in the world of PCs and M$ for far too long.
To start, the one thing I've found that is consistent no matter what computing world I've explored is the cost of upgrading... but first, let me explain a couple of things.
For one -- I'm finished with my PC. I'm fairly computer saavy, and have never bought a pre-built system in my life. My first computer I built in the 8th grade from spare parts and a Pentium 90 chip. Although I've enjoyed my time playing around and working with PCs in the past, I've recently become a father (and my wife is now at home 24/7). Suffice it to say I don't have much time to troubleshoot my PC as often as I use to, and with my wife using the computer more and more, I really would like to be able to offer her something intuitive and easy to use (unfortunately, this usually isn't a common description of anything related to the world of M$ and PCs).
Anyways, her entire extended family has been Mac based for awhile now, and I've grown more and more desirous of owning a Mac at home. Well, about 4 months ago I was given an old G4 Digital Audio for free. This gift, coupled with my increasing frustration with the PC, has lead me to contemplate ditching the PC (selling it off), and trying to fully pimp out the G4 to its maximum capacity. FOR CHEAP.
I realize that a Mac Mini would be pretty cheap and cost effective, or perhaps just selling the G4 and putting that money towards something else (like a Mac laptop) might make more sense... but I'm limited on a couple of fronts.
1) There is the issue of some money having already been invested into this G4.
2) I need to keep costs down, while also retaining the ability to expand (my PC currently has 3 HDDs at a total capacity of 800gb)... and it just doesn't seem feasible with a Mac Mini.
3) I already have the G4 -- and in my wife's eyes, expanding this rig is cheaper than buying a brand new Mac (this point is clearly debatable).
4) We really just need a solid system at home, easy for her to use, while having enough muscle for me to use the Adobe/Macromedia/Final Cut software packages.
So... I'd like to start pushing this G4 to its limits performance wise, while not breaking the bank unnecessarily. I've looked into upgrading the logic board and CPU, maxing out the system memory, purchasing a SATA controller board and new HDDs, and finally springing for a new video card. My question is this:
Can anyone shed some light on upgrade options that would suit my needs, without giving my wife reason to leave me?! For example, when looking to upgrade the G4 to a wireless system, I opted to purchase a Belkin Wireless G (F5D7000) instead of a official Airport card. It works flawlessly, is G compatible, and was only $25. Are there similar options when looking at SATA controller cards (the Sonnet cards are really pricey)? PC133 memory -- should I buy new or look for sticks in older PCs? Buy a pc video card and tweak it to work in a Mac, etc? Should I buy a single cpu upgrade, or spring for the pricey duals (is the performance benefit in OSX and the various design software packages worth it? - I've seen varied reports on this)? 1.6ghz vs. dual 1.4ghz??
Any help in this endeavor to build the Mother of All G4 Digital Audios would be wonderful. I know this post is lengthy, but I needed to vent some frustrations, and ask for a helping hand in this transition from PC to Mac! Thanks to all who've read this beast of a post -- and if anyone has anything to contribute (either suggestions or directions to some relatively cheap upgrades - new or used), it would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks again!

Hi-
I'll keep things brief.
CPU- The following will give you the most bang for the buck-
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/MEG42M1500/
Memory- Doesn't have to break the bank, but, you must buy quality-
http://eshop.macsales.com/MyOWC/Upgrades.cfm?model=163&type=Memory&TI=1047&shoup grds=Show+Upgrades
http://www.datamemorysystems.com/viewcat.aspQ_C_E761
Graphics- a flashed PC 4x AGP card will give you the most for the cheapest
Sata Controller Card- the following is hard to beat:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/SATAPCI2P/
Or, get the bundle:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/SATAM500GPCI/
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/SATAM10TBPCI/
If you need cheaper, or used, check:
http://groups.google.com/group/lemswap
or, eBay.
Good Luck!
G4 AGP(450)Sawtooth Mac OS X (10.4.8) 2ghzPPC,1.62gbSDRAM, ATI9800, DVR-109,(IntHD)120&160,LaCie160,23"Cinema Display

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