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hows it going,
basically i have my dishnetwork dvr digital output lightpipe which is smpte and i want to go into my motu828mk2 ADAT in.But i get nothing but high pitch static on all channels in cuemix.Then i found out that the dvr was smpte code and the MOTU is ADAT and not compatible.
Is there a way around this? like a smpte to ADAT converter box?I can't find anything on the net.
i currently have the L/R outs of the dvr to MOTU and works good but i would like to take either FL,FR,CTR,SL,SR from a 5.1 movie.
Thanks in advance-J.Dolce

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Cucco Wed, 04/16/2008 - 07:18

The answer to the question -
Can you convert from 5.1 toslink to 8 channel adat -
Not any way that I am familiar with. In fact, IIRC, the 5.1 bitstream has copy-protection built in to one of the bits.

Your best bet would be to get some sort of preamp that will convert the 5.1 signal into 6 discrete analog signals and then record each of these to your own track and then bounce down to a AC3 encoded stream.

Of course, now it's starting to sound like we're looking at pirating movies...you're not planning on doing that, are you?

Space Wed, 04/16/2008 - 18:57

Codemonkey wrote: Maybe just the soundtracks...
To get that real pirated feel you need to put the camera out of focus at the back of the room, and get a few of your friends to wave cardboard cutout people around and make loud noises with the floorboards.

Do you have any cardboard cutout people ?

:)