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kenshone

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routing multichannel audio to multiple devices?
« on: June 07, 2022, 12:41:09 pm »

I'm trying to setup multichannel audio right now - 4.2. I have 3 stereo DAC's available, and was hoping to route front L/R to DAC 1, rear L/R to DAC 2, and sub 1/2 to DAC 3. Is this possible with JRiver?
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Re: routing multichannel audio to multiple devices?
« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2022, 03:15:15 pm »

Only if they are presented to MC as a single device (e.g. one device is the lead, the others slaved to it via ADAT). I don't recall if Windows has any 3rd party app which can do such a thing in software.
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Re: routing multichannel audio to multiple devices?
« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2022, 03:15:57 pm »

Hi

may be there is a way with several DAC's. I just would forget it... only hassles, no fun...

I recommend to get a multichannel audiointerface then it works like a charm. Any amount of channel you like.

Multichannel audiointerfaces are available from many vendors: RME, Lynx, Motu, Steinberg, Focusrite, Merging etc.

I use a RME Fireface UFX II to drive 4 way stereo front speaker (Linkwitz LX521.4) and two surround speakers (Genelec 8330), totalling to a 4.0 system.

I play 5.1 surround on it.

Peter

 
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Re: routing multichannel audio to multiple devices?
« Reply #3 on: June 07, 2022, 05:19:28 pm »

Only if they are presented to MC as a single device (e.g. one device is the lead, the others slaved to it via ADAT). I don't recall if Windows has any 3rd party app which can do such a thing in software.
It can be done easily in Mac and some have been able to get it to work in Windows using ASIO4ALL.
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Re: routing multichannel audio to multiple devices?
« Reply #4 on: June 07, 2022, 07:02:54 pm »

Hi

may be there is a way with several DAC's. I just would forget it... only hassles, no fun...

I recommend to get a multichannel audiointerface then it works like a charm. Any amount of channel you like.

Multichannel audiointerfaces are available from many vendors: RME, Lynx, Motu, Steinberg, Focusrite, Merging etc.

I use a RME Fireface UFX II to drive 4 way stereo front speaker (Linkwitz LX521.4) and two surround speakers (Genelec 8330), totalling to a 4.0 system.

I play 5.1 surround on it.

Peter

Okay, I'm thinking about trying an RME Digiface USB to present a single device to my PC, and use the RME to chain to multiple DAC's for 6+ channel audio. Do I need to do anything special to get JRiver to recognize my RME Digiface USB as being a 6+ channel audio device?
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kenshone

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Re: routing multichannel audio to multiple devices?
« Reply #5 on: June 07, 2022, 07:05:47 pm »

Product link to RME Digiface USB for reference: https://www.rme-usa.com/digiface-usb.html
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Re: routing multichannel audio to multiple devices?
« Reply #6 on: June 08, 2022, 02:32:48 am »

I doubt it assuming use of the asio driver, just use totalmix to route the channels from the computer to whichever channels your DAC is connected to
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