So my Cubase outputs via optical out on my Echo Layla3G to my surround mixing receiver for my audio output. However, my synthesizer has an optical input and output that I would like to route to Cubase as well. My computer has a built-in optical input/output. Is there perhaps some way that I can have Cubase work with my Layla3G for its monitoring output, while being able to route audio through the optical input/output on my motherboard to transfer audio to and from my synthesizer?
The reason for going with the digital out on my synth over the analog isn’t for sound quality, it’s so that I can have 8 discrete audio channels going from my modular synth to my PC.
Well it wouldn’t be synced, but that isn’t necessarily a problem.
With no same source recording between the two clocks to cause phase problems, any drift is unlikely to be enough to notice over a typical song duration.
But certainly, using ASIO4all is always a compromise and it may well be the case there is little to no sonic advantage over using the audio inputs for the synth if you have them available.
Install it…select it as driver in Cubase, open the panel…probably only one device will be active…just turn on the other device and then the outputs will be available to vst connections.
My Echo Layla3G has ADAT optical I/O, though. Perhaps if I switch to analog outs into my receiver for my speakers from my Layla, the I can use the optical I/O on the Layla to send/receive eight channels of data from my modular rig?