Just got my AXE FX III and FC12 last week. The sound definitely feels like an upgrade from my Helix rack so I'm stoked about that.
Currently I have been trying to use the AXE FX digitally with my Apollo setup. BTW all this headache is because Luna won't accept the DI or let me reamp over USB and I'm trying to avoid an extra conversion using analog.
I have 2 x8p's and have them word clocking fine off the AXE S/PDIF. Obviously clock on AXE is set to INTERNAL and set to SPDIF on Apollo. BTW Apollo tells you the clock is good on the front of it as it will highlight EXT in white if external clock is good. Also everything is at 48K on the Apollo and Luna.
If I go analog instrument into the AXE and S/PDIF to the Apollo the signal path works fine and I can record wet in Luna. I'm using one of the toslink converters recommended on one of the threads of this forum.
Challenge is I was hoping to go S/PDIF into the AXE from the Apollo and run my guitar through the HIZ on the Apollo. Plan was to record dry in Apollo and send to AXE S/PDIF IN and use the already working return S/PDIF OUT path for the wet signal. I'm using the same converter and cables to go back just switching the converter unit so it recognizes a digital input instead of the coaxial. I have the AXE set to receive DIGITAL on Input 2, I have my blocks set up for both Input 1 and 2 and I just turn off the one I'm not using. I also have the DIGITAL source to SPDIF.
Problem is I see 0 input levels at the AXE. Also I was unable to have the whole solution clock off the Apollo either and I suspect its because something is blocking a working connection FROM the Apollo to the Axe. To make sure the Apollo was actually sending S/PDIF signal I looped back the digital S/PDIF from one unit to the other and I see signal there and record it in Luna fine. So I know the Apollo output is working and at least the optical cable is right.
I have 2 more converters arriving tonight to see if its a bad box but I'm stumped on why the signal seems to be going out from the Apollo but the AXE can't see it?
If any of you have any ideas please weigh in!
Currently I have been trying to use the AXE FX digitally with my Apollo setup. BTW all this headache is because Luna won't accept the DI or let me reamp over USB and I'm trying to avoid an extra conversion using analog.
I have 2 x8p's and have them word clocking fine off the AXE S/PDIF. Obviously clock on AXE is set to INTERNAL and set to SPDIF on Apollo. BTW Apollo tells you the clock is good on the front of it as it will highlight EXT in white if external clock is good. Also everything is at 48K on the Apollo and Luna.
If I go analog instrument into the AXE and S/PDIF to the Apollo the signal path works fine and I can record wet in Luna. I'm using one of the toslink converters recommended on one of the threads of this forum.
Challenge is I was hoping to go S/PDIF into the AXE from the Apollo and run my guitar through the HIZ on the Apollo. Plan was to record dry in Apollo and send to AXE S/PDIF IN and use the already working return S/PDIF OUT path for the wet signal. I'm using the same converter and cables to go back just switching the converter unit so it recognizes a digital input instead of the coaxial. I have the AXE set to receive DIGITAL on Input 2, I have my blocks set up for both Input 1 and 2 and I just turn off the one I'm not using. I also have the DIGITAL source to SPDIF.
Problem is I see 0 input levels at the AXE. Also I was unable to have the whole solution clock off the Apollo either and I suspect its because something is blocking a working connection FROM the Apollo to the Axe. To make sure the Apollo was actually sending S/PDIF signal I looped back the digital S/PDIF from one unit to the other and I see signal there and record it in Luna fine. So I know the Apollo output is working and at least the optical cable is right.
I have 2 more converters arriving tonight to see if its a bad box but I'm stumped on why the signal seems to be going out from the Apollo but the AXE can't see it?
If any of you have any ideas please weigh in!