Aesthetic Mutiny
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Hi Everyone
New member of the Fractal family here as I made the plunge into an Axe Fx 3 a few months ago. Been having tons of fun. I've also been working on setting up a project home studio and finally got a quality interface; the Apollo x4 as I would eventually like to record, mix, and master vocals and plan on using a lot of the UAD plugins that come with the interface as well.
I'd like to use the Apollo x4 as the main interface but I am running into trouble setting up Configuration 5 of GlennOs awesome guide for the recording musician. I am running on a Windows 11 PC by the way and currently using Ableton Live 11. Thus, Configuration 5 is the only play if I would like to Reamp which I do.
So currently I am running SPDIF IN and OUT cables through the Apollo and AXE and using 2 Optical to Coax / Coax to Optical converter that you can find on Amazon for $20.
So I have my guitar input to the Hi Z input 1 of the Apollo - SPDIF OUT optical from Apollo to Converter, Coax OUT from Converter to Coax IN of AXE, Coax OUT from AXE to another Converter, SPDIF OUT from Converter to SPDIF IN of Apollo. Set AXE Word Clock to SPDIF, Digital Input Source to SPDIF, SPDIF Out Source to Outpt 1, and Input 1 to Digital. Also have Apollo clock source to Internal and both at 48kHZ.
Problem is, I get no signal in the SPDIF channels when I take a look at the Apollo Console application when setting it up like this.
However, If I set it up so the AXE signal goes IN to Apollo through SPDIF IN and connect guitar directly to AXE (this way I am only getting the Wet signal from the Axe) It works perfectly fine.
I switched around the cables and converter and they both work when it is set up for SPDIF IN to Apollo from AXE so I know it is not an issue of the cables or converters per say. However, I did see mdj999 post a previous thread about having trouble creating this full digital loop as well.
So maybe Configuration 5 and reamping is just not possible using these Amazon converters? I just want to make sure it's not just a matter of configuring the I/O matrix in the Console application before shelling out on the suggested solution of using a HOSA ODL 312 converter. Maybe I have to set the input from Hi Z 1 (guitar DI) to the SPDIF output of Apollo in Console. I just don't see a way of doing this in Console even through the I/O Matrix window.
Figured I'd ask some of you fine gentlemen who are rocking the AXE and an Apollo interface to see if anyone has been able to get a Reamping set up working and if you were able to do it using these Amazon converters.
Thanks guys!
New member of the Fractal family here as I made the plunge into an Axe Fx 3 a few months ago. Been having tons of fun. I've also been working on setting up a project home studio and finally got a quality interface; the Apollo x4 as I would eventually like to record, mix, and master vocals and plan on using a lot of the UAD plugins that come with the interface as well.
I'd like to use the Apollo x4 as the main interface but I am running into trouble setting up Configuration 5 of GlennOs awesome guide for the recording musician. I am running on a Windows 11 PC by the way and currently using Ableton Live 11. Thus, Configuration 5 is the only play if I would like to Reamp which I do.
So currently I am running SPDIF IN and OUT cables through the Apollo and AXE and using 2 Optical to Coax / Coax to Optical converter that you can find on Amazon for $20.
So I have my guitar input to the Hi Z input 1 of the Apollo - SPDIF OUT optical from Apollo to Converter, Coax OUT from Converter to Coax IN of AXE, Coax OUT from AXE to another Converter, SPDIF OUT from Converter to SPDIF IN of Apollo. Set AXE Word Clock to SPDIF, Digital Input Source to SPDIF, SPDIF Out Source to Outpt 1, and Input 1 to Digital. Also have Apollo clock source to Internal and both at 48kHZ.
Problem is, I get no signal in the SPDIF channels when I take a look at the Apollo Console application when setting it up like this.
However, If I set it up so the AXE signal goes IN to Apollo through SPDIF IN and connect guitar directly to AXE (this way I am only getting the Wet signal from the Axe) It works perfectly fine.
I switched around the cables and converter and they both work when it is set up for SPDIF IN to Apollo from AXE so I know it is not an issue of the cables or converters per say. However, I did see mdj999 post a previous thread about having trouble creating this full digital loop as well.
So maybe Configuration 5 and reamping is just not possible using these Amazon converters? I just want to make sure it's not just a matter of configuring the I/O matrix in the Console application before shelling out on the suggested solution of using a HOSA ODL 312 converter. Maybe I have to set the input from Hi Z 1 (guitar DI) to the SPDIF output of Apollo in Console. I just don't see a way of doing this in Console even through the I/O Matrix window.
Figured I'd ask some of you fine gentlemen who are rocking the AXE and an Apollo interface to see if anyone has been able to get a Reamping set up working and if you were able to do it using these Amazon converters.
Thanks guys!