On Mon, Nov 01, 1999 at 01:25:46PM -0500, Charles M. Hannum wrote:
> 
> David Maxwell <david@fundy.ca> writes:
> 
> > What sound hardware do you need to support AC3 though, to get 5.1 channels?
> > 3 sb16s? ;-)
> 
> BTW, there are also some cards with S/PDIF output, which can
> theoretically handle 6 channels of raw PCM.  I'm not sure any of the
> cards actually support that, though.

None that we have drivers for, I think.

The DigiDesign AudioMedia III in the recording station at a previous employer
of mine could input or output on up to a total of 8 channels on its S/PDIF
and analog connectors simultaneously.

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Thor Lancelot Simon	                                      tls@rek.tjls.com
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