The Mac HDMI out sounds like your best bet. You may need to work with the audio-midi-setup app to make it work (seeting the # of channels and then assignments in 'configure speakers').
jim On Tue, Mar 6, 2018 at 3:33 PM, Augustine Leudar <augustineleu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Jim, > Tell me about it - unfortunately this system has no analogue ins for the > surround sound only HDMI, Coax and Optical . It also does a lot of weird > esoteric encoding stuff in the box which I dont really wan tit to do. I am > not even sure if the box needs to receive 5.1 encoded in a certain way to > make it ieven easier I am working remotely so cant actually get my hands on > it but give instructions to non audio colleagues.I will try and get them to > try the HDMI thing tomorrow turning it into an interface, > all the best > Gus > > On 6 March 2018 at 18:30, jim moses <jmo...@brown.edu> wrote: > > > There are HDMI audio inserters > > <https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=13347&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI8tGc- > > qfY2QIVjVmGCh0NGwIrEAQYASABEgKBzvD_BwE> > > that > > will embed audio (in this case Toslink for for surround). and > de-embedders > > if you need to get audio out of an HDMI stream. Just FYI, going straight > > from the computer's easier. > > > > jim > > > > On Tue, Mar 6, 2018 at 12:40 PM, Augustine Leudar < > > augustineleu...@gmail.com > > > wrote: > > > > > Thanks Daniel that's exactly what I'm hoping for on this system > > > > > > On Tuesday, 6 March 2018, Courville, Daniel <courville.dan...@uqam.ca> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Well, on macOS, if you connect your computer via HDMI to a surround > > > > receiver/processor, you'll have the option of using that device as an > > > audio > > > > interface. > > > > > > > > Or do you mean something else? > > > > > > > > - Daniel > > > > > > > > Message: 1 > > > > Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2018 13:36:28 +0000 > > > > From: Augustine Leudar <augustineleu...@gmail.com> > > > > To: Surround Sound discussion group <sursound@music.vt.edu> > > > > Subject: [Sursound] realtime 5.1 streaming over hdmi ? > > > > Message-ID: > > > > <CABx2jurivFRo3XfvtqNor_ucFJY= > > > > t2q7e2zzevf2qod2m02...@mail.gmail.com> > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > > > > > > Does anyone know a way of streaming 5.1 in realtime over HDMI ? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Sursound mailing list > > > > Sursound@music.vt.edu > > > > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe > > here, > > > > edit account or options, view archives and so on. > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Dr. Augustine Leudar > > > Artistic Director Magik Door LTD > > > Company Number : NI635217 > > > Registered 63 Ballycoan rd, > > > Belfast BT88LL > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > > URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/ > > > attachments/20180306/045333e5/attachment.html> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Sursound mailing list > > > Sursound@music.vt.edu > > > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe > here, > > > edit account or options, view archives and so on. > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Jim Moses > > Technical Director/Lecturer > > Brown University Music Department and M.E.M.E. (Multimedia and Electronic > > Music Experiments) > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/ > > attachments/20180306/f43ad1b9/attachment.html> > > _______________________________________________ > > Sursound mailing list > > Sursound@music.vt.edu > > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, > > edit account or options, view archives and so on. > > > > > > -- > Dr. Augustine Leudar > Artistic Director Magik Door LTD > Company Number : NI635217 > Registered 63 Ballycoan rd, > Belfast BT88LL > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/ > attachments/20180306/8b770f89/attachment.html> > _______________________________________________ > Sursound mailing list > Sursound@music.vt.edu > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, > edit account or options, view archives and so on. > -- Jim Moses Technical Director/Lecturer Brown University Music Department and M.E.M.E. (Multimedia and Electronic Music Experiments) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/20180307/d2d7a48a/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, edit account or options, view archives and so on.