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LFK, or anyone else with knowledge, is there a piece of hardware I can get that can take two optical audio inputs and merge them into a single optical audio output?
My purpose for this is wanting to play audio from multiple sources at one time. One example is playing a game on the PS4 but also wanting to use my Google Play Music playlist at the same time. Or, watching a basketball game with the TV muted/low and audio instead coming from the radio broadcast.
I know I can get a switcher to play one source or the other (and I may eventually end up settling for that), but is there a mixer or something else I can use to merge two audio inputs into a single audio output, with as little signal degradation as possible?
My purpose for this is wanting to play audio from multiple sources at one time. One example is playing a game on the PS4 but also wanting to use my Google Play Music playlist at the same time. Or, watching a basketball game with the TV muted/low and audio instead coming from the radio broadcast.
I know I can get a switcher to play one source or the other (and I may eventually end up settling for that), but is there a mixer or something else I can use to merge two audio inputs into a single audio output, with as little signal degradation as possible?
By Kibner Go To PostLFK, or anyone else with knowledge, is there a piece of hardware I can get that can take two optical audio inputs and merge them into a single optical audio output?
My purpose for this is wanting to play audio from multiple sources at one time. One example is playing a game on the PS4 but also wanting to use my Google Play Music playlist at the same time. Or, watching a basketball game with the TV muted/low and audio instead coming from the radio broadcast.
I know I can get a switcher to play one source or the other (and I may eventually end up settling for that), but is there a mixer or something else I can use to merge two audio inputs into a single audio output, with as little signal degradation as possible?
What's your audio output? A sound mixer would be ideal but most are analog and take up too much space.
By 2002whitegt Go To PostWhat's your audio output? A sound mixer would be ideal but most are analog and take up too much space.My outputs are optical. I found a relatively small box (half rack) that does the job, but it is nearly $600: http://motu.com/products/avb/lp32
By Kibner Go To PostMy outputs are optical. I found a relatively small box (half rack) that does the job, but it is nearly $600: http://motu.com/products/avb/lp32
Yeah, something that will keep the signal digital throughout the process will be hard to find, and expensive when you do.
Other wise you could get 2 digital audio converters like this:
https://www.amazon.com/Musou-Digital-Optical-Converter-Adapter/dp/B01AWBA8U8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1508974046&sr=8-3&keywords=digital+audio+converter
Then run it to a small mixer like this which even has Bluetooth so you can play audio from your phone as well:
https://www.amazon.com/Pyle-Bluetooth-3-Channel-Controller-Interface/dp/B015NBUVE0/ref=pd_ybh_a_7?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=5VKH8D5N0ZB8RFZNFQPS
This would render all the audio in stereo though, which would suck if you have a surround sound setup. (Not to mention a rat nest with all the cabling required, lol)
By 2002whitegt Go To PostYeah, something that will keep the signal digital throughout the process will be hard to find, and expensive when you do.Yeah, I really would like to keep it all optical in order to minimize the amount of signal conversion in my audio chain. I do only have a stereo speaker set, so the surround capability isn't a big deal.
Other wise you could get 2 digital audio converters like this:
https://www.amazon.com/Musou-Digital-Optical-Converter-Adapter/dp/B01AWBA8U8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1508974046&sr=8-3&keywords=digital+audio+converter
Then run it to a small mixer like this which even has Bluetooth so you can play audio from your phone as well:
https://www.amazon.com/Pyle-Bluetooth-3-Channel-Controller-Interface/dp/B015NBUVE0/ref=pd_ybh_a_7?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=5VKH8D5N0ZB8RFZNFQPS
This would render all the audio in stereo though, which would suck if you have a surround sound setup. (Not to mention a rat nest with all the cabling required, lol)
Right now, my audio chain is optical out from my TV (all my devices currently send their audio to it via HDMI) to a miniDSP DDRC-24 (provides DAC, matrix mixer, crossover, and room correction), which then outputs via unbalanced RCA to my stereo amp as well as my sub. e: oh, forgot to mention that my TV only outputs audio over HDMI (via ARC) and optical. No analog options.
The DDRC-24 has multiple inputs but does not offer the ability to mix inputs, only outputs. Since it controls my crossovers and other sound affecting things, I need to be able to feed it my mixed audio signal. The clock digital audio signals use to stay in-sync seems to be the problem point and why mixers that can handle it are so expensive when compared to analog mixers.