OK ... if it was copy protected media, would I still be able to hear it
through the monitor ?

Long term, if I manage to get it working, I was hoping to record audio
material from either a freeview box, or from a DAB receiver - the CD audio
excursion is just to see if I can get the recorder to work.

The SB card IS the default device - there is no other audio device


Fred


"Silk" wrote in message
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On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 20:29:25 +0000, Durround wrote:

"Frederick Smith" wrote in message
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Hi there ...

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Recording 16 binary digit/band limited CD audio through the clumsy
SP/dif and in real time too, when ripping a whole CD to HD as a WAV or
CDa can be done in a few minutes at most? I can only assume you may have
a copy protected CD which restricted you from ripping direct - maybe one
of Sony's rootkit CD;s or some form of DRM, whatever, if you couldn't
rip to HD, the very same copy protection is preventing you from copying
via the digital interface.

It could be that he simply hasn't selected the correct default device in
the "Sound recording" section in "Sounds and Audio Properties" in Windows
Control Panel. But then, what do I know?