Recording the SPDIF input of M-Audio Audiophile 2496 PCI card in Audacity, how?

[tux99]

You need to check the following setting in the Envy24 Control Utility in the hardware settings tab:
Master Clock should be S/PDIF IN

Showstopper, huh? That it is. It takes the jack down and no audio until reboot.

I'm not sure what you mean.
S/PDIF input works fine on my card when I set 'Master Clock' to 'S/PDIF IN'.

What's the source you are trying to record from?
Maybe the problem is with your digital audio source?

[Digital Black]

Yes, it halts the audio. I have tried it with a couple of known working devices. Switching the Master Clock to S/pdif gives warning of no sync or wordclock at the Envy control panel. Even without a correct sync, it should pass incoming audio, a bit more jittery perhaps.

I think we are beating a dead horse here, it might be faulty card too.

Thanks for all.