Pre Listen Options with Audiophile 2496 and Live

[akashik]

hi,
we have an Audiophile 2496 (2 analog outs and 2 SPDIF outs) on a G4. Does anybody have any ideas or suggestions as to how to configure my PCI card and the Delta Panel to prelisten to my loops in live? or do we necessarily need to output from the stereo SPDIF outputs with a digital to analog decoder?

please help!!! we have a show coming up.
anybody have the same challenge?

thanx

elena

[Spacerboy]

I think a DA converter is the only solution...or you have a device like a minidisc or cd writer standalone with digital input...sorry...

[akashik]

hello spacerboy
thanx for the answer. i had the same feeling about the Audiophile 2496 card.

i don't understand why M-Audio even bother to advetise this pci card with ableton if one can't fully make a good use of it....

do you guys know of any cheap D/A converter?

akashik