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Reddit mentions of VAlinks USB 2.0 External Sound Card 6 Channel 5.1 Surround Optical S/PDIF Audio Sound Card Adapter for PC Laptop Recording Compatible with Windows 10/8 / 7/ XP
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We found 9 Reddit mentions of VAlinks USB 2.0 External Sound Card 6 Channel 5.1 Surround Optical S/PDIF Audio Sound Card Adapter for PC Laptop Recording Compatible with Windows 10/8 / 7/ XP. Here are the top ones.
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- USB 6 Channel 5.1 External Sound Audio Card for PC Laptop OS support: win 10/ 9/ 8 / XP / 2000 / Vista. External sound card USB 6 channel 5.1 audio. Record & play back digital and analog audio without sound card in your computer.
- USB sound is and USB audio controller. It supports 32KHz, 44.1KHz. (which two need driver or application software support) and 48KHz sampling rate in digital recording, 48KHz sampling in digital nalog audio playback.In digital playback mode, itreceives audio stream form PC via USB interface and transmits audio data according to the AESEBU, IEC60958, SPDIF cnsumer interface standards. Only R L channel PCM audio in 5.1 channel can be conveyed in digital playback mode.
- In analog playback mode, it supports 6 channels codec for analog playback In digital recording mode, it receives SPDIF digital audio input and sends back to PC through USB. Three sampling rates, includes 32KHz,44.1KHz are automatically locked internally. In analog recording mode, fixed 48KHz sampling rate issupportedby analog audio recording.
- If you want the fiber output to support 5.1-channel output, you must have the following conditions:1.The sound source must be DTS 5.1 channels, such as 3D games, HD movies. If it is a general MP3 or general 2-channel video, you can only have 2-channel effect.
- The player settings are important: if it is set up with PowerDVD software from the fiber output "Passthrough" through. Meaning that the sound card is only responsible for the fiber signal output, not decoding. Dispensers strongly recommend KMP this player, the function is very powerful。3. After the fiber output must be AC3 / DTS decoder, or built-in AC3 / DTS decoder amplifier and the like.
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| Color | Blue |
| Height | 2.5 Inches |
| Length | 7.9 Inches |
| Width | 6.2 Inches |
Just started searching for this myself. I don't need 7.1 though. The turtlebeach one seems like the best, but I can't find it in stock anywhere. Does anyone know of another USB optical audio converter? Would THIS WORK?
this is actually fairly easy to do. reaper is 60$, these are 75$, this is 16, this type of midi controller is 55$, and you will need a laptop,
in reaper setup 5 channels, assign each cahnnel to a dedicated out using the soundcard i provided. setup SAMPLOMATIC5000 (reaper vst) with allthe sounds and have them set to midi triggers that you then trigger from the midi controller i provided. setup speakers anywhere in the room you would wish to have them.
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now I gave you the BASIC setup, but all this can bedone with a keyboard through reaper, and even an SPDIF(optical) out in reaper if you do a little digging. This is NOT difficult and I commend you for wanting to provide an elevated gaming experience and I know you can do this if you just put your thoughts into action. you got this!
I use this and it works fine. Can be obtained for 9 dollars on eBay with Chinese shipping.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B013256ODG/ref=mp_s_a_1_11?qid=1464057928&sr=8-11&pi=SL75_QL70&keywords=usb+to+spdif
Something like this should work well for you
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I found these three would they be any good?
Sounds like then that you have a particularly bad case of coil whine. Getting an external USB sound card like this would probably solve the issue.
the e10 is pretty cool, had one for a couple of years. it costs more though.
this is the amazon one i meant...
https://www.amazon.com/VAlinks-External-Surround-Recording-Compatible/dp/B013256ODG
I'd recommend a USB sound card then, it'll be cheaper.
I've got this one which works well.
https://www.amazon.com/VAlinks-External-Surround-Recording-Compatible/dp/B013256ODG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1475185530&sr=8-2&keywords=usb+optical+audio
My speakers are connected to my receiver, A optical cable goes from my receiver to this box., Then it goes from the box to usb in my pc.
The problem is that it doesnt have dolby digital live to decode the audio signal. So thats why i want an soundcard that has it. I just need advice if that is a good card or not or if it is even going to work.