[macvoiceover] Re: Connecting a 5.1 sound system to a Mac pro

  • From: "Robin Kipp" <robin.kipp@xxxxxx>
  • To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2009 22:54:37 +0200

Thanks David!
If there's anything coming back from the list, could you please forward
it to me?
Robin

> -----Original Message-----
> From: macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Poehlman
> Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 10:52 PM
> To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: Connecting a 5.1 sound system to a Mac pro
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> 
> I've forwarded your message to another list.  you may get help there.
> 
> On Aug 7, 2009, at 4:40 PM, Robin Kipp wrote:
> 
> Hi all!
> OK, I've just ordered my Mac pro!
> However, I've got a problem now, and I'm not sure how to 
> solve it. I hope this is not too much off-topic, but as it 
> has to do with audio, and because I couldn't find any useful 
> answer to this - even Apple support could not help me - I 
> hope the moderators won't mind. So, the Mac comes with a 
> built in sound card of course, but this only has one line-out 
> and line-in 3.5 mm jack. However, the speaker system that I 
> have is a 5.1 dolby soround system with I think 6 cables that 
> have to be plugged in so all channels can be controlled. I 
> really can't think of any way I could connect all of them to 
> the 2 jacks the Mac pro comes with, so I decided to look for 
> a PCI Express sound card. Creative has some good ones, such 
> as the Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme. However, all of 
> them seem to be only compatible with Windows, there is 
> nothing that indicates they work with Mac os and I don't like 
> buying stuff that maybe won't work. I've done some Googling 
> on Mac compatible sound cards, but haven't been able to find 
> anything... Does anyone have any ideas on what I could do, or 
> can anyone suggest a sound card that will work without any 
> problems under Mac os? Thanks! Robin
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