This may be a very, very basic question...
My sound card decodes digital audio in 'DTS Audio' and 'Dolby Digital' formats. Also something about 48kHz...
Now, if I feed a cable from the S/PDIF outlet into a Digital-Analog audio converter (in order to get a traditional L/R analog output), will the converter device have to specifically support more than 2 channels of input?
Illustration: of the two following products:
1) Digital to Analog Audio Converter
2) Digital Audio Decoder
will the first type suffice in producing two channels of output (by virtue of whatever is meant by 'DTS Audio')? Or will i have to use the second type because my sound card outputs many channels?
It's clear, I guess, that my technical knowledge of hardware here is preeettty low. Do enlighten me.
Thanks!
My sound card decodes digital audio in 'DTS Audio' and 'Dolby Digital' formats. Also something about 48kHz...
Now, if I feed a cable from the S/PDIF outlet into a Digital-Analog audio converter (in order to get a traditional L/R analog output), will the converter device have to specifically support more than 2 channels of input?
Illustration: of the two following products:
1) Digital to Analog Audio Converter
2) Digital Audio Decoder
will the first type suffice in producing two channels of output (by virtue of whatever is meant by 'DTS Audio')? Or will i have to use the second type because my sound card outputs many channels?
It's clear, I guess, that my technical knowledge of hardware here is preeettty low. Do enlighten me.
Thanks!