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AC-3 RF to RF Demodulator

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Regarding that AC-3 RF jack on the back of my laserdisc player, do I need to connect that to my RF Demodulator with a Digital Coaxial cable?

The Yamaha APD-1 has two jacks for the demodulated AC-3 output (That’ll go to my receiver or audio interface, depending on the day) but I only have one digital coax cable to use right now.

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A single RCA audio cable, like this…


…plugged from the coaxial output port of the Demodulator to the coaxial input port of your receiver/amplifier will work just as good.

This setup got me through before I upgraded to HDMI ports.

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If you are connecting to an audio card of your computer, you’ll need an RCA Male to 3.5mm Male Cable, like this…

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alexp120 said:

A single RCA audio cable, like this…


…plugged from the coaxial output port of the Demodulator to the coaxial input port of your receiver/amplifier will work just as good.

This setup got me through before I upgraded to HDMI ports.

Edit:
If you are connecting to an audio card of your computer, you’ll need an RCA Male to 3.5mm Male Cable, like this…

Thanks! Got it. I’m planning to connect the demodulator to the S/PDIF port on my MOTU ultralite audio interface. Its worked fine so far connected directly from my laserdisc player, but I haven’t been able to test the digital coax output yet for lack of cabling.

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s there a new way to get the AC-3 audio from a laserdisc to a compatible .ac3 file that can be played back on a computer and muxed with a video or authored to disc? I’ve read that Besweet can fix the file once you input the recording but I’m wonderin if there’s newer software than this.

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a_o said:

s there a new way to get the AC-3 audio from a laserdisc to a compatible .ac3 file that can be played back on a computer and muxed with a video or authored to disc? I’ve read that Besweet can fix the file once you input the recording but I’m wonderin if there’s newer software than this.

There is no better or newer software than besplit.exe, from way back in 2003. 😃

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