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by astroman
Fri Sep 15, 2023 11:22 am
Forum: Device/Module Wishlist
Topic: Dante I/O device
Replies: 39
Views: 18199

Re: Dante I/O device

... Scope's phase alignment between mixder channels is random and i learned it decades ago the hard way - you load it up and it sounds different than the time you saved it! DAW takes care of channel alignment and there XTC-wrapped scope things behave consistently. Never noticed that... :o ... how a...
by astroman
Sun Sep 10, 2023 12:12 am
Forum: Device/Module Wishlist
Topic: Dante I/O device
Replies: 39
Views: 18199

Re: Dante I/O device

Yeah,- my post was meant ironically,- almost. as I suspected, but anyway... :D The M Macs (and mobile devices) are nice machines, energy efficient and great audio performance. Their sound processing is strangely „over-precise“, maybe technically close to perfect, but not pleasing to the ear if it’s...
by astroman
Sat Sep 09, 2023 5:41 am
Forum: Device/Module Wishlist
Topic: Dante I/O device
Replies: 39
Views: 18199

Re: Dante I/O device

DAW applications are just a tiny fraction of their portfolio. ;)
They earn a lot with guitar pedals, car audio, let alone TigerSharcs for medical, military or cellphone processing.
And of course sophisticated industrial solutions...
by astroman
Wed Sep 06, 2023 7:05 pm
Forum: XITE
Topic: New setup is my studio 2 xite 1 and more
Replies: 4
Views: 1802

Re: New setup is my studio 2 xite 1 and more

Holy Sh*t :o :D
by astroman
Tue Sep 05, 2023 2:41 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Luna - Left Output Dead
Replies: 18
Views: 2344

Re: Luna - Left Output Dead

If you have to deal with holes, this thing is really useful:
https://eleshop.eu/desolderingstation-zd-915.html
It‘s crap from a professional pov, but does a good job on occasional use.
(same item is sold under various brands)
by astroman
Tue Sep 05, 2023 3:34 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Luna - Left Output Dead
Replies: 18
Views: 2344

Re: Luna - Left Output Dead

Dunno about the 25, but 47 is a common capacity value (microFarad) and 6V suggests voltage. Which results in middle row capacity and bottom row voltage. The caps are SMD types supposed to be applied to solder pads. The original ones are a pain to solder by hand, but a similar style version with cont...
by astroman
Sat Aug 12, 2023 1:56 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: [SOLVED] certain scope synths and modules causing stuttering while modulating midi
Replies: 20
Views: 2970

Re: certain scope synths and modules causing stuttering while modulating midi

Sorry for missing this detail, but it should have been obvious from your original post already: you do the control via a hardware dial and in that case the midi transmission line has to considered, too :oops: Cable whip connection and opto-coupler on board, iirc I‘ve had fails on both, very few over...
by astroman
Thu Aug 03, 2023 5:50 am
Forum: General Scope Discussion
Topic: 18 months later with scope as a standalone
Replies: 42
Views: 20370

Re: 18 months later with scope as a standalone

The machiones don´t run simultaneously all the time here,- I power up what and when I need. :) I‘ve also developed this habit. When energy prices were 1/3 of current figures (and my revenues significantly higher), I used to run the whole setup (often 24/7). Now I even consider which rack units are ...
by astroman
Wed Aug 02, 2023 1:46 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Touch Grass
Replies: 24
Views: 10693

Re: Touch Grass

found this yesterday while looking up specs of an early digital delay unit... and listened to some tracks of the artist https://www.last.fm/music/Xabec/Just+A+Grain+Of+Sand Nothing spectacular, but the care applied to the mixes touched me. (btw it‘s not related to delay/reverb in any way, such fx ar...
by astroman
Wed Aug 02, 2023 1:19 pm
Forum: General Scope Discussion
Topic: 18 months later with scope as a standalone
Replies: 42
Views: 20370

Re: 18 months later with scope as a standalone

To each his/her own... I couldn‘t be happier with my Asus 5 slot Pentium4 mobile running 3 Pulsar-2 on their own interrupt. (at a humble 2 ghz, Win 7/32 with no internet connection, no updates). Even lower specs on my G4/800, MacOS 9, with it’s 1GB system drive (an industrial SSD plugged into the ID...
by astroman
Thu Jul 27, 2023 2:13 pm
Forum: General Scope Discussion
Topic: 18 months later with scope as a standalone
Replies: 42
Views: 20370

Re: 18 months later with scope as a standalone

Ok, two and a half year old stock... :D
(just wanted to indicated they are not refurbished)
by astroman
Thu Jul 27, 2023 10:33 am
Forum: General Scope Discussion
Topic: 18 months later with scope as a standalone
Replies: 42
Views: 20370

Re: 18 months later with scope as a standalone

6 DSP is a very tight modular budget. I have 18 and would describe it as „sufficient“, good workhorse, but far from powerful.
(and I‘m humble on polyphony, rarely using more than 2 voices)

If your budget allows, it seems Sonic Core still has some 6 DSP boosters (new old stock) for less than $300.
by astroman
Sun Jul 23, 2023 4:43 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: [SOLVED] certain scope synths and modules causing stuttering while modulating midi
Replies: 20
Views: 2970

Re: certain scope synths and modules causing stuttering while modulating midi

I just tried it on Scope 5.1, Win7/32 with same result on Inferno. No problem with a Flexor LP4 Legend filter in Mod2 shell (as the only module of the patch). Flexor is version 3. Iirc ages ago there was an optimization of parameter control (interpolation against stepping). Maybe the midi section of...
by astroman
Thu Jul 20, 2023 10:10 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Luna - Left Output Dead
Replies: 18
Views: 2344

Re: Luna - Left Output Dead

It‘s the top 2 in the row of caps you mentioned. Just unsolder and then solder in switched order, which will make the left channel come back... IF the cap is faulty or connection was broken. In the latter case both channels will be up again because you healed the broken connection. That‘s a relative...
by astroman
Mon Jul 17, 2023 2:52 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Luna - Left Output Dead
Replies: 18
Views: 2344

Re: Luna - Left Output Dead

Did the fail happen in the middle of a session without plugging the output connector ? If it has been plugged frequently, the socket is worth checking. It‘s the upper one of the 2 TRS sockets and you may solder a temporary cable to the big connectors on the backside. (the 2 big spots at the end of t...
by astroman
Sun Jul 16, 2023 12:53 pm
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: Cool Gear PCI to PCI Expansion
Replies: 30
Views: 15132

Re: Cool Gear PCI to PCI Expansion

That it explains it... totally forgot about V1 :D (but will check specs) There might be an option to exchange the 2 host connection cards (assuming the slot system is identical). With Scope I have no problems regarding heat, the PC is the bottom layer of my rack with open top and 1 empty unit above ...
by astroman
Sun Jul 16, 2023 2:00 am
Forum: General Scope Discussion
Topic: New stuff.
Replies: 5
Views: 1926

Re: New stuff.

I feel similarly well covered by existing Scope tools as Liquid EDGE, and still haven‘t exploited the system to it‘s full capabilities yet. Tbh the main „flaw“ I experience is not sound, but sometimes control (GUI and midi). Of course new releases would be cool, but regarding PCI cards one has to fa...
by astroman
Sun Jul 16, 2023 1:41 am
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: Cool Gear PCI to PCI Expansion
Replies: 30
Views: 15132

Re: Cool Gear PCI to PCI Expansion

no latency issues with Magmas generally, but reduced PCI capacity will be the limitation. I just happened to get a 7 slot Magma box (with Digidesign cards intended as spare) and took the opportunity to run it with 3 Pulsar II boards on the Asus P4C800 (Intel 875) under Win7/32. It installed flawles...
by astroman
Tue Jul 04, 2023 3:21 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Scope PCI cards clicks & pops - Windows 7 & Cubase 10
Replies: 54
Views: 61116

Re: Scope PCI cards clicks & pops - Windows 7 & Cubase 10

No need to drop all... VDat and the STS Samplers are at least 90% of native Win code, but an old version. (dunno which exactly, but certainly not easy to port to any current Win environment) These CAN be run in 32bit Win7 if you like (or need) them, on bargain hardware. There are tons of outdated mo...
by astroman
Tue Jul 04, 2023 5:22 am
Forum: General Scope Discussion
Topic: is VDAT working on v5.1 ?
Replies: 28
Views: 12347

Re: is VDAT working on v5.1 ?

... interestingly, VDATs didn't want to be cascaded from the same clock and even threw some error that it can't be done but nevertheless functioned AND the second VDAT was also in sync with the first one and the Alesis deck! Imho that‘s just a visual flaw. If the Adat Sync is received once, it‘s ap...