Syncplate Destination : Cannot Find corresponding Hardware

[MrV]

Hello ,

I've got VDAT / VRC 128 running ( S-C v5.1 ) to work on some adat projects .

Connection from Luna card to Syncplate hardware is done via the ADAT expansion board .

Problem : I can load Syncplate Source module ok but I cannot load Syncplate Destination module ..I get the
error mssg 'Cannot find corresponding Hardware'

I just bought this Luna card from a friend and notice it seems to be the old generation Luna card ( circa 2000 )
I then saw in the Scope manual this reference:: 'Important note: The Home ADAT Expansion is verified for SCOPE
Home boards only. On "older" Luna2 boards Creamware could not guarantee full functionality'

Could this be why I cannot access the Dest module in the project window ?

( btw , I have 2 syncplate cards , either of them work perfectly in my main Scope v4.5 system )

Regards , Michael

[hubird]

I'm not a tech guy, but this could be the case, yes.
don't hope so for you.

[Eanna]

Do you see the syncplate as 'unnamed' sources 5 and 6 in the "Sample rate" dialog?

[MrV]

Hi Eanna , no I don't ...

[Eanna]

OK, I'll have to check how my own system is saying with the Syncplate Source and Dest devices later tonight, but I recall that those devices didn't work on my system - I slave Scope to an External clock, which I can see as 'src 5' or something like that in the Sample Rate dialog... I'll let yiz know...

Others may know this stuff better than me...

[garyb]

never used that module....well, maybe for ADATs, but they only work at 48k and the hardware brc is undependable, i think i gave that up.

exactly how is the syncplate connected to the Luna? if you don't have the external clock source available in the samplerate window, it's not there. i don't think the Luna has a syncplate connector.

[MrV]

I've been using the VRC128 for the past approx 10 years in Scope 3.1c then 4.5 ... works perfectly .
( I make sure to avoid the adat recording sessions , those machines are so slow it drives me nuts )
My production partner just brings the machine ,,or 2 machines , to me then we run it all in to Cubase
via the Scope sync setup . Sessions are at 48k which I prefer anyway and I don't bother with BRC .

As you know Gary I've been wanting to build a portable system so I can go and get the audio , my main
studio system is not portable . So I got this Luna card w VDAT on it . I then noticed it doesn't have
anywhere to connect the syncplate card ... but the adat expansion board does . I have another system
with more recent Luna cards, running v4.5 and this setup works ... syncplate source and destination
modules load properly etc .

A Luna2 card from 2000 , 12 yr old card would be one of the "older boards" yes ?

Cheers , Michael

[garyb]

no, all Lunas are 2nd generation.

bad cable, broken or a need to rerun the installer...

[MrV]

Thanks Gary , I'll dbl check all that . Cheers , Michael