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Posted: Thu May 13, 2004 9:14 am
by freddan
Wondering if there is any chance I could expand my Pulsar I to have more ADAT in/out?
Or is it just Pulsar II that can have an expansion board? Though I don't see that board on Creamware's site.
Posted: Thu May 13, 2004 9:31 am
by wayne
the pulsar 1 interfaces are soldered on, so that's that.
Newer cards have interchangeable i/o.
You'll probably need another card.
Posted: Thu May 13, 2004 11:51 am
by Guest
You need more ADAT i/o
options are
1 Scope home with ADAT expansion which was the Luna IIEX
2. Scope project which was Pulsar II
one of these boards connected to your Pulsar i with an stdm cable will give you 2 extra ADAT (16 ch)
So the answer is another board chained to pulsar I
Posted: Fri May 14, 2004 2:58 am
by freddan
I have found a used Pulsar II so I will probably go ahead and buy it. Can I expand this card with extra ADAT in/out. I think I have seen some kind of expension cards/daughterboard before on Creamware's site but can't find them now...
Posted: Fri May 14, 2004 3:01 am
by valis
Both the 'classic' and 'plus' type of Pulsar II will have 2 adat in/2 adat out as well as other i/o (midi & audio). A Z-link Pulsar II will only have the Creamware Z-Link connector rather than adat.
Also beware that the Pulsar1's adat is only capable of going to 48khz, the Pulsar2 can do 96khz. Should you ever want to do 96khz then the Pulsar1 will not keep up.
I have a Pulsar2 & Pulsar1 and to be honest nothing is connected to the Pulsar1 anymore (not even the breakout cable that screws onto the back connector).
Posted: Fri May 14, 2004 4:30 am
by freddan
Could I exchange the daughterboard of the Pulsar II for one that has more ADAT in/out?
It seems that it could be exchanged if you're looking on the specs here:
http://www.cwaudio.de/index.php?seite=s ... ew&lang=en
Posted: Fri May 14, 2004 11:36 am
by Guest
if you find 24ADAT I/O plate for pulsar II then yes you can change it.
Posted: Fri May 14, 2004 2:53 pm
by freddan
Aha, OK. So it's not sold anymore then I guess...
Posted: Fri May 14, 2004 3:10 pm
by garyb
there may still be one around....
the real problem is that you can only exchange plates between boards that were made about the same time. there have been some minor changes due to parts availability.
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Posted: Fri May 14, 2004 3:44 pm
by freddan
So if I understand you right Creamware doesn't manufacture these cards anymore but I could get one used if lucky? Have to be very careful in that case and see that the I/O card really fits the Pulsar.
Posted: Fri May 14, 2004 4:04 pm
by hubird
...or try shops...one from the shelves, maybe you get one very cheap
Posted: Fri May 14, 2004 6:59 pm
by garyb
check with the distributor...
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Posted: Mon May 24, 2004 5:50 am
by freddan
Just wanted to add that I ended up with a used Pulsar II for a good price. Seemed like the best solution...
Posted: Mon May 24, 2004 6:55 am
by valis
enjoy =]
(pulsar1 & pulsar2 here)