ADAT - How To ?

BoksteR · Post by **BoksteR** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 5:29 am

hi
I have a pulsar 1 card (the old one with the 4 dsp) which has one stereo input and one stereo output.
I want to increase my inputs and outputs and I've been told I could do this using the ADAT connectors on the sound card.
Can someone explain this method and give me some examples of the external gear I need to do it...
10nX

Post by **hubird** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:08 am

the gear that you wanne use external must have ADAT too...like Yamaha mixers, or another computer with an ADAT In/Out PCI card to connect to, etc.

The best you can do I guess is buy yourself an Creamware Expansion Board, one of the 3 types has (also) Z-Link, with an Creamware Luna ADDA box you can import every kind of gear into SFP

astroman · Post by **astroman** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:24 am

Huub, there is no IO-expansion on the Pulsar One...

nevertheless it's easy to expand via Adat - there are several such boxes that have analog to adat converters, like the Behringer AD8000 - 8 channels with micpres (or similiar ones)
for 16 channels there's CWA's A16ultra
or the old A16 used, but only if you can check it's condition (due to age)
the latter can be a real bargain, but occasionally it's price gets up significantly when there's demand.
It's one of those items some swear on, others laugh about

cheers, tom

BoksteR · Post by **BoksteR** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 7:07 am

10nX 4 the answers

I want to:
1. avoid using my mixer and instead connect my gear directly to the convertor and into the pulsar...
2. get the sound from inside the computer (VST,samples) to external FXs

can I do this with the behringer ada8000 (for example)?
what other gear can you recommend besides the behringer ada8000?

10nX

bosone · Post by **bosone** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 8:58 am

i have a fostex VC8, 8 in/out in spdif (no mic preamps), connect with adat to pulsar 1

Post by **garyb** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 9:48 am

yes, the behringer, fostex and a16 will all do what you want. the ada8000 even has mic pres. the ada8000 is not "highend", but it is very good sounding and works well. it's well worth the rpice.

elektrolurch · Post by **elektrolurch** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 2:04 pm

Marian Mark A is a simple 8-chanel (4-stereo) PCI card which can be cascadet.

elektrolurch · Post by **elektrolurch** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 2:04 pm

Marian Mark A is a simple 8-chanel (4-stereo) PCI card which can be cascadet.

arela · Post by **arela** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 1:31 am

Or Alesis Ai-3 if you don't need preAmps

BoksteR · Post by **BoksteR** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 1:32 am

10nX 4 your answers
I think I`ll go with the ada8000

Just another small question:
Connecting one of those boxes to my Pulsar, its just a matter of connecting cables?
What Adat cable I need?

10nX

arela · Post by **arela** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 1:39 am

You need 2 optical cable, but buy it on a music shop, not a stereo shop.
There seems to be 2 different connectors on those.

Best to ask where you buy it

Post by **garyb** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 2:04 am

standard toslink to toslink.

arela · Post by **arela** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 2:10 am

thx garyb, toslink was the magic word
(if i'm not mistaken, those you buy in a stereo shop is calles SP/DIFF ??)

Post by **garyb** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 3:40 am

3.5mm....

arela · Post by **arela** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 5:47 am

not 3.5 jack, but optical sp/diff
(for digital input on a receiver - not shure it's called sp/diff !)

Post by **garyb** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 12:08 pm

no, the optical sp/dif jack for consumer devices is 3.5mm(it's longer and mostly on sony devices). the standard jack for adat or optical sp/dif is toslink.

arela · Post by **arela** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 11:06 pm

Ok - so it's 3.5 mm - like minijacks, only it's square.
Then i agree, garyb
I experienced it's longer tip, i tried that

with no luck!

BoksteR · Post by **BoksteR** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 3:54 am

10nX 4 all your help
I`m decided to go with the Fostex VC-8 as I found a used one for a very reasonable price.
I just hope everything will work as it should