Pulsar Mixer/A16 Ultra record bus problem

electrocowboy · Post by **electrocowboy** » Sat Jan 05, 2002 3:09 pm

Hello, just took delivery of what seems to be a killer--the a16 ultra--I'm running it on ADAT lightpipe to Pulsar 2 plus. I'm attempting to use the 8 pulsar mixer record buses for the first time, and can't seem to change the record bus assignment on the channel strip within Pulsar Mixer. Channel 1 is set to 7/8, all others are off. Any suggestions?

thanks, justin

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electrocowboy · Post by **electrocowboy** » Sat Jan 05, 2002 8:09 pm

Let me add to that last post with another problem I'm having--every time I try to connect ADAT B Source to Pursar Mixer (for ins 9-16) I get nasty electronic pops on connected channels. Channels 1-8 (A) work great. Lightpipe cables have been tested. Any suggestions welcome--thanks in advance.

mrvinyl · Post by **mrvinyl** » Sun Jan 06, 2002 11:09 am

reply to post 2

I have experienced a similar snap, crackle and pop sound with the 9-16adats

how is your background app set up

electrocowboy · Post by **electrocowboy** » Sun Jan 06, 2002 3:34 pm

Thanks for writing. Man, even the audio recorded through 1-8 is snapping at me upon playback (not as severe as 9-16 though, where I can't even make the connection without wild digital hell.)

My background is ADAT source A and Pulsar2 Analog Source ( Pulsar 2 plus balanced outs) into PulsarMixer, as well as 3 synths (vectron, Lightwave, EDS8i) and wave source. Each mixer channel direct out into ASIO Dest (to Logic). Two sets of monitor outs (Std & Ctr) out to Pulsar2 Analog Dest and ADAT A Dest. Also, ASIO Source and Analog Source are patched back into stereo mixer channels for monitoring. Let me know if MIDI will help at all.

The ins/outs on the Plus balanced are perfectly clean and sound great; it's just the ADAT channels /A16Ultra that I'm having problems with.

Sound similar at all?

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electrocowboy · Post by **electrocowboy** » Sun Jan 06, 2002 4:03 pm

Alright! Just solved the crackle problem; it was a sample rate conflict (A16 and Pulsar both set to master). Newbie error with the A16; didn't realize it was competing with the Pulsar. Perhaps this is part of your problem as well?

subhuman · Post by **subhuman** » Mon Jan 07, 2002 10:17 am

Clicks, crackles, and static on the ADAT ports are almost always digital clocking issues or cables/dust.

1. One Digital Master per digital system.
2. Clean, non-bent cables.
3. No dust on your litepipe optical lenses, on the cables, or your card. That's why Pulsar/SCOPE etc cards come with little plugs in the ADAT ports when you get 'em.

Glad you got it