Connecting a Pular I to a Pulsar II

dayv · Post by **dayv** » Sat Aug 23, 2003 9:01 am

Sorry, I'm sure this may have been asked before, but I had no luck with the search.

I recently purchased a A16 Ultra, as I wanted to run heaps of inputs into the computer and monitor from within Cubase (I'm currently running a Pulsar I). Since I can only get 13ms latency (does that work out as 2x13ms in round trip?), I've found that monitoring inputs from within Cubase introduces a very noticable latency to the outboard gear! I don't want to monitor in pulsar, as I want to be able to use DX and VST plugs over my outboard gear.

Would buying a pulsar II stop this latency issue by utilizing ULLI, as could I connect it up to my Pulsar I with no problems, still using both sets of DSPs? What would the latency be of such a setup?

Thanks for any advice!
Davey.

samplaire · Post by **samplaire** » Sat Aug 23, 2003 12:14 pm

To cut a long story short: YES

If you have 2 different generation cards the system switches to the newer one

Many of us have a similar system to yours (mine is Luna II and Pulsar 1). I have 4ms @ 44.1kHz (I'm on a Mac).

[ This Message was edited by: samplaire on 2003-08-23 13:16 ]

DigiSUN · Post by **DigiSUN** » Sun Aug 24, 2003 12:26 pm

I have Pulsar I + Pulsar II on a PC and it works great.
The SFP software automatically assigns the newer board as primary, and loads the ASIO and wave drivers into its DSPs, hence utilizing all the low-latency advantage of new-generation boards. the older Pulsar I becomes secondary and serves as an I/O board and DSP expansion.
If there's any problem with automatic assignment of board ID's (unlikely), it's also possible to do it manually (INI file configuration).
Just don't forget to ask your dealer for a S/TDM cable to connect the 2 boards. A Pulsar II has 2 connections for a S/TDM cable. If you encounter any problems, try to use a different connection.

[ This Message was edited by: DigiSUN on 2003-08-24 13:27 ]

fidox · Post by **fidox** » Sun Aug 24, 2003 1:12 pm

hi there,

soon i'll have 2 luna II cards connected, i'm waiting just for S/TDM cable now,
if I understand right, i can connect with Pulsar II also both luna II cards ?
that would be very awsome,
did you expect any problems installing 2 luna II cards ?
i hope it works fine, with no complications

have all nice time

bye

Post by **garyb** » Sun Aug 24, 2003 3:27 pm

should all be cool!

dayv · Post by **dayv** » Tue Aug 26, 2003 7:20 pm

Thanks for the info guys, all sounds good!
Will I have any noticable latency if I monitor the inputs in Cubase using the 4ms setting?
Chrz,
Davey.

paulrmartin · Post by **paulrmartin** » Tue Aug 26, 2003 8:38 pm

On 2003-08-24 13:26, DigiSUN wrote:

The SFP software automatically assigns the newer board as primary, and loads the ASIO and wave drivers into its DSPs, hence utilizing all the low-latency advantage of new-generation boards. the older Pulsar I becomes secondary and serves as an I/O board and DSP expansion.

Does this mean that I should connect my external stuff to the older card, like my optical cables and my ADAT connections?

Also, how can I tell which card is older?

[ This Message was edited by: paulrmartin on 2003-08-26 21:39 ]

Post by **garyb** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 1:25 am

a 4ms,there should be no problem unless you are very sensitive.