Connect A16 Ultra to Pulsar II

cjw1378 · Post by **cjw1378** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 7:17 am

Hi,

Can I connect all the bits and pieces of an A16 Ultra to a Pulsar II? If so, what do I need to do?

Should I be considering any other similar products?

cheers,

Chris

wayne · Post by **wayne** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 8:09 am

It's a good machine.

Connect it via ADAT lightpipe - or z-link.

cjw1378 · Post by **cjw1378** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 9:24 am

What's a z-link when it's at home?

How do I choose between z-link or adat?

Where do I get either and how long can they be?

Music Manic · Post by **Music Manic** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 9:39 am

Z-link is Firewire.Has to be on Pulsar card.Better than adat.

cjw1378 · Post by **cjw1378** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 9:44 am

Does a normal, bog-standard Pulsar II that I bought 6 years ago have a hole I can plug a z-link cable into?

wayne · Post by **wayne** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 10:09 am

No, but it's got 4 adat connections - that's what i use on my (old) a16.

symbiote · Post by **symbiote** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 10:14 am

ZLink looks something like this:

This is off a camera I believe, but the firewire/ZLink connector looks the same. I can't remember if early versions of the Pulsar2 have ZLink, the current Scope Project has a choice of different connectors available (classic, ADAT and ZLink.) You might be able to swap your current I/O module for a ZLink version if you contact Creamware, and/or buy one for a small fee (no idea what their current policy on the subject is.)

I'd suggest you go with ZLink also, as (from personal experience) it's more stable/reliable than ADAT (ADAT can be a bit annoying sync-wise if you don't also use wordclock, usually it'll work pretty well out of the box for most people tho) and supports 8 channels of 24/96 (versus 4 for ADAT in SMux mode.)