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Luna II, more analog inputs. How?
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 2:28 pm
by iain010100
I have a Luna II and I want to add more I/O. I was considering getting a different PCI card like the M-Audio Delta 1010LT, but my relationship with my Creamware card is better now that I have a new PC and got XTC mode working with Sonar 6.
How can I get 2 or more analog inputs? Is there some kind of break out box I can add, or do I need to get a whole other PCI card?
If I need another card, is the Luna II even produced anymore? What's cheap?
Are there Creamware distributors in the US?
I want to do this cheaply if possible. The Delta 1010LT is only $200 usd for all the inputs I need. I don't care about more DSPs because I use it only for routing.
Thank you,
-- Iain
Re: Luna II, more analog inputs. How?
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 12:13 am
by kylie
iain010100 wrote:
How can I get 2 or more analog inputs? Is there some kind of break out box I can add, or do I need to get a whole other PCI card?
If I need another card, is the Luna II even produced anymore? What's cheap?
there is a box called luna24/96 i/o box. it is connected via z-link and has 8 additional ins and outs (unbalanced rca). you could also connect half an a16u via z-link
buying the adat expansion gives you another z-link port (to which you could hook up another i/o box or the other half a16u) and 16 adat channels (you would need an adat i/o converter for that).
( but the probably cheapest solution to get another 2 inputs is buying a used luna and chain them via stdm to your luna.
if you're lucky you can get one for about 100 eur. )
-greetings, markus-
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 7:57 am
by iain010100
( but the probably cheapest solution to get another 2 inputs is buying a used luna and chain them via stdm to your luna.
if you're lucky you can get one for about 100 eur. )
This sounds like a good solution for me. Can you explain what you mean by "chain them via stdm to your luna?" So it's more than just filling another PCI slot?
Can I have three Luna II cards (which I understand are now called Scope Home) running at the same time? I'm guessing stdm is that unused multi-pin connector on the card? Is there enough to chain three? Will I run into PCI bandwidth problems with three at once? I have all new PC hardware, so I'm guessing I won't, but I remember the headache of these alerts popping up on my old motherboard.
When another card is connected, do the inputs and outputs simply appear as additional inputs/outputs in the Luna Hardware dropdown?
Someone sent me a message saying that the Scope I/O converters are much better than the Delta 1010LT converters. Is this true? Where can I verify this?
Many thanks,
-- Iain
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 8:50 am
by kylie
iain010100 wrote:
( but the probably cheapest solution to get another 2 inputs is buying a used luna and chain them via stdm to your luna.
if you're lucky you can get one for about 100 eur. )
Can I have three Luna II cards (which I understand are now called Scope Home) running at the same time? I'm guessing stdm is that unused multi-pin connector on the card? Is there enough to chain three?
exactly. the stdm cable has 3 connectors, which means you can chain three cw cards of your choice (that includes a setup with three lunas).
When another card is connected, do the inputs and outputs simply appear as additional inputs/outputs in the Luna Hardware dropdown?
almost right. you get additional entries like "luna 2" and "luna 3", where the additional i/o ports show up.
Someone sent me a message saying that the Scope I/O converters are much better than the Delta 1010LT converters. Is this true?
don't know, since I don't have a delta card (although I almost bought one some years ago, for of the same reason: to get a lot i/o).
-greetings, markus-
Re: Luna II, more analog inputs. How?
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 10:39 am
by ali
iain010100 wrote:
How can I get 2 or more analog inputs? Is there some kind of break out box I can add, or do I need to get a whole other PCI card?
If I need another card, is the Luna II even produced anymore? What's cheap?
the options are:
Luna box (8 in/out) if you can find one as they no longer made
contact Garyb of Promusic exchange.
he may help you locate a luna box or 2)
A16 Ultra (16ins/outs)
add aother DSP cards.
Are there Creamware distributors in the US?
yes it is called creamware Audio locations: New York and Vancouver
if you are looking for dealers we got plenty too. check the list on creamware website under dealers. or the list here under ASB dealers.
http://www.planetz.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=17217
-- Iain
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 1:52 pm
by iain010100
I noticed that Musiciansfriend.com now carries CreamWare products. Last time I looked they didn't.
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 2:08 pm
by ali
iain010100 wrote:I noticed that Musiciansfriend.com now carries CreamWare products. Last time I looked they didn't.
this must have been in 2001
MF has been advertising creamware Products since Jan 1, 2002
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 2:58 pm
by iain010100
this must have been in 2001
MF has been advertising creamware Products since Jan 1, 2002
My bad then. Maybe I'm thinking of the search for a "Luna II", which today I learned has been renamed "Scope Home."