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On 5/16/01 11:49 AM, "Bobby Peru" <bobbyperu@...> wrote:
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\n> Hey All,
\n>
\n> I'm going to be upgrading my studio soon and I am looking at 2 options. First
\n> of all, currently, I'm running the D8B and 3 ADAT XT 20's. I have the BRC and
\n> the Apogee Clock Card. I have a Mac G4 400mhz with 1Gig of Ram. I also have
\n> the TDIF/Light Pipe Cards in the D8B. I have
\n> several pieces of analog gear I like to use through the send/ret of the D8B
\n> for mixdown.
\n>
\n> Anyway, my options thus far:
\n>
\n> Option 1: Pro Tools. I would probably get the Mix or Mix Plus system. I would
\n> use the D8B for the front end. O.K. Here come the Questions: Do I have to get
\n> the Stupid $3000 888 I/O thing. I mean, it seems as if you have to buy these
\n> even if you don't use the A/D converters. I
\n> don't want to pay $3000 for A/D conversion I'm not going to use. I'm not
\n> interested in the ADAT Bridge either. I'd like to get a way from light pipe.
\n> Any other options?
\n>
\n> Estimated price(if I have to buy the 888's) $15,000 or more.
\n>
\n> Option 2: Buy a HDR2496. Use my Mac for editing/workstation stuff and dump it
\n> back to the HDR. If I go with this, could I still use the Pro Tools software
\n> or do I need their hardware to make it work? What other DAW programs are out
\n> there? I'm looking for a real nice Pitch program
\n> and some Compression and other things. Anyway. I would probably install a pull
\n> out drive bay in my Mac or maybe use FTP to get audio back and forth. If I go
\n> with this setup how long do transfers take? Also, another question(this maybe
\n> dumb, but...) how do I hear the audio while I
\n> edit? Which kind of audio cards are out there to either put it back into the
\n> D8B or just use another set of Speakers. How do I do that?
\n>
\n> Estimated price(HDR, Software, Audio Card for monitoring) $6000-$7000
\n>
\n> Any Info at all will help, especially if I left something out. This is a big
\n> change.
\n>
\n>
\n> Thank You All,
\n>
\n> Bobby Peru
\n>
\n>
\n> PS: Sorry I cross posted. I feel so dirty now.
\n>
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\nJ.P. Edmund