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Old 08-13-2018, 10:04 AM
Mixchump Mixchump is offline
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Default Re: PCIe SSD's and HDX in Thunderbolt chassis?

I'm running that exact setup for my portable rig. I've got HDX2, and a Sonnet Dual SATA PCIe card with two drives (one 1TB SSD, and one 1TB spinner for backup). I bring this rig with me everywhere, and I've tracked a few projects down in Havana, and few orchestra sessions in Prague with this rig. Using Merging HORUS for my Mic Pre / AD's, and sounds stunning and has been super solid.


My ONLY complaint, is that when I get back to the hotel to do some editing (when I'm only working at or below 96kHz), I have to launch ProTools FIRST, choose the 'built-in audio' for the playback engine, and THEN plug in the thunderbolt cable to mount the drives. Otherwise, if ProTools sees the HDX cards, it won't let me launch with the built-in audio...


** EDIT (I meant to mention that most of the time, I'm tracking at 192kHz, and have between 24 and 32 tracks in record while tracking, with QuickPunch enabled)


*** ANOTHER EDIT (I also forgot to mention that I'm currently using a Samsung 850 PRO SSD)

Last edited by Mixchump; 08-13-2018 at 10:42 AM. Reason: additional comment
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