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Originally Posted by Frank Kruse
HDX2 is about 12500$ with a 16 I/O. Not really 1-2k more than HDn.
Also keep in mind that in terms on voice count HDn can be more powerful than HDX2.
Probably not for music tracking but it's quite easy to create a surround mix session that runs fine on HDn that won't play back on HDX2 due to the loss of voices when using native plugins.
Maybe not a criteria for the OP but worth keeping in mind.
You only need HDX when you need more than 256 voices (not tracks) or a lot of I/O (more than 64) or zero latency in live feeds.
If none of the above is the case I'd say go with HDn.
F.
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Hi Frank.
Well, if you go HD native, you need an HD I/O too!
A Pro Tools HDX card + software is 4999$
A Pro Tools HD native card + software is 2999$.
So it's a 2000$ difference.
And if you go used, you can get the card and software for way cheaper. So the difference is small.
For the voices, HDX handles native plugins way better than TDM.
I dont use more than 150-200 tracks in large mixes, but even when mixing native and DSP plugins, i never came near the limit of voices. When this was painful with TDM.
So i'm not sure about the fact that a native rig can handle more voices than an HDX2 rig with the same computer. But hey, if you track bands like me, HDX1 is more than enough!
Cheers.
Luc