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Old 10-21-2011, 05:51 AM
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Default Considering switching from HD3 PCIe to HD Native

After last night's announcement, it's clear we've reached the end of the line for TDM after PT10. While the new HDX cards look great, I'm not sure the new system is right for my needs as a songwriter and composer. It would work for sure, but it's a bit overkill for what I do.

The upgrade from HD3 to HDX is going to cost 6K, and I'm starting to think that kind of money would be better spent on a new Mac Pro and the HD Native system. It's perfect for my needs and would put me in a better place for when PT goes 64 bit.

I've heard that the my current machine, the 2008 Mac Pro, doesn't work that well with HD Native at lower buffers. Coming from TDM, having low latency is essential for me. That being said, what current Mac Pro would give me the best performance at the lowest possible latency? The 6 core Westmere machine looks to be in the ballpark of what I'd want to spend. How does that machine work with the Native system?

Any help or insight is much appreciated!
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Old 10-21-2011, 07:23 AM
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Default Re: Considering switching from HD3 PCIe to HD Native

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After last night's announcement, it's clear we've reached the end of the line for TDM after PT10. While the new HDX cards look great, I'm not sure the new system is right for my needs as a songwriter and composer. It would work for sure, but it's a bit overkill for what I do.

The upgrade from HD3 to HDX is going to cost 6K, and I'm starting to think that kind of money would be better spent on a new Mac Pro and the HD Native system. It's perfect for my needs and would put me in a better place for when PT goes 64 bit.

I've heard that the my current machine, the 2008 Mac Pro, doesn't work that well with HD Native at lower buffers. Coming from TDM, having low latency is essential for me. That being said, what current Mac Pro would give me the best performance at the lowest possible latency? The 6 core Westmere machine looks to be in the ballpark of what I'd want to spend. How does that machine work with the Native system?

Any help or insight is much appreciated!
Hi Drumster I have a 2009 Mac Pro 2.26Ghz 8 Core machine with 20gbs of ram with an HD Native and I get good latency at 64 all the way up to 512. My computer has not run out of processing power even running VEPro for all of my virtual instruments. I work in Cubase for composing and production and then do all mixing and editing in Pro Tools and I would say that the Native system is good on the computer I have.
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Old 10-21-2011, 07:38 AM
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The Native Bundles are on sale now too so it's a great time to do this:

http://imsproav.com/main/AVID99356501700.html
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Old 10-21-2011, 07:43 AM
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The Native Bundles are on sale now too so it's a great time to do this:

http://imsproav.com/main/AVID99356501700.html
The link you've provided is confusing. $1495 for HD Native and the Omni; what do you have to trade in to get that?
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Old 10-21-2011, 07:49 AM
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My apologies. I misread the advertisement. There still doesn't seem to be any trade in option from HD Accel PCIe to HD Native.
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Old 10-21-2011, 08:12 AM
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Yes this is for a new system. There isn't a trade in for the HD Accel systems to Native.

Also- the trade in for your HD3 system may be a bit more liberal than you think. Which interfaces do you own?
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Old 10-21-2011, 08:14 AM
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Default Re: Considering switching from HD3 PCIe to HD Native

His signature lists the HD 16 x 16.
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Old 10-21-2011, 09:54 AM
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My Bad! Well his interface is still going to be compatible : )
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Old 10-21-2011, 10:38 AM
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Avid should allow existing TDM customers who don't want to upgrade to HDX to move to HD Native with some sort of cross grade offer.
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Old 10-21-2011, 10:39 AM
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Hi Drumster I have a 2009 Mac Pro 2.26Ghz 8 Core machine with 20gbs of ram with an HD Native and I get good latency at 64 all the way up to 512. My computer has not run out of processing power even running VEPro for all of my virtual instruments. I work in Cubase for composing and production and then do all mixing and editing in Pro Tools and I would say that the Native system is good on the computer I have.
Thanks for the insight into your system! It sounds like you're pretty happy.
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