What If?

[DeVille]

What if Digi worked with other hardware manufacturers of effects processors to develop a standard interface that would be included on their products. This interface would allow these boxes to function in a
PT Mix+ 24 system by just adding the appropriate software interface for the device.

Now your gear can function within Pro Tools without the added dsp requirements and also taken on the road the following day for a remote gig.


OP

[smrp]

That is a GREAT idea!!

[Kasper]

Sounds great.

The interface that comes to mind is Firewire. Thats where it's headed, or so Yamaha and a few others are convinced.

This would be a much too forward thinking move on the part of Digi. If you haven't noticed Digi would rather try to squeeze every last penny out of it's customers with overpriced, outdated proprietary hardware than do something creative like this.

kasper

(sorry for the rant)

[Conscious Structure]

That's a really killer idea. That would fly really well I think. Though a lot of people like having the plugins for easy accessability. But for some things, it might be appropriate. I wonder if Digidesign has considered this as an option. Then again, Digi's technology will probably change drastically when opto-chips hit the main market, so they're probably putting a lot of their research into that (those are chips that use a light pulse system and have some sort of an organic modulator, ultra high tech sh**!)

[tld]

I'd love to see ANYTHING that would ease the cost of using offboard gear. I'd really love to get a great offboard reverb to use with my Mix+. I'd be happy if they at least offered a digital IO box (with no A/D converters) for a reasonable price. The way it is now, I'd be looking at adding an 888 for the same or more money as the reverb, and might never wind up using its A/D...ouch.

Tom


[This message has been edited by tld (edited July 20, 2000).]