quite cheap 5.1 monitor system?

[jembert]

hi
any ideas/examples of quite cheap but nice sound quality 5.1 monitor setup? good for mBox original and possibly with presets like PL, PL2, DolbyDigital etc
thanks for help!

[Frank Kruse]

5.1 for mbox-original?

[sunburst79]

Originally Posted by jembert

hi
any ideas/examples of quite cheap but nice sound quality 5.1 monitor setup? good for mBox original and possibly with presets like PL, PL2, DolbyDigital etc
thanks for help!

Umm. How exactly where you planing on getting 6 seperate outputs out of a 2 channel interface? AFAIK this can't be done.

Blue Sky makes a nice 5.1 setup. M-Audio made a nice inexpensive powered 5.1 system (LX4 2.1 + 5.1 LX4 expander).

If you really want to do 5.1 I would recommend a different Digi interface like the 003, The CPTK and the Blue Skys since they include a hardware level controller. The monitor output knob on the 003/002 is stereo only.

[jembert]

I'm thinking about monitoring 5.1 session with CPTK and Neyrinck Stereo LtRt on mBox original (or with Mix 5,1)
somethihing like home theater 5.1 system or so...
thanks again

[sunburst79]

Originally Posted by jembert

I'm thinking about monitoring 5.1 session with CPTK and Neyrinck Stereo LtRt on mBox original (or with Mix 5,1)
somethihing like home theater 5.1 system or so...
thanks again

Right. But...... The MBox will not output 5.1.

[Newpostguy]

Incorrect. We run discrete 5.1 with mbox 2 pro and cptk. It is possible however even on 8 core macpro it's a CPU hogfest. We output Dolby digital ac3 with DVD studio and compressor

[Frank Kruse]

Originally Posted by Newpostguy

Incorrect. We run discrete 5.1 with mbox 2 pro and cptk. It is possible however even on 8 core macpro it's a CPU hogfest. We output Dolby digital ac3 with DVD studio and compressor

The OP wrote "mbox original". It has 2 outputs.

[Newpostguy]

Originally Posted by Frank Kruse

The OP wrote "mbox original".

Oh sorry my bad. Get an mbox 2 pro and you can do it Id save your money get PT HD

[infiniteloop]

Originally Posted by Newpostguy

Incorrect. We run discrete 5.1 with mbox 2 pro and cptk. It is possible however even on 8 core macpro it's a CPU hogfest. We output Dolby digital ac3 with DVD studio and compressor

Doing something wrong there, bud. On an 8 core Mac Pro with 003, CPTK I can run 48 tracks, 10 stereo busses, 6+ 5.1 busses with 3 x 5.0 reverbs and four 5.1 limiters and not even be touching 20% on a system using 12 cores of the available 16. Unless you're running some major huge sessions in there, you are having problems elsewhere. Your recommending PT HD is very wide of the mark - an 8-core MacPro can run more plugs than an HD8 system.

[Newpostguy]

Originally Posted by infiniteloop

Doing something wrong there, bud. On an 8 core Mac Pro with 003, CPTK I can run 48 tracks, 10 stereo busses, 6+ 5.1 busses with 3 x 5.0 reverbs and four 5.1 limiters and not even be touching 20% on a system using 12 cores of the available 16. Unless you're running some major huge sessions in there, you are having problems elsewhere. Your recommending PT HD is very wide of the mark - an 8-core MacPro can run more plugs than an HD8 system.

Wow, if thats the case you are correct something is seriously wrong! PT LE can do all of that! ? WOW. Infiniteloop, in lieu of not hijacking this thread can I PM you regarding this. I'd love to get our macpro running that sweet. I am also playing 1080p video through blackmagic in full res at the same time and running way more than 48 tracks and 16 busses. thats not much imo. Running 7 surround plugs, thats something this system does not like and that impresses me.

WOW

Originally Posted by infiniteloop

an 8-core MacPro can run more plugs than an HD8 system.

Is this really true? What about with a full track count? Have been considering going HD 1 due to this problem. How much ram are you running? What core speed? How many hard drives? These are also all factors.

EDIT: Right now I have a test session, 14 tracks total. (2 inacive atm) 2 x 5.0 aux + 2 x 5.1 aux, the rest are mono and stereo audio tracks. CPU (RTAS) usage is at 5%, with only surroundscope on dialogue stem. no other plugs. I add TL space 5.0 to DX chain, puts the CPU at 11%. Add 2 surround compressors to auxes, another 5.0 TL space to foley track, air EQs on foley and massey limiter to stereo mixdown aux with surroundcode and im floating above 36% on 12 cores. This session doesnt even have audio in it.