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Old 04-27-2004, 08:03 AM
JT916 JT916 is offline
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Default expansion chasis help?

I got the older DD007-R 32 bits 7-slot expansion chasis. I want to use this with my HD Accel system. Does it make any different using the 32 bits verse with the Magma 64 bits expansion chasis?

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Old 04-27-2004, 12:26 PM
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Default Re: expansion chasis help?

Got this from the Answerbase:

No, there is no need for a 64-bit chassis with Pro Tools|HD. We did qualify the Magma 64-bit chassis as part of our research and development effort, but we also qualified the two Digidesign chassis - both of which are 32-bit. So far, we have not seen any marked improvement in performance with a 64-bit chassis for Pro Tools.

For all compatibility information:
http://www.digidesign.com/compato/

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Old 04-27-2004, 12:28 PM
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Default Re: expansion chasis help?

Sorry - I realized that the question is regarding HD|Accel, not just HD.
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Old 04-27-2004, 12:37 PM
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Default Re: expansion chasis help?

I am successfully using the DD023 13 slot chassis with HD3.5 (That is 1 HDcore, 2 HDaccel, 1 HDprocess).

I believe there is reduced track count at 192KHz SR using any chassis.

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Old 04-27-2004, 08:40 PM
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Default Re: expansion chasis help?

This page should answer your questions.

http://www.digidesign.com/compato/osx/hd/expand.cfm

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Old 04-27-2004, 08:52 PM
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Default Re: expansion chasis help?

I can say for absolute sure that a 64 bit chassis works a Lot better in a G4 for Accel than a 32 bit chassis.
First I had 2 - 32 bit chassis SBS and a Digidesign/Magma. Both Worked OK for my Accel 7 system. But when I changed to a new 64 Bit Chassis it made a huge difference the PCI indicator went way down, Sessions that could hardly play on level 8 played at level 4 no problems. DSP loads faster too. I have a Dual 1.4 G4 and I love the 64 bit chassis it's worth every penny.
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Old 04-28-2004, 09:57 AM
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I can say for absolute sure that a 64 bit chassis works a Lot better in a G4 for Accel than a 32 bit chassis..... Sessions that could hardly play on level 8 played at level 4 no problems. DSP loads faster too.....
Roberts, can you tell me the general track count of the sessions and plugin usage. I'm trying to help a friend who's facing a similar problem. Thx!
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