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Old 06-13-2012, 03:42 PM
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Question HDX-2 on (slightly revised) 12-core 2 x 2.4GHz 6-core Intel? / RTAS in PT10HD

Hi all

Well the new Mac Pros did not arrive as expected... and Tim Cook says "sometime in 2013"

I may pull the trigger on a HDX-2 on a (slightly revised, current) 12-core 2 x 2.4GHz 6-core Intel as a stop gap measure......

Anyone know if this (slightly updated) machine is "approved" for HDX?

and - confirming that RTAS plugs do work in PT10HD - ??

I'm leaning towards the 12 core as many plugins I use (Altiverb, etc) do NOT run in AAX, and TDM won't work, of course..... so the extra cores will be a place for RTAS plugs.

Will ProTools HDX take full advantage of all those 12 cores?

Would 12 GB ram be plenty for big mixes with 150+ audio tracks?
(with the audio for the PT session being around 4 GB max)

Final bonus round question
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is the RAM in this machine registered.... or unbuffered?
(tough question, i know)I am told you can't mix and match types in one machine

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Old 06-13-2012, 03:49 PM
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The rtas will run as native version on pt 10 HD.
It's basically the same configuration of macs as it was for the past 3 years, so yes it will work. Same processors just slightly faster, and all the other parts are the same as for the past 3 years.
As for the ram (look under tech specs), they are ECC so they should be registered and buffered, if I'm wrong I hope someone will correct me.
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Old 06-13-2012, 06:32 PM
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Yes as Emcha mentioned all my TDM sessions opened with RTSA plugins except the few TDM only (eventide..)
As for the memory check OWC they have a good chart the Mac pro memory
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thanks for the info...

so...

I'm leaning towards the 12 core as many plugins I use (Altiverb, etc) do NOT run in AAX, and TDM won't work, of course..... so the extra cores will be a place for RTAS plugs.

Will ProTools HDX take full advantage of all those 12 cores?

Would 12 GB ram be plenty for big mixes with 150+ audio tracks?
(with the audio for the PT session being around 4 GB max)
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thanks for the info...

so...

I'm leaning towards the 12 core as many plugins I use (Altiverb, etc) do NOT run in AAX, and TDM won't work, of course..... so the extra cores will be a place for RTAS plugs.

Will ProTools HDX take full advantage of all those 12 cores?

Would 12 GB ram be plenty for big mixes with 150+ audio tracks?
(with the audio for the PT session being around 4 GB max)
As always it's better to leave on full core (2 threads) for the os.
The 12 gig should be plenty for disk caching and vi use + plugs since the plugs will be limited to the 4 gigs that pro tools will see. Same for the vi's unless you run them rewired.
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Don't use any VIs.

Thanks tho.

So 6 cores for PT and 6 for OS would be good ?

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Don't use any VIs.

Thanks tho.

So 6 cores for PT and 6 for OS would be good ?

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More like 10 for PT and 2 for OS
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What albee said
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But the HDX has nothing to do with the 12 cores.... AAX Native will use them, AAX DSP and audio will use the power on the HDX cards. Or am I not understanding what you said....
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But the HDX has nothing to do with the 12 cores.... AAX Native will use them, AAX DSP and audio will use the power on the HDX cards. Or am I not understanding what you said....
read back the first posts, where he states that he will be using rtas too.
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