256 channel Pro Tools configuration

[Ratty]

Dear All,
Please advise me, is it possible to create ProTools configuration with 256 outputs and 24 inputs. Wich components should I use for this?

Thanks in advance

[Rail Jon Rogut]

160 Channels of I/O is the Max and you'd need 5 cards and 10 192's

What would you need 256 outputs for?

Rail

[Ratty]

We are building re-recording facility for film post production and we need such number of channels for our customer requirements.

[Ratty]

We are building re-recording facility for film post production and we need such number of channels for our customer requirements.

[Ratty]

By the way, I need 256 outputs in MADI only, due to direct connection with mixing console

[Rail Jon Rogut]

You're going to have to run 2 systems locked together and use 3rd party MADI I/O. I suggest you contact Digi and speak with a product specialist in your area who can assist you with a system of this size and complexity.

Why not run separate systems for FX, MUSIC and DIALOG ? Each editor can have their own system.

Rail

[Pete Gates]

You simply can't do it, as Rail says. Currrently with Pro Tools you can run a maximum of 192 tracks and 160 I/O. Is this for sound editor track playback or as a stem recorder or is it hoped to do both? All the stages I know (in the UK, which is where I am) that need that sort of capacity have multiple Pro Tools rigs chasing the theatre for track playback and further Pro Tools rigs as stem recorders.

Pete

[Ratty]

Thanks for the answers, unfortunately in my region such information is not to be found easely, even from Digi distributors. May be You can advise about using 2 or more ProTools stations for playback and recording - in my mind the problem with synchronization can appear. Do You now such examples of installations?

[Rail Jon Rogut]

Should be easy with the right setup.

Where are you located?

Rail

[Ratty]

Location is Russia. Thanks for advises. I will try to check this theme about 2-3 ProTools