Successor to HDX hardware?

[TVPostSound]

Originally Posted by metalmixer

HDX Advantages

Expandable DSP
Expandable I/O
Expandable Track Counts with zero CPU stress
Hardware Playback Engine
HDX sounds better than only software playback

I agree with everything except the last one.
Unless you are leaving out HDN.
Thats due to the internal computer sound chip.

[JFreak]

Originally Posted by jsvalmont

I don't think just because it was 10 years between HD and HDX that we should expect an HDX successor by 2021. I think there is a good chance there will be no successor at all, frankly, though if that's the case it would be most unfortunate.

I think you missed my point. Original HD got a replacement rather soon and here we are thinking whether HDX accel or whatever is coming or not

[LoZion]

Bob's idea makes sense. Like in live sound it would have to be a chassis built using an existing protocol like Dante/Madi/AES50/etc. to connect to a PC/Mac. if not maybe a thunderbolt 3 box like the native one but with embedded DSP.. or not.

[JFreak]

Originally Posted by LoZion

maybe a thunderbolt 3 box like the native one but with embedded DSP.. or not.

That'd be great :) sadly, PC world still hasn't adopted TB widely enough that the cross-platform PT could fully support it...

[Bob Olhsson]

PC has adopted TB3 big-time and it's built into the latest generation of Intel CPUs. There were serious security issues with TB1 and 2 that led Microsoft to hold off on official support. That said, there is also blindingly fast Ethernet available.

[YYR123]

Originally Posted by Bob Olhsson

That said, there is also blindingly fast Ethernet available.

Yep any new box should have dante onboard.

[Bob Olhsson]

I was thinking faster than Dante.

[K Roche]

Originally Posted by Bob Olhsson

I think the next dsp system will probably be a server along the lines of waves soundgrid. It might use the HDX chips or possibly real time Linux like waves does. The mike pres, converters and DSP would all be in a box right near the microphones. It would connect to the control room computer using optical thunderbolt or possibly high speed Ethernet.

Very interesting concept. Kind of made me think of Radar, but hopefully for Mac also . Any thoughts on where HD Native might go ?

[JFreak]

Originally Posted by Bob Olhsson

PC has adopted TB3 big-time and it's built into the latest generation of Intel CPUs. There were serious security issues with TB1 and 2 that led Microsoft to hold off on official support. That said, there is also blindingly fast Ethernet available.

Good to hear. I'm not that good with PC hardware as I'm kind of a Mac-only person...

[Bob Olhsson]

Originally Posted by K Roche

... Any thoughts on where HD Native might go ?

HD Native is the main Pro Tools system. There probably will be a TB 3 version but the interfaces are open at this point. It could also work with Ethernet. SMPTE finally settled on an AVB standard for audio and video so that could be where it all ends up.