PT Performance - Davec I & Davec II Tests

[davec]

I've been digging around in the MAC forum just to see how MAC PT users are doing with their boxes. I found a posting which coincidently was just revitalised today but dates back to late summer last year.

I can't compare the results posted since the variables of the test are quite different. The MAC test creates 24 tracks with a 4B-EQ then attempts to add effects D-Verbs (usually no more than 6 or 7) and that's it.

Interestingly, Eric Day posted a remark in that thread and his test is to load 24 tracks with 5 x 4B-EQ's on each track (120 plugins). Maybe you "real world" guys should give Eric **** too since this is how he tests PT for us.


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[This message has been edited by davec (edited April 09, 2001).]

[Digi Engineering]

Thanks, Dave. I get plenty of **** already.

Eric Day
Digidesign

[davec]

Always willing to oblidge a fellow developer


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[keny]

I am using the lightpipe with an alesis AI3 right now. http://alesis.com/products/ai3/ that only gives me 8 inputs. 8 analog + 8 lightpipe + 2 s/pdif = 18. O.K. Is there something you're not telling me? I know I'm cluttering this post but I MUST know how!
atsalapizza,
Keny

[Digi9000000]

No, you've got it right. There are only 18 inputs, but you can record 24 tracks... an interesting conundrum.

[davec]

LOL, I wonder if that was simply a physical limitation or a design oversite.

Arguably, the 001 was probably not slated for live 24 track recording (studio or otherwise). Comments Digi?

Again, the 24 track test is to push the MOBO+CPU not to determine any weaknesss in PT or to start dissing PT "...because so and so can run more tracks...". The ultimate goal being to determine which MOBO+CPU combo gives the best results under these conditions.


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[This message has been edited by davec (edited April 10, 2001).]

[davec]

Just refreshing the thread.

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[davec]

Just refreshing the message.

Did anyone notice there are 1000 new user to registered to the DUC now? A whopping 18,000 users now.

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[digi98]

PT 5.1
PII 233 Slot1
ECS P6LX-A (1998 MicroCenter Powerspec 5132)
320M SDRAM
Fujitsu 6.4G system Drive
Maxtor 30G 7200 RPM Audio Drive

Just 4 tracks with the 5 plug-ins (cmp, 4be,slpdl,md,lngdl)

[marcusb]

Just for interests sake:

PT Version : PT 5.1
Tracks : 12
MOBO : ASUS CUSL2-C
CPU : Celeron 566/66MHz FSB
RAM : 384MB/100 MHz FSB
Hard Drive : 1x IBM DESKSTAR 75GXP 45gb ATA100 (using onboard controller)

Cheers,
Marcus