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HD cost question
Hi everybody.
I'm usualluy in the PTLE forum so go easy on me. I have heard so many different things... please tell me what is the approximate cost (US $) of a PTHD system that consists of this. No pre's, no converers, I want to use my api's and rosettas. but I need to record 24 simultaneous tracks so this puts me into HD3 i believe. but with the pci cards cabling and all other hardware where does that leave me? i am mostly wongering about 96k but would also like to know the price difference to go higher. thanks for your help. -Jeff
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okay, I 'll try to go easy on you
You don't need an HD3 to get 24 input channels. You can get 32 channels of I/O with an HD1 which lists at $8000. Also, do you have 24 channels of A to D convertors of Rosetta already? Which model Rosetta do you have -200 or 800? I will assume from what you said that you already have 3 Rosetta 800 units. You would just need to buy the 3 optional interfaces to HD (Apogee X-HD card) at around $500 each. It won't cost you more to go 192 (as long as your convertors do 192), except that you will need more drive space. You will need a few drives at around $150 each. What computer do you have, or do you need a new one? I would suggest that you should have at least a dual processor G5 if possible. Stick with what is on the Digidesign Compatability list. Average price depending on what you choose is $2500. Cables are chump change in the whole equation, so figure that it will be around $500 or so, meaning a very small percentage of a whole HD system. TOTAL : around $13,000 Bottom line is: talk to a dealer and get a quote.
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hi thanks a lot thats th eanswer that i was looking for.
no i do not have the converters yes. if i'm ever able to spring on HD i would probably go with 3 rosetta800's. Right now i also only have 4 api pre's (along with a few channels of neve clone) but I was just trying to narrow down my options (as far as the digi end of things) and yes my computer is getting old dual 867 and I am aware that i would have to go to a dual g5 thanks for the tip. -jeff
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Depending on whether you get an HD1, HD2 or HD3, you will get a different plug-in bundle as shown at the link above.
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- HH - Kick - Kick (out side, beater side, etc... my "extra" kick mic) - Snare top - Snare bottom - Tom 1 - Tom 2 - Tom 3 - OHL - OHR - Room L - Room R - Smashed room L - Smashed room R - Guitar mic - Guitar DI - Bass Mic - Bass DI - Scratch Vox So... that's 19 for a three piece band. If there were keyboards, strings, percussion, second guitarist, acoustic gtr, additional amplifiers, piano, etc... there would be more inputs. -Tom
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Tom, You're right. It's easy to rack up inputs especially when miking up a full drum kit (haven't squeezed one in my project studio for a long time ). Just wanted to raise the question -- too many people spend thousands of $$$ on stuff they never use, like me...
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Wow, just curious what kind of sessions you're going to be doing that require recording 24 simultaneous tracks? Sounds like a good-sized group in a big room... [/quote yes the above post looks like mine, again I'm in LE so I use 18 right now. the last time I recorded drums for my band this was it 1- kick 2-beater 3-sub kick 4-sn top 5-sn bottom 6-rack 1 7-rack 2 8-floor 1 9-floor 2 10- OH left 11-OH right 12-hat 13-ride 14-room left 15-room right 16-room center 17 -scratch gtr 18-scratch vox sometimes (depending on the song) i would sustitute the hat for a crazy (really high) room mic, it would have been nice to not have to loose the hat to get that. and also it would have been helpful to have a scratch bass track. Not a big deal, but I would have used them if I had them. so that's 18, so i figure if I had 24 that would cover me with a little room to spare.
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