if I were to buy a mix farm card...

[Fritz]

and say an 888. I’d be able to mix 24 tracks. How much DSP would I have available for plugs etc? Could I get say 12 BombFact comps and 24 4 band EQs and a small Waves package? Or will I run out of gas with just one Farm?

[Philthy]

assuming you already have a mix core card? You need a core card to start.

With a core and an additional farm you could mix 64 tracks. You can get 24 tracks with an LE system (e.g 001).

[Corey Shay]

Actually you can get 64 tracks with just one core card.

[wolfhound]

Remember, 64 tracks requires at least two (probably three) fast scsi drives.

As for plugs, with a core and one farm, you can definitely get that many EQs and a fair amont of Waves plugs. Bomb Factory comps take up a lot of DSP though....

[Fritz]

I’m more thinking about the plugs. 24 tracks is plenty, but is there a ref of how much DSP is required per “xx” plug?

[wolfhound]

Well I'm not sure exactly, but each card has 6 DSP chips on it. I think each instance of say an BF LA-2A takes up one chip (or maybe you get 2 per chip). Plus, by default you've got 2 chips taken by the mix engine, then more taken up by the Stereo Mixer 24 (which needs more and more, depending on how many tracks, sends, auxs, etc.) That's not scientific but that's my experience anyway.

--wolfie