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Re: DigiLink I/O thing ???
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Now I figure this thread will help others, as its more clear about the things that do matter. (option to buy Ultimate and use with a 3rd party converter WITHOUT using the digilink port, if so track limitation, etc..) I never seen that clearly answered before this thread. Also, dealers are almost just as confused as this info is so mysterious on the web. No where on Avid site or on the web is it extremely clear on the subjects I asked. So I hope this thread helps someone else just as confused as I.
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It is Avid proprietary port so many could say it was "disgusting" when before the digilink license 3rd party vendors could reverse-engineer the port and make money out of someone else's intellectual property. I think it is just fair it is licensed now. Don't get confused here. User who pays for software has not paid anything for the hardware yet. Now if user buys hardware from Avid of course they give the user proper license to get it running. Do they have to do it for 3rd party hardware? No. Would it be distusting for you if the band you mixed took your session to another studio and recorded another album, then just used your mix settings to release their stuff?
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Re: DigiLink I/O thing ???
Yes, if you buy the PTU software you have this option to use 3rd party hardware with the limitation of 32 i/o max. The only way to get more i/o is having that DigiLink license on your iLok key, because you need either HDN or HDX that have the digilinks.
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That 100k WAS the licensing fee. And not to mention the extra cost of the software that is capable of that extra I/O as it advertises. Why should the customer have to pay where the 3rd party vender did already ? Quote:
To then double charge me, is just not correct IMO. You obviously have another opinion though, and I respect that. I absolutely would not care. When someone purchases something from me (like that), the parameters, settings, etc.. it's theirs. IDC. I'm not into the get paid twice for the same thing concept. This is a bad analogy though, so I'll give you a break on that. I get what you're saying though. But this license for physical I/O thing is not similar at all IMO
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I don't believe that's true, but will triple check with our Dev group. Curious... where did that info come from?
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It's worth checking your iLok licences in case you already have it.
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Which to me IS understandable. And I agree with this charge. This is what makes sense. Charge them, they are making the money off the hardware, not me. What doesn't make sense to to charge the customer in the end for it, three times, 3 different ways. Once for the software which is where the inflated price is justified (extra I/O capabilities), but then again with the HDX card, which again is justified cause thats the hardware (extra I/O capabilities). BUT they do not need to charge us 1 penny more if we decide to use another interface because we already paid to get the I/O in the software price and Card price.
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But the point of this thread wasn't just to help me. (though I appreciate all the help guys !) - Something needs to be said and done about this new age motto that you can just keep charging me $1 every second for everything I do.
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This is just 101 course on competition; Avid has the interface it controls, sells interfaces and others sell compatible interfaces, so Avid is just securing their ability to compete. If a better quality 3rd party interface plus digilink license price is less than Avid interface with digilink license included then by all means buy the better option.
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