Do HDX cards steal voices for using "Native" on a AUX

[soundeq]

This is the break point for me. I'm NEED to order a new system in the next week or two.
I'm on the fence between HDN and HDX card.
Do HDX cards use a voice for using a "Native" AAX plug on the Aux?

when I have 10 stereo Altiverbs on auxes, there goes 20 VOICES!
I have a feeling just due to the way its gonna be setup, that HDX will steal voices.

I can't seem to find an answer anywhere... There's hardly any (specific) info I can find on the actual use of HDX cards. Yes I know they arn't out yet.

[Top Jimmy]

Originally Posted by soundeq

Do HDX cards use a voice for using a "Native" AAX plug on the Aux?

Probably, since the same scenario will exist where audio has to be passed from the mix engine on the card to the native processor and back again.

Has there yet been a statement made on the number of voices available on an HDX setup?

[Craig F]

ask the same question at RSPE's demo last night,
they do but, you have 256 voices per card

and you math is off it is 40 voices, 20 out / 20 in

[soundeq]

yep not 256voices at 88.2 that's the problem you just answered my question... As much as I love HEAT HDN for me it is!

[carlone]

Craig

How was the event? We're a lot of people interested in HDX?

Thanks

[John_Toolbox]

Yes, this has been posted on here but I have no idea where I saw it, it's probably in one of the threads that got overwhelmed with pricing complaints. The voice penalties still apply since you are sending a signal in and out of the DSP mixer... However unlike HD, adding more cards increases the voice count by 256 for each card.

[Craig F]

I was at the 7:30 it was well attended 2.5~3 times what they can hold in there shop

they loaded a mix that was originally done on 4 HD3s on a HDX2 with about 5 chips per card untouched, 5.1 mix, 263 tracks, all playback from 1 drive
overall I was impressed with it

[John_Toolbox]

Originally Posted by Craig F

I was at the 7:30 it was well attended 2.5~3 times what they can hold in there shop

they loaded a mix that was originally done on 4 HD3s on a HDX2 with about 5 chips per card untouched, 5.1 mix, 263 tracks, all playback from 1 drive
overall I was impressed with it

Very Impressive.

[carlone]

Originally Posted by Craig F

I was at the 7:30 it was well attended 2.5~3 times what they can hold in there shop

they loaded a mix that was originally done on 4 HD3s on a HDX2 with about 5 chips per card untouched, 5.1 mix, 263 tracks, all playback from 1 drive
overall I was impressed with it

Wow, 4 HD3's into an HDX2 !!!!
I gotta see this in person. I missed the RSPE event but I found out there's another event tomorrow night in Studio city.
I feel that gear lust feeling coming on ....... I gotta stop myself :)