[lucienpalmer]

Originally Posted by nedd

Thanx Lucien,

does that mean I would need to purchase their Dell PC with RME...I have a HP 820, HDX and MADI, could I run there Mastering Suite?

Yes, the only way to get the Mastering Suite is with an RMU. Either the Dell, or some dealers have the new Mac version, but that requires a specific trash can mac, Sonnet chassis, Focusrite Dante card, and Dante/analog interface for LTC with sync HD. I ran the numbers before buying my RMU, and the Dell server version was slightly cheaper and only took two rack spaces, so I went with that. BTW, the PC mastering suite needs two RME MADI cards and the TCO option card.

You might be better off running the Production Suite HDX plug-ins and if you run low on processing, add another HDX card. My system ran great with HDX3 and Production Suite. I only switched to the Mastering Suite to be able to create full masters. You could predub all your projects and find a Dolby Atmos Certified studio like mine to make the master.