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Durability of HDX cards
My HD Omni died, so I’m getting a replacement.
I’ve had it for around ten years, like my HDX card. I’m thinking of getting a used HD Native PCIe card as a temporary backup in case of failure. (Avid End of Life Dates): https://avid.secure.force.com/pkb/ar...-support-dates Are you trusting your HDX cards to be reliable for some more years?
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Re: Durability of HDX cards
Don't do it. HD Native is no replacement for HDX. It only kind of half works.
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Re: Durability of HDX cards
Can you explain more?
I’m thinking I could use a Native card if my (I only have one) HDX card breaks, as a temporary solution while waiting for a new HDX card. With a Native PCIe card my HD Omni would still be usable, I hope? I can get a used Omni with a Native card for roughly the same price as a replacement Omni from Avid. Buying from a private seller I’d only loose the 3 months warranty that Avid offers with their refurbished ones. Also, at the moment I have no HD compatible interface at all, so I use an old Fast Track Solo, to be able to work at all. Obviously, I can’t use DSP plugins or my HDX card, but I can edit and mix if the sessions aren’t to demanding. So a HD Native and an Omni would be a step up as a backup/emergency setup, compared to the Fast Track, I guess (if it works)?
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Re: Durability of HDX cards
It depends what you are doing, really. My HDX card is sitting on my shelf at the moment. I'm using a HD Native PCIe card as it hosts a much bigger session due to the 384 voices it has.
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Re: Durability of HDX cards
Ok, thanks!
I wonder what XJENSEN means by ”it only kind of half works”. Maybe he’s just referring to the latency aspects while recording and the lack of DSP on the cards?
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Re: Durability of HDX cards
Then it would make sense to get a HD Native PCIe card if I get a very good price as apart of a package deal with an HD Omni.
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Re: Durability of HDX cards
My initial question was regarding the durability of the HDX cards. Do I need to worry about that at all?
My rig is around ten years old, and my Omni just died, hence my concern.
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PT Ultimate 2022.10.0 | HD OMNI | S3 | PT Dock | EuControl 2022.4.0.78 | PT Control 2022.4.0.60 macOS Big Sur 11.6.5 | Mac Pro (2019), 3,2 GHz 16-Core Intel Xeon W, 384 GB 2933 MHz DDR4 |
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Re: Durability of HDX cards
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I don't think there is anything inherently unreliable about HDX cards... but with that said, nothing lasts forever either. If you are anything like me, the worry is purely a symptom of not having an adequate plan B in place.
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Pro Tools Ultimate 2024.3. OSX 13.6.5. Win 10. HD Native. Lynx AES16e. Lynx Aurora 16. i9-13900KF. ASRock Z690 Steel Legend. 64GB Ram. AMD Vega 64. BM Decklink. Dolby Atmos Renderer 5.2. Trinnov D-Mon. D-Command. |
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Re: Durability of HDX cards
Thank you, LDS!
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Re: Durability of HDX cards
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As for durability of the HDX cards, every firmware update is a serious risk, as it is known to fry some DSPs occasionally. You can bypass broken DSPs if you want, so it doesn't make the card completely unusable if it happens. I also believe the ball grid array soldering of the chips is prone to mechanical damage. Just a few thoughts. |
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