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Hi Guys,
What is Best PCIe to Thurderbolt Chassis for Pro Tools HDX today? Mac Mini M1 2021 I heard not so good things about the Avid ones and that some are noisy. and can I use another PCIe cards Devices together with Pro Tools HDX in the same expansion Chassis? I found OWC, Sonnet, Avid....what are the recommended today? and which ones are quiet and stable? Thanks Last edited by SonikStrike; 12-01-2024 at 05:16 PM. |
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You cannot use PCIe SSD cards in the same chassis. |
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I'm using a Sonnet Technologies Echo III Rackmount TB3, PCIe, 3 Slots ECHO-3R-TB3, filled with:
Everything connected via a standard USB4 cable (no need for TB spec) to my Mac mini M4. Setup is rock-solid. Only problem is you lose some of the possible NMVe drives' bandwidth because you need to switch the whole Sonnet chassis to a slower HDX-compatible mode (due to AVID not following proper PCIe specs when designing their HDX card). Best regards, Mr. Jensen |
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I would always recommend scanning the list of devices which we have tested and
blessed -> https://avidtech.my.salesforce-sites...-Compatibility best, Jeff |
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Jeff,
What does " - " mean in table - not tested or not working? For example TB2 chassis and TB4 computer. Best, Piotr
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Untested. For example, I have a M1 Mini in use daily with a Sonnet Echo Express III with the appropriate Apple adapter and it works fine.
best, Jeff |
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Darryl,
We have M-1 Mac Studios with a Sonnett XMac Studio https://www.sonnettech.com/product/x.../overview.html with 2 HDXCards and an OWC PCIe Card: https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/ssd/owc-accelsior-1a They operate flawlessly. We use the 2TB OWC PCIe card for the PT sessions and back up.
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This setup works great for us at the studio here.
Sonnet Technologies Echo III Rackmount TB3, PCIe, 3 Slots ECHO-3R-TB3, AVID HDX card Blackmagic Intensity Pro 4K OWC Accelsior 4M2 filled with 4 Samsung EVO 990 PRO NVMe SSDs. M2 Mac Studio We run very large atmos sessions. Tons of verbs, eqs, comps, limiters, etc. As I know Marti does. My 2cents |
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First, My Machines are a combination of M1 studios and M2 Studios.
Yes, I run Dolby Atmos sessions with huge track counts . I have 5 systems at "The Dub Stage" All of the systems are in the Sonnett chassis. The "A" system is an HDX 2 with a OWC 2tb Accelsior PCIe card in the 3rd slot and is used for Dialog/ ADR/ Group and Music. All in Atmos. The "B" Machine is an HDX 2 and an OWC 2 tb Accelsior PCie Card . It is used for SFX, Sound Design, BG's, and Foley . All in Atmos. The "Stem Recorder is an HDX 3. The "Video Machine" is an HDX 1. The second slot is an Aja Kona 4 PCIe card. The 3rd slot is an OWC 2tb Accelsior card. The RMU machine is running the Dolby Renderer . All the Machines are running PT Natively. The reason for the 2 HDX cards in the A and B machines are for Madi outputs . I have 64 out on each of the machines going into a DAD AX32 and then into my Stem recorder.
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