What does PTHD Native have over PTHD 9 running Natively?

[acmost]

Know what I mean...what are the "limitations" of PTHD 9 without the HD cards?

Is the performance of Native better because of the card?

[Shifted Music]

Plenty of info here...

http://www.avid.com/us/products/fami...-Tools/compare


Some highlights.

PTHD 9
48 bit fixed mix engine
TDM Plug ins
Heat on mixer
160 Channels simultaneous record

PTHD Native 9
64 bit floating point mix engine
No TDM Plug ins
No Heat on mixer
64 channels simultaneous record

[acmost]

Thanks, I've seen that page. It's kind of weird the way they have it listed. I figured there would be a separate column for HD Native & HD9.



I'm not saying it's misleading but you can't use TDM without the cards so that's not a difference...right?
Is Heat on the mixer without the HD cards...160 inputs without the HD cards?

I appreciate the post though!

[WernerF]

It says right there that there is no HEAT without the cards.

[acmost]

I guess I need to figure out how to read that thing, I don't see that.

How about VCA Mixing & Input Monitoring...without the HD Cards. It says HD has it but no mention of whether you need the cards. I'm not trying to be a PITA, I'd just like to know what I'm getting before I get it....a first!

[nst7]

I posted this in another forum, so I copied it here:

HD Native

1. 64 I/O vs. 32

2. The ability to use the various Satellite, Video Satellite, and Sync HD products. While this is aimed at Post guys, it may have advantages for music also.

3. The ability to use the new Avid HD interfaces. This is not a small thing, as they are reported to sound amazing, some of the best around.

4. Also, with the design of the new HD interfaces, it achieves lower latency vs. other interfaces with the same buffer setting. I.E., a 128 buffer feels more like 64, 64 is more like 32, etc.

5. The stability of PCI, vs. firewire or usb.

6. Having an integrated high end solution with software and hardware designed by the same company.

And if you think about it, to get all that you get with the Omni bundle, with a reasonably high quality converter, it's not as cheap as you might think.

For example, let's say you get a Rosetta 200, that's $1800. Then you get the X-Firewire card to use it as an interface, that's $355. Then you buy Protools 9 for $600. Complete Toolkit for $2000.

Now you're already up to $4755, and you still don't have any preamps or a monitor controller.

This would be somewhat cheaper if you're crossgrading from LE, and/or already have the Complete Toolkit, but you get the general idea.

So Protools 9 works out cheaper if you're getting a low to mid budget interface, but once you start getting to the higher quality stuff, HD Native is quite competitive.

[acmost]

Okay thanks...I would get most of that staying hooked up to my HD cards with PT9 HD instead of running Native right?