Digidesign 192 I/O w/ Avid PCIe Native HD Card Running Pro Tools 12

[TOM@METRO]

In addition to the new HDX or HDN card and adapter, you will also need the Digilink auth on your ilok.

[melloj]

I thought all Blue HD interfaces where dropped after PT 9?

[JFreak]

Originally Posted by melloj

I thought all Blue HD interfaces where dropped after PT 9?

Their SUPPORT was dropped, but they are still WORKING until something drastical is changed by Avid. Don't see that happening, though...

[JFreak]

Originally Posted by MacPowerUser

Thanks, Albee.
But, what DO I need card wise? What kind of card do I need to replace my PCIe Accel Core with that will work in my situation?
(Keeping my 192 and upgrading to Pro Tools HD 12).

Either:
- HDX
- HDN Native Pci-express
- HDN ThunderBolt

[JFreak]

Originally Posted by albee1952

The 192 and 96 will work. The old Accel card will not

Yes. None of the TDM cards will not work, even though TDM-era blue interfaces keep working

[JFreak]

Originally Posted by TOM@METRO

In addition to the new HDX or HDN card and adapter, you will also need the Digilink auth on your ilok.

To add to that, the adapter is a passive one, which means old DigiLink and new DigiLink connectors are electrically identical. The adapter only makes the large connector to fit into the new smaller connector.

[JFreak]

Originally Posted by MacPowerUser

Does this mean that I can upgrade to Pro Tools HD 12 (from PT HD 10) with my 192 (and 96i) and my current PCIe Accel card with only an adapter?
Please someone confirm this. I need to upgrade to PTHD12 and keep my 192 unit if possible.

Yes you can upgrade and keep your 192, but you cannot use your old TDM cards past PT10

[JFreak]

Originally Posted by noah330

If anyone is interested in mixing older with newer I'm running an HD Omni with a 192 Digital along with a Native PCIe in an expansion chassis with 12.7

Works killer!!

HDN Native Pci-express being the supported card here. It needs at least one interface and both Omni and 192 Digital are "working" although the blue interfaces are not "supported".

Are you guys finally getting what's the difference between "supported" and "working" configs? :)

[MacPowerUser]

Ok, thanks a bunch, JFreak.
So, I can use my existing 192 and 96i and just buy a used HD Native card and a DigiLink adapter. Got that now. Very cool.


So I have two more questions...

Q1: How do I get a DigiLink authorization on my iLok?

Q2: My current MacPro is old (2.33 ghz Dual). So, when buying a bigger used Mac, can I use a used Mac Pro six-core 3.33ghz Xeon Mac Pro tower? (or an 8-core?).

[TOM@METRO]

You can get your Digilink license here.

http://shop.avid.com/ccrz__ProductDe...R-AV-PTHDIO-00