Upgrading to a HD system.

[stoox]

Im looking to upgrade to a HD system and i was wondering, can i get the digi PRE and it take the place of something like the 96 I/O? or do i need to have the 96 I/O in order for the PRE to be recognized by the computer or whatever?


And whats the difference between the accel and a core card? i herd the accel just hads dsp chips and nothing else but is that true?

[albee1952]

You need a 96 I/O or a 192 I/O to get audio in and out of protools HD. The core card is the base unit and the accel cards expand the computing/processing power but don't work without the core card. The Digi Pre is an 8 channel mic pre that protools will control thru software. The Pre can be used without protools AFAIK as the front panel allows for all settings to be edited without software.

[lemix]

stoox,
You'll always need the core card to start with an HD setup.
"Accel" simply means that is PCI-E format, and will gain more I/O count.
Additional "process" cards will get you more I/Os and DSP power..and they are optional.
Accel...again is PCI-E and more juice.
The PRE is just that...an 8 channel microphone preamp and it will not replace the 96/192 IO unit.
And yes..it should work independently from the PT HD rig as well.

BTW, all these info is clearly available under the Product Info page
hope this helps,
a