Can you use an HDX 16x16 and a 192 I/O together

[Neale Eckstein]

I'm considering the HD3 and an interface trade for an HDX and a 16x16 as well as other options. I have a second 192. Could I continue to use it for additional I/O with 11HD and the HDX interface? I've tried to find this answer, but no luck searching.

[SHIRK]

That's what I'm doing with PT10. Dumped my Aurora 16's and am going with 2 x AVID 16x16 i/o's and 1 x Digi 192 8 in/16 out all clocked in loop sync with the 1st HD i/o as Loop Master. Seems to be working well so far in 10. AVID won't fully support the 192 anymore in PT11 but that doesn't mean it won't work. I seem to recall someone from AVID even saying just that in an interview.

[Neale Eckstein]

Thanks for quick reply. So at least it's theoretically possible. You have any plans to go to 11HD?

[SHIRK]

Eventually I'll migrate to PTHD 11. Not going right away though. I imagine I'll give it a few months and let my preferred 3rd party plugins catch up.

[Neale Eckstein]

If I discover whether the old blue interfaces will still work with the HDX ones, I'll post it here. Maybe as more people get 11, we'll get the answer.

[Jay Levin]

I personally will be very irritated with Avid if the blue 192 interfaces (at least) don't work with HDX on Pro Tools 11, at least as a second interface hanging off an Avid i/o. I know they promised nothing on this, but they should have promised something, and I won't be letting them off the hook. They could even make feature limitations – like maybe hardware inserts won't work, or the latency correction won't be precise or something – but there's really no good reason they can't support basic ins and outs.

A few MIX-era interfaces were supported as legacy devices in Pro Tools HD systems for at least six or seven years after the new generation debuted. And they were a far greater liability in terms of compatibility than the blue 192s are now. I will consider it an act of callous hostility to longterm customers if one can't use a blue 192 as a second interface.

Keep in mind, it's not merely a question of whether they deliberately break it or not. The devices can't merely "not break," they have to show up properly and be recognized and controllable from the Hardware Setup window. They have to sync with the master interface.

JSL

[Podgorny]

Worry not. They work just fine.

[Drew Mazurek]

black and blue boxes work fine together with PT11.

[hotmits]

This may be a daft question that may have already been asked and answered, but is there a limit to the number of 192's you can 'daisy chain' together off the back of an HDX 8x8x8

[Craig F]

yes, 1 (2 boxes per card port, so HD Cards were 2 boxes per card, the HDN/HDX cards can do 4 boxes per card [or 1 MADI I/O])