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Old 03-04-2008, 08:29 PM
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Default Will MBox 2 Pro taking full advantage of 8 CPU in PT 7,4???

Hello

I'm planning to get MBox 2 Pro and I have a MacPro (2008) with 8 cores.
I want to know if the issue of using only 3 processors will be (or planning to be) fixed with PT 7,4?

Cause it would really suck to be limited to 3 processors when I paid 3K for a computer that has 8 processors inside...


Please let me know...
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Old 03-05-2008, 10:00 AM
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Default Re: Will MBox 2 Pro taking full advantage of 8 CPU in PT 7,4

Can someone from Digi please confirm with me?
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Old 03-05-2008, 04:54 PM
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Default Re: Will MBox 2 Pro taking full advantage of 8 CPU in PT 7,4

I'm not from Digi, but as you probably know from their site the early '08 Mac Pro "Harpertown" model is still "in testing". I can tell you that from 1 - 8, declaring only 2 processors on my system gets me the best performance. I think there are some posts here with people using other Digi hardware with this model - so maybe check around to see if there's a better option for you than Mbpx 2 Pro, unless you want to wait for Digi to test it with this model and their Leopard upgrade.

I did some testing, and I am not at all disappointed with the performance using only 2 processors. But yes, it does seem a waste of the other 6, especially if your main reason for buying the Mac Pro is to run PT. You want to take full advantage of it of course. I already had the Mbox 2 Pro when I bought the Mac Pro, so I had similar reservations- but I'm not regretting it. If you;re interested see this thread
Hopefully you'll get some other opinions from more computer-savvy people who can explain this limitation. And others who are using different hardware utilizing all 8 processors.
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Old 03-05-2008, 05:18 PM
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Default Re: Will MBox 2 Pro taking full advantage of 8 CPU in PT 7,4

Hello

Thanks for the reply.
I do know that the Harpertown in under testing for PT right now.
I'm running Digi002R with 2 CPU without any problems.
But I would be selling my Digi002R soon and get a MBox Pro.

That's why I want to know if the processor issue would be or planning to be resolved in PT 7,4.
Because I don't want to spend extra money and get Digi003R to fully utilize my 8 cores. the MBox Pro suites me very well.

Hope to hear form Digi soon.
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Old 03-05-2008, 06:55 PM
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Default Re: Will MBox 2 Pro taking full advantage of 8 CPU in PT 7,4

Quote:
Hope to hear form Digi soon.
I'll second that.

Actually, I think it would be PT 7.5?
Digi?
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Old 03-10-2008, 09:56 PM
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Default Re: Will MBox 2 Pro taking full advantage of 8 CPU in PT 7,4

Can anyone please help?
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Old 03-12-2008, 04:40 PM
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Default Re: Will MBox 2 Pro taking full advantage of 8 CPU in PT 7,4

I have this same setup and like djcream have discovered using 2 processors is what works best for overall stability at the moment - still awesome performance, btw.

Since Leopard compatibility and the 2008 mac pros are not certified yet, it's a gamble to use this combo, but I'm reasonably certain they will both eventually be certified and 8 cores will be fully usable. The certification process usually takes a few months though so buyer/user beware.

I'm using this combo everyday for tracking/mixing audio with no problems whatsoever. However, I'm not using any plugs, but digi and altiverb - no sample players et al, no midi, no sync etc. YMMV.
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