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Re: HDX with Dante Via
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My confusion... I'm thinking only 32-channels per DigiLink cable, which has always been the case. ProTools reverts to only 32-IO without Avid hardware, which is my biggest complaint.
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No confusion. You are correct on the digilink limitation. I was merely pointing out that if one were to use the Red Line 16 as a stand-alone thunderbolt interface, you can now get up to 64 channels of I/O with Pro Tools. Thus rendering the 32ch Dante limitation of that box obsolete.
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64 channels of Dante and MADI, 32 channels of analog; that all map to either/both of the following industry-standard interfaces. Pro Tools HD is my main app. But it would be foolish for me to limit myself to ONLY Pro Tools HD if I don’t need to. It is that simple. The choices are very few. Antelope Galaxy 32. Antelope Galaxy 64. That’s it. The MATRIX can’t do it. A rack full of Focusrites can’t do it. An open checkbook does me no good here. The industry is simply hot air and hype, while my actual needs are pretty damned simple. I want a light and small flight pack, no compromises system. Just reading the ads would make you think lots of companies make such a product. Those ads are, to be charitable, BS.
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You basically want an all-in-one-do-everything-in-one-box unit. The laws of product marketing just don't work that way. And to your point, You can get what you want with 3U of Focusrite: Red 8Pre/16Line HD32R and D64R That's 3U, costs about $500 less than the Antelope Galaxy 64. You can save more if you can find them on the refurb Focusrite Pro site.
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Well we've made the D64R work in our situation as Dante isn't our normal IO but additional to 128 MADI channels, all going through an SSL MADI router that gives us flexibility. Regardless, there's lots out there to make it work.
My biggest complaint is that if we were to use, for example, and RME 128 or 192 channel MADI or Dante IO card in the MacPro, ProTools would limit us to 32-IO because we don't have any of their hardware. I understand they are in the hardware business, but I'd pay for a premium software license to open that up. I don't need their hardware in many of our rooms.
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I’m sorry to be finicky, but there is not “lots out there to make it work”. My work includes major awards shows and live music television. Dante is my chosen stage IO. MADI is standard procedure for touring consoles and TV trucks, and 32 IO of analog is just about right for the 5.1 monitors plus 8-10 stereo/mono stems I am always asked for. All of those formats need to have access to 64HDX IO for me to do my shows. Note, I’m not asking for 160 simultaneous IO, but some combination of 64 total, simultaneously assignable to HDX, split among the formats of Dante, MADI, and 32 available analog IO. A MATRIX configured that way is about $30k, too much for my bank, AND still does not have TB/USB3 capability if I choose to work with another DAW. I’m not daydreaming, this is what I need and it must be small and light to make $ sense. My current HD system does this, but weighs 1800lbs and costs me $1500 per day just for crew and cartage, and that’s a dealbreaker. If you have lots of spare time, you can look for an alternative solution. I’ve put a couple hundred hours into it. Many will drop the $30K on MATRIX and have no alternate DAW choice. That seems extreme to me.
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