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Advice needed on HD3 rig setup
My new job has me setting up an HD system for the new studio. I've got things working but I don't think I've got the most efficient/completely correct configuration. It was more complicated than I expected.
G5 (single core, might be swapped with another one) 1 PCI core card 1 PCI Process card 1 PCI Accel card PT HD 7.3.1 (for now) 192 #1: 8 analog inputs and outputs various digital inputs and outputs 192 #2: 8 analog inputs 16 analog outputs various digital inputs and outputs Preamps are 2x API 3124+ (4 channel each) 2 channels of TL Audio something old more coming 24 channels of API summing (8200x2 + 8200A) I have just 16 connected right now I don't know if these even make sense to use. Presonus Central station Joe Meek compressor Manley Massive Passive Live room snake goes into the 10 preamps. Outs of the preamps go into the 192 analog input -4dB jacks. Interface cable connections: 192#1, primary connection to Core card. 192#2, primary connection to accell card. I have the effects rack to connect (Lexicon 480L and others) and I have to get the output of the summing mixers back into Pro Tools for mixdown. And headphone mixes. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. Also, with the Voice assignment, DSP allocation business, what's the best way to go? I just don't understand the options at all. why would you want to reduce the # of voices. Why use more DSP for the same # of voices?
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Re: Advice needed on HD3 rig setup
Observe the slot order on the cards, should be Core, Accel card, Process card.
If you have a lot of outboard gear, a patchbay's not a bad idea, though more time consuming to wire/plan. Keep in mind that regardless of how many physical I/O a 192 has with add on cards, it can only access a total of 24 at a time (i.e. 16 ins and 8 outs or 8 ins and 16 outs). Voice count is how many simultaneous tracks can play at a time(you can have more tracks than voices if they aren't all playing at the same time). Using RTAS plugins will reduce this number. Your settings for this will likely vary depending on your session. Best bet is to start a session with as many voices as possible, then free up the DSP later if you need it. |
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Re: Advice needed on HD3 rig setup
we were hoping to have the outboard gear as hardware inserts but I think we need more cables first.
There is a patchbay available but we're avoiding it for now. I wasn't aware of that I/O limitation
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Re: Advice needed on HD3 rig setup
Not true. If the 192 has an analog output expander it can run 8 analog inputs, plus 8 digital inputs, plus 16 analog outputs. That's 16 ins and 16 outs.
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Re: Advice needed on HD3 rig setup
any ideas for improving the configuration?
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Re: Advice needed on HD3 rig setup
but the 8 digital ins limits you to 48khz. (ADAT) ff
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Re: Advice needed on HD3 rig setup
how would you manage cue mixes in this setup?
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Re: Advice needed on HD3 rig setup
1. Patchbay
2. Pro Tools installation engineer
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Re: Advice needed on HD3 rig setup
Not if you use AES.
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Re: Advice needed on HD3 rig setup
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For me personally, I usually try to keep the voices set to 2 DSPs 96 tracks, unless I'm doing a big session.
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