Windoz' PT HD Now gHetto and It's All Good

[Hercules]

here in this far flung corner of the universe...... can't find any cards for those $s... but I've seen the 96I/Os and 192I/Os for more reasonable prices..

[nerd513]

u dont have ebay in australia?

[sunburst79]

Originally Posted by filosofem

I just think PCI is on borrowed time.

So does Intel

[Hercules]

Originally Posted by nerd513

u dont have ebay in australia?

Well err yes - and as of last week I even have ADSL2 so it's as fast as a turbocharged snail now (but far better than 512K so I'm not complaining).

And I do search but don't see them for such low prices as mentioned in this thread which is why I asked - generally they seem to go for double what is being mooted. Hopefully I will have some luck like you guys did ;-)

[sean shannon]

Over the last year and a half, I have setup an HD3 PCI rig on a self-built PC, one step at a time. Before PT9 was released, I got an HD2 with a 192 i/o and a G5 for $4500. That was a good price at the time. Since then, I have added an Accel card ($600) and 2 more 192 i/os, one for $1000, one for $1600 with a D/A card. I now have the HD3 with 48 i/o for a grand total of $7700, and a ton of plugins. Fortunately for me, I was able to do all of that without actually shelling out any cash. I just had people who needed work done buy these items for me as I squeezed them into the schedule.

As far as PCI, I built my system, after the G5 died, using a currently available motherboard (Intel H55HC), and won't need to upgrade for years. PTHD 8 is just fine on Windows 7 Pro. So for those saying PCI is being phased out, who cares if your machine works, and will for years?

[filosofem]

Originally Posted by sean shannon

So for those saying PCI is being phased out, who cares if your machine works, and will for years?

You won't be able to upgrade.

[YYR123]

What are the advantages of going HD ?????

ADC ? Interface Quality? Heat? Track Counts?

Won't all the RTAS plugins work inside PTHD / TDM

[farscape1]

The only advantage is sound quality,but thats enough,the difference is startling!!! HD1 system ...Pci core card 599......96 I/o 560....12' digicable 50....backup 8.0 HD liscense 80.$,all in a Core 2 Quad Systemsevenstudios DAW I already own.Came from a Digi 003 ,also tried a Focusrite Liquid 56.Winner HD by a long shot.although the 56 was pretty good.

[nerd513]

Originally Posted by farscape1

The only advantage is sound quality,but thats enough,the difference is startling!!! HD1 system ...Pci core card 599......96 I/o 560....12' digicable 50....backup 8.0 HD liscense 80.$,all in a Core 2 Quad Systemsevenstudios DAW I already own.Came from a Digi 003 ,also tried a Focusrite Liquid 56.Winner HD by a long shot.although the 56 was pretty good.

thats not the only advantage

[YYR123]

Originally Posted by nerd513

thats not the only advantage

So let's have it nerd513.......Don't hold out on us?

So how does the system achieve the better sound quality? Internal processeing differences b/t HD and LE or Interface Converters?

Thanks.