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What I'm doing/ What I want!
UAD-1 bandwidth
Why it's going to be PCIe
DSP or Native
UAD chassis! - UAD chassis! - UAD chassis! - UAD chassis! - UAD chassis!!!!!!!!!!
WHAT WE ALL NEED TO DO NOW!
What I'm doing/ What I want!
I'll try to keep it short! - Currently using a lowly G4 867DP with DP and logic and 2 UAD-1 cards. At another premise I have access to 1st generation G5 Dual 2Ghz with 2 UAD cards,logic and DP. Recently ventured into surround for DVD video and
also DVD-A on the cards. Started recording at 96k/24 using MOTU 24I/O and 896HD. Also using PC/Emu1212 card for soft synths/soft drums and for DVD-A.
Was about to take plunge for a G5 Dual 2.7 and a 2408Mk3 with PCI-X card. MOTU we need a PCIe 424 or 624 or 824! etc.
Got a sniff that apple were touting new machines - expected PCIe for graphics - not all PCIe! - and maybe the hope of the older line being reduced in price by a considerable amount!
Going to go for Apple Final Cut Studio - I'll have to use on G5 when I can get access to it. I WILL BE GETTING A NEW MAC SOON - I CAN'T HANG ON FOR MACTEL - I THINK IT MAY BE TOO LONG HAUL. I'm reluctant to go PCI-X Dual 2.7 when for a couple of hundred quid more you can get about TWICE the OINK! Only trouble is- what about my UAD's?!?
UAD-1 bandwidth
Slap me down if I'm wrong - I know the UAD's work PCI/PCI-X - I'm presuming then, they need a 33Mhz bus - so there's enough bandwidth for 4 UAD's on a PCI-X 133Mhz bus? From what I can see of the PCIe spec. - a 4X slot is equivalent to a PCI-X 133Mhz bus? - mmmmmmm!
Why it's going to be PCIe
Well - it looks like these macs are the pre-runners to MACTEL machines. It also looks that PCIe is INTELS preferred route for expansion - so for MAC and PC users - GET USED TO IT! - it's going to happen!
I'm in the camp for it and good on the ones that can see the way it's going.
Think of the available bandwidth and the implementation - it's a serial protocol and looking at various white papers - you're going to see it on DESKTOPS and NOTEBOOKS - nice!
DSP or Native
I'm not too sure that Native is good - software DAW releases tend to use more and more of the computers power. I'd much sooner keep DSP - it's probably in the interest of the manufacturer as well!
UAD chassis! - UAD chassis! - UAD chassis! - UAD chassis! - UAD chassis!!!!!!!!!!
UAD - please-please!-Please!-PLEASE!-PRETTY PLEASE!-PRETTY PLEASE WITH BELLS AND WHISTLES!!!!-make all your thousands of loyal UAD1 users an expansion chassis that will future proof their investments!
Make it so that it only takes UAD1 cards! - we don't care!!
Just make it affordable
Make it so that it can take 4 UAD1 cards!
If you can make it in a 1U rack or even better in a box(with detachable rack ears) that will sit nicely under a MACTEL notebook with PCIe connectors with detachable rack ears.
Why an expansion chassis - no need to develop UAD-2 PCIe card and you'll get both the desktop and the EVER EXPANDING NOTEBOOK market. THIS IS IN THE INTEREST OF ALL USERS - MACTEL AND PC INTEL!!
WHAT WE ALL NEED TO DO NOW!
We all need to email the likes of UAD/MOTU/APPLE/PC manufacturers.
If you think this thread is of any importance, please feel free to copy and post it on as many forums as possible! I'll be putting to unicornation and apple.
If you email apple/pc manufacturers - request 2 PCIe ports - you'll need one for you're UAD expansion chassis and another for your audio interface!
DSPower to the people!!
What I'm doing/ What I want!
UAD-1 bandwidth
Why it's going to be PCIe
DSP or Native
UAD chassis! - UAD chassis! - UAD chassis! - UAD chassis! - UAD chassis!!!!!!!!!!
WHAT WE ALL NEED TO DO NOW!
What I'm doing/ What I want!
I'll try to keep it short! - Currently using a lowly G4 867DP with DP and logic and 2 UAD-1 cards. At another premise I have access to 1st generation G5 Dual 2Ghz with 2 UAD cards,logic and DP. Recently ventured into surround for DVD video and
also DVD-A on the cards. Started recording at 96k/24 using MOTU 24I/O and 896HD. Also using PC/Emu1212 card for soft synths/soft drums and for DVD-A.
Was about to take plunge for a G5 Dual 2.7 and a 2408Mk3 with PCI-X card. MOTU we need a PCIe 424 or 624 or 824! etc.
Got a sniff that apple were touting new machines - expected PCIe for graphics - not all PCIe! - and maybe the hope of the older line being reduced in price by a considerable amount!
Going to go for Apple Final Cut Studio - I'll have to use on G5 when I can get access to it. I WILL BE GETTING A NEW MAC SOON - I CAN'T HANG ON FOR MACTEL - I THINK IT MAY BE TOO LONG HAUL. I'm reluctant to go PCI-X Dual 2.7 when for a couple of hundred quid more you can get about TWICE the OINK! Only trouble is- what about my UAD's?!?
UAD-1 bandwidth
Slap me down if I'm wrong - I know the UAD's work PCI/PCI-X - I'm presuming then, they need a 33Mhz bus - so there's enough bandwidth for 4 UAD's on a PCI-X 133Mhz bus? From what I can see of the PCIe spec. - a 4X slot is equivalent to a PCI-X 133Mhz bus? - mmmmmmm!
Why it's going to be PCIe
Well - it looks like these macs are the pre-runners to MACTEL machines. It also looks that PCIe is INTELS preferred route for expansion - so for MAC and PC users - GET USED TO IT! - it's going to happen!
I'm in the camp for it and good on the ones that can see the way it's going.
Think of the available bandwidth and the implementation - it's a serial protocol and looking at various white papers - you're going to see it on DESKTOPS and NOTEBOOKS - nice!
DSP or Native
I'm not too sure that Native is good - software DAW releases tend to use more and more of the computers power. I'd much sooner keep DSP - it's probably in the interest of the manufacturer as well!
UAD chassis! - UAD chassis! - UAD chassis! - UAD chassis! - UAD chassis!!!!!!!!!!
UAD - please-please!-Please!-PLEASE!-PRETTY PLEASE!-PRETTY PLEASE WITH BELLS AND WHISTLES!!!!-make all your thousands of loyal UAD1 users an expansion chassis that will future proof their investments!
Make it so that it only takes UAD1 cards! - we don't care!!
Just make it affordable
Make it so that it can take 4 UAD1 cards!
If you can make it in a 1U rack or even better in a box(with detachable rack ears) that will sit nicely under a MACTEL notebook with PCIe connectors with detachable rack ears.
Why an expansion chassis - no need to develop UAD-2 PCIe card and you'll get both the desktop and the EVER EXPANDING NOTEBOOK market. THIS IS IN THE INTEREST OF ALL USERS - MACTEL AND PC INTEL!!
WHAT WE ALL NEED TO DO NOW!
We all need to email the likes of UAD/MOTU/APPLE/PC manufacturers.
If you think this thread is of any importance, please feel free to copy and post it on as many forums as possible! I'll be putting to unicornation and apple.
If you email apple/pc manufacturers - request 2 PCIe ports - you'll need one for you're UAD expansion chassis and another for your audio interface!
DSPower to the people!!