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@Simsy said:
I wonder how many audio channels you can get running accross ethernet? I wonder would it be possible to route all instruments back individually and be able to mix them all in the DAW?
Wonder the same thing! I also wonder how much latency there will be related to the number of simultaniously streamed channels and how much strain that will force on CPU of both slave and host computer.
Gigabit ethernet can stream a LOT more than 16 stereochannels fyi. We have had a SAN setup at my studio that were easilly running 60+ stereo channels of 24bit 48khz audio, and it was all running using a single gigabit ethernet connection. Throughput up to 400 MB/s should be the "roof" approximately.[H]
Some day I'll figure out how to create paragraphs in the new VSL forum software. My apologies.
Use Firefox as browser.... (I guess you are on mac using safari?)
Yes it sounds great. A tigers leap forward both in DAW-slave interaction, with the VE and VI. I would prefer ethernet connection, setting it up isn't that hard - I managed[H]
Re 1 gigabyte ethernet; I worked with one for a year or so. Yes it works seamlessly, however I did have to maintain latency between DAW PC and FX-T slave PC mostly because Spectrasonics Trilogy demanded it; even when freezing tracks (Cubase 4) it kept cutting up the sound. -until I enlarged latency. Which was a surprise at 1GB connection. But it works.
best regards, Jorgen
not neccessarily you would need a mac, but you can use a mac ... my recommendation would be to not use a PPC mac (hint, hint) ...
depending on what you're intending to burden on this machine you wouldn't even need a too expensive one ... two cores, maybe 4 would already do more than *the job*
if you like to run only VE on it and don't have money to waste get a PC, if the compter has to stand near your desk (and you like it silent) get a macPro.
what you will need anyway: a flawlessly working gigabit connection
as posted earlier: get a system you are already familiar with or be aware of a learning curve.
christian
i have to admit i didn't run FXT for a looong time, but be aware it is not neccessarily FXT which checks across the network .. there are so many services which decide by themselves to *do something* ... uPnP, detection of shares, announcements, software updates (eg. java), ... endless list VE itself does nothing, except listening to incoming data and delivering the result.
i'm not up to date with a release schedule so i'd like to say nothing, but as you know meanwhile we have fully working copies.
christian
Thanks for the reply. I would however say that many people will have network problems, and probably much more severe than the one I've mentioned, so a thorough, exhaustive networking guide will be essential. My network was set up by a specialist, and still I have these minor glitches, so it is not necessarily easy to solve. A networking "tool" that configures the network perfectly fro VE would be fantastic, but not easy to do I guess. I think that it could be even more tricky on Mac, where networking seems not to be so easy.
DG
@DG said:
A networking "tool" that configures the network perfectly fro VE would be fantastic
would be nice to have, but impossible. too many options for too many possible environments.
basically it doesn't matter if its a mac or pc or any other operating system fortunately - ethernet is ethernet is ethernet.
of course you will get some advise or help or recommendation, but in detail it is you or your technician who is responsible for a working environment (as for a working operating system as such)
what will be not supported is a 100 mBit network or a network only using afp or netbeui (the latters should no longer exist) - TCP/IP is mandatory.
either mac and pc have the tools built in to check if a network is healthy and a connection can be established.
what i have not yet checked in detail is network over firewire, but this should be only needed at rare occasions.
christian
