Hi All, I just watched the Digi promotional video on the new 001 system, and it looks smokin'! I of course still have many questions and concerns. The first thing is, I fear that the new RTAS format is extremely CPU hungry. Just a gut feeling I have... And secondly, I'm wondering if any of you know about this: You know how Digidesign is always hyping how you can upgrade your lo end system to higher end Pro Tools systems? Well, I'm wondering if the new 8 in 8 out interface the 001 system comes with can be used on full blown Pro Tools systems? ie: can it interface with D24 and Mix cards? If so, then the 001 system is a killer deal seeing as you would already have an audio interface if you decide to upgrade. That is, if Digidesign would let you keep it as part of the upgrade offer. Also, does anyone have any idea yet of how this new system will interface with LAMP? I believe it runs on DAE, which means we probably won't be able to access the native plugins. I wonder if it will run in Direct I/O mode also, and allow access to the discreet ins and outs on the interface ???? -- Eli Krantzberg Nightshift Orchestra Almat Productions

logic-users@onelist.com writes: >I just watched the Digi promotional video on the new 001 system, and it >looks smokin'! I of course still have many questions and concerns. The >first thing is, I fear that the new RTAS format is extremely CPU hungry. >Just a gut feeling I have... Hmmm, CPU-hungry but stable? Is that a good trade-off (just speculating)? My guess is that Digidesign is far more interested in stability than getting zillions of plugins on an underpowered computer. >I'm wondering if the new 8 in 8 out interface the 001 system >comes with can be used on full blown Pro Tools systems? The only trade-up I know is that they offer full credit back if you buy a PT24 or PTMIX system. f-erenc "Without chemicals, he points"

Hi f-erenc, >Hmmm, CPU-hungry but stable? Is that a good trade-off (just >speculating)? My guess is that Digidesign is far more interested >in stability than getting zillions of plugins on an underpowered >computer. Instability is caused by software / audio driver / audio HW interactions and incompatabilities. High plug-in counts do not cause instabilities, but may be more likely to reveal such weakness. The only effect of high plug-in counts, or heavy CPU load, on a stable system is that it will become less responsive - slower to respond to mouse, draw the screen, and audio buffers may need to be larger for a higher latency. Cheers, Thomas