>From: "Stephen Bennett" <s.bennett@...> > >This is an interesting issue. I too, dont understand why there are not more >'DSP assistance' cards on the market that could give PT a run for its >latency. I thought the Yamaha DSP Factory would be like that, but there >seems to be a latency issue there too. Also, I don't know about you lot but >I *have* to send & return to external FX & bring in an external digital >mixer and/or have an interface with lots of inputs. I like to work from the >screen. > >Wait a sec..isnt that Pro Tools? A lot of people forget that Pro Tools is an integrated system. The software works on it's hardware. Only the interface is on a Mac. All of the DSP and routings don't use the OS, they use the 'OS' of the Pro Tools hardware. >But I'm sure it could be done cheaper, something like this > >Interface with 12/24 analogue ins & outs & digital in/out (SPD/IF & ADAT >type) > >Sends & returns to outboard gear > >DSP dedicated to providing 24 audio tracks basic EQ, Compression etc and >Mixing, with Low latency. We always need these things. perhaps using a ROM >based VST emulator so you could program in your own. > >Ability to route native Tracks FX and Virtual instruments through the >interface > >This would allow a predictable number of tracks and basic facilities and >allow the advantages of 'native' to also be used. I dont see why this >couldnt be built for under 2K UK pounds. Maybe 1K. It'd sell like hot >potatoes. What you are discribing here is a Pulsar. It's out there and has all the things you mention. But it still relies on the OS of the PC(and soon out on a Mac, maybe this weekend) for the use with a audio sequencer. Only alternative to reduce this big latency is BeOS and Linux. Yes, Linux also has a solution for low latency. But no 'known' audio sequencers there, :-(. Yoonchi. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ¥ððn©hí "Change has always come from small minorities." Robert Fripp, 1980 http://go.to/yoonchi http://noten.nl.fortunecity.com/jazz/8/ http://victorian.fortunecity.com/pinter/438/ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@