Hi Jegg. The physical security I meant was transport robustness versus a PC being carted around and the associated cards shifting in their sockets. Re the multiple discs, do you think that 3 firewire inputs might be a bit much for a Laptop?? 3 being, working FW external disk, back-up FW ext disk and the Lightbridge output from the Pres. Have ZERO experience with laptop based DAWS, only work with full spec PCs in the studio. Would love to hear anyones experience with Laptops with multiple FW inputs. Any specs or recommendations are gratefully accepted.
Hi Gerax.
If I understand your setup correctly you aim at recording 24 tracks max, with triple redundant backup, right?
Correct.
Then I don't see why you have to use a second passive splitter for your two HDRs when you have the dual ADAT outputs on the Mackie (or whatever) pres...simply feed one of those to the first recorder, the analog to the second and the other ADAT out to the lightpipe interface.
The reason I want to use the AD converters in the HD24XR that was modded by Jim Williams, its really sweet. I originally looked at looping fromt eh lightpipe of the first HD24 to the second HD24 but discovered that if the first HD goes down it brings the lightpipe with it, so didnot want that. re taking the second lightpipe from the back of the pres...didn't think of that.
I will explore that.
I guess the slight difference between the AD in the HDR versus that of the onboard pres is negligible, and far better than splitting again your signal with a passive box... Yes will have to look at this.
Thansk guys, I am learning at a RAPID rate.
Regards
Mick
